Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | POLICE had bottles and other objects hurled at them during a high-speed car chase across Cheshire . |
| 2 | POLICE had bottles and other objects hurled at them during a high-speed car chase across Cheshire . |
| 3 | The English cathedrals also paid heavily for their association with Arminianism , as image-breakers inflicted considerable damage on them during the civil war . |
| 4 | There is little traffic on them during the dark hours at present , but if the lines are to be used by freight trains — some of them a mile long trundling through the night and causing heavy vibration and noise , there will be a dramatic effect on the environment and quality of life of those who live in proximity to them . |
| 5 | An illustrated booklet to accompany the series was prepared by a member of the Ipswich Tutorial Class and questions which arose during the post-broadcast class discussion were forwarded to Mrs. Adams who dealt with them during the following week 's transmission . |
| 6 | At the same time as I was writing some correspondence ( including the note to you ) , I was attempting to organise the hand-over of certain severely disturbed patients to various colleagues who were to assume responsibility for them during the long vacation . |
| 7 | Ms Ang , a surgeon , volunteered to provide medical assistance to Palestinians and was with them during the Israeli invasion of West Beirut in 1982 . |
| 8 | Farmers will be offered money to cut the use of pesticides and fertilizers , and those who choose to convert to organic methods of cultivation will receive support premiums to assist them during the lean transition period . |
| 9 | During this period she herds stray animals to her seashore cave , where she feeds them during the cold months . |
| 10 | In his now famous interview on Wednesday , Lamb pointed the finger at Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis , who shared 45 wickets between them during the five-match Test series . |
| 11 | Rimbaud would seem to be especially culpable since ‘ the deconstructions of semantic forms , the destabilizations of meaning , as we have known them during the past decades , derive from Rimbaud 's dissolution of the self ’ . |
| 12 | In making the award , the adjudicating panel will take into account the age of the nominees and the work published by them during the past five years . |
| 13 | Over one hundred Quakers died in prison in the 1680s , most of them during the harsh winter of 1683 – 4 , and at least 450 Quakers appear to have died for their sufferings during the Restoration period . |
| 14 | Of the two doctors it was undoubtedly Dr Dunstaple who had the largest number of adherents ; he had been the civil surgeon in Krishnapur for some years and was known to everyone as a kindly and paternal man . |
| 15 | treat everyone as a temporary language helper . |
| 16 | For many months a nurse had been taking care of Mary , described by everyone as a gentle , retiring person . |
| 17 | But the brain and questions of its function , and the part ‘ memory ’ ( and I put it in quotes ) or rather , a consideration of memory , can play in furthering our understanding of this function , belongs of course to everyone as a human being , from the stupidest person who can not read or write to the top people in biochemical research . |
| 18 | A tongue that left people in no doubt of their responsibilities but delivered in impeccable style , seen by everyone as a proper ‘ gent ’ . |
| 19 | On her retiral she commented , ‘ I 've enjoyed many rewarding moments through the years and I 'd like to thank everyone for the wonderful send off and beautiful gifts . ’ |
| 20 | And thank you everyone for the lovely presents for our new home . |
| 21 | June had asked Hilda Lodge to thank everyone for the lovely flowers sent to her during her recent stay in hospital . |
| 22 | Janice sends very many thanks to everyone for the lovely flowers she received while in hospital recently and thanks also to the super evening she spent at Avery Hill Easter Party . |
| 23 | ‘ God , Nurse , ’ Ted exclaimed virtuously , ‘ There 's nothing for a hot-blooded sinner like me to do when he sees you coming , except close his eyes and pray for continence . ’ |
| 24 | Foley said nothing for a good few seconds . |
| 25 | We do n't say nothing for a long time . |
| 26 | Riven blinked , and realised he had been staring at nothing for a long minute . |
| 27 | She said nothing for a long time , then shook her head . |
| 28 | Nothing for a long time like the five hundred . |
| 29 | But of course these benefits did nothing for the increasing number of lone mothers who were not widows but who were unmarried or , more commonly , divorced or separated . |
| 30 | ‘ I shall do nothing for the simple reason that — knowing Doreen — it would be a waste of time and effort . |