Example sentences of "and [subord] [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In both circumstances the deaf minority have to struggle to participate in community life if their contributions do not sound like English and if their failure to understand the interlanguage interpretation is put down to their poor general knowledge or low mental ability . |
| 2 | Once arrested , a youth , for instance , is more likely to be defined as a juvenile delinquent if his manner is interpreted as aggressive and uncooperative , if his appearance is seen as unconventional or slovenly , if his speech is defined as ungrammatical or slang and if his posture gives the impression of disrespect for authority or arrogance . |
| 3 | He made love to her with a driving desperation that matched the excesses which were to shock her in retrospect , and if his flesh bore the imprint of her nails and teeth afterwards , there were faint reciprocal marks on her body , mostly the legacy of an erotically suckling mouth . |
| 4 | And while they played in the barn and while their mother sang the girl found something behind the haystack . |
| 5 | ‘ Once she had the key , and whilst her husband signed the formalities , she was to go up to her room , put the handbag containing the Tongue — and money , pearls , and so on — on a ledge as near as possible to a door which was going to be left deliberately ajar . |
| 6 | And when her body rejected the organs brave Kelly faced death with a dignity and understanding that few adults ever achieve . |
| 7 | when you first saw the house for the very , very first time and when your wife saw the house , what was the reaction ? |
| 8 | And when our constable makes the rounds , interviewing her daughter 's friends , what do they do ? |
| 9 | Joe slipped on the snowy slope as he neared him , and when his hand touched the man 's chin above the collar of his rough jacket and felt the sticky wetness on his fingers , he sprang up as if he had been stung by a hornet . |
| 10 | Light though his touch was , she found it infinitely exciting and when his fingertip reached the centre of her lips , she opened them and felt his finger on her tongue . |
| 11 | As Henry turned away and walked down the room Reginald bellowed with laughter ; and when his brother reached the door he shouted , ‘ Happy Christmas ! |
| 12 | A daze of bliss engulfed her , and as her hand encountered the back of his head her fingers fondled the hair at the nape . |