Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His political inclinations got him into trouble again in 1940 , however . |
| 2 | Although the result was generally welcomed as a great triumph for the men , some ETS members and some political groups thought they should have held out for even more concessions . |
| 3 | His advanced views made him unpopular with many of the clergy . |
| 4 | If there was any post-coital tristesse about Mighty Mo Magill his lifetime in covert operations hit it well . |
| 5 | She pulled off a fluffy piece and with sticky fingers offered it to Uncle Albert . |
| 6 | In reply the Namibian authorities stated they could not grant a licence as the islands were South African territory , thus indirectly providing the information required ! |
| 7 | But those eight survivors saw it differently — and lived to show that it can be conquered — with the right blend of indestructibility between man and machine . |
| 8 | The soft lines of the sweatshirt that moulded the broad shoulders gave him an air of easy , masculine power , and the blue almost exactly matched the blue of his eyes . |
| 9 | The wide , dry eyes followed them from the kitchen as they took their leave . |
| 10 | Her hazel eyes flayed him . |
| 11 | The angry hazel eyes searched her ; she felt her cheeks flush . |
| 12 | She tried to look annoyed , but the teasing warmth in his hazel eyes disarmed her , and she found herself laughing along with him . |
| 13 | A year ago Nicky , Rob 's girlfriend of about eight months convinced him to go back to the ice pack that nearly killed him . |
| 14 | Left influence was sustained increasingly by events overseas , events over which most Labour supporters felt they had little control and which most of them probably saw as secondary to their still-lingering economic burdens . |
| 15 | The preacher 's fiery words pursued them as they passed the house of Crutched Friars and turned left down an alleyway towards the Tower . |
| 16 | The hooded eyes surveyed her with frank appreciation mingled with amusement . |
| 17 | While , behind her , on silent feet , a dark man with hooded eyes stalked her . |
| 18 | The glitter in his hooded eyes made it impossible for her to hazard even the wildest guess at what he was thinking . |
| 19 | A white dog with torn ears followed him into the room . |
| 20 | we stand in the hall , your fabulous eyes searched mine - read my eyes , one last and wonderful caress , shy love , love you are gone into the early morning dark night-rainbows dazzle everywhere you have been |
| 21 | Two uniformed guards intercepted him , one reached for his suitcase . |
| 22 | Clare 's polite words gave her a moment of hope , which died , however , when she saw his face . |
| 23 | An eery echoing spiralling climb of 168 steps took me up to the light itself and 180 degree views stretching to hazy nothingness to the west and north ; Harris hills to the south-west ; the Cuillins of Skye to the south and the mainland mountains to the east . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , Labour and Tory Euro-MPs were incensed by the suggestion and Labour front-benchers said they will block the bill when it returns to the Commons next Monday until they receive clarification from the Government of its intentions . |
| 25 | New regulations for setting up political parties required them to register with the government for a year , have at least five elected office holders , and own property of more than 10,000,000 New Taiwan dollars . |
| 26 | My few possessions mocked me . |
| 27 | The sharp hiss of an angry breath drawn through clenched teeth stopped him in his tracks . |
| 28 | But which one of the three star signs did he belong to ? she wondered . |
| 29 | A panel of medical and scientific experts based them on how likely it was that cancer had been caused by the victim 's working conditions . |
| 30 | At times my skateboarding skills astounded me : zipping around corners , weaving through obstacles etc . |