Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last , a streak of orange light appeared to the east ; and gradually the white sea in front of them became an immense expanse of fertile green , while the purple ocean behind turned shimmering white . |
| 2 | But this is probably because such retirement arrangements died out before formalizing them became the normal custom , rather than because they were never common . |
| 3 | None of them shared the icy restraint of the last letter . |
| 4 | Most people in bands have quite similar backgrounds and I reckon a lot of them shared the same experience as I did . |
| 5 | Although the spinal patients had no specific rectal sensation during rectal distension , almost half of them experienced a dull pelvic sensation at maximum distension . |
| 6 | As Fael-Inis began to play , each of them drew a deep breath and surrendered , and each of them experienced the deepest contentment at hearing the silver pipes of enchantment . |
| 7 | Everyone got the critical hots for Gotham 's rooftop dominatrix . |
| 8 | everyone got the same |
| 9 | Across in front of them cruised a long black Cadillac bearing the fluttering pennant of the Stars and Stripes . |
| 10 | When we arrived I was introduced to the medium , Helen , a quite ordinary , sandy-haired woman in her mid-thirties , and the rest of the group , Dora and Leo and Katy and Humphrey , and everyone made a great fuss of me . |
| 11 | Mary tottered up on her perch from side to side but nothing wiped the mild , sweet benignity from her doll 's face as she dropped the dew of her mercy down from heaven on the mortal exiles below wailing and weeping in the vale of tears . |
| 12 | Behind them hulked the great mass of Shunner Fell below the flanks of which the Butter Tubs Pass wormed its way over into Wensleydale . |
| 13 | On our first visit I was left standing by these youngsters as one of them unearthed a good bag of finds ranging from Roman through to Georgian . |
| 14 | Apart from his engravings , for which he became particularly well known , he was an excellent portrait painter and his painting of four children — one of whom became the fifth Duke of Devonshire — in the grounds of Chiswick House , probably attracted him to Chiswick , an area considered by many notable persons at that time , as very healthy . |
| 15 | Only a few were dressed in European suits , but each of them cultivated a wispy goatee , the mark of the Annamite man of consequence . |
| 16 | The Minster had the gruffest basso but the others were undeterred and the whole tribe of them made a tremendous clangour . |
| 17 | Foreigners always find that a difficult process — in fact only one of them made a real success of it — and Disraeli possessed what Ezra had been denied — the elasticity and toughness of a good Jew . |
| 18 | After a few half-hearted sips , one of them made a great show of looking at his watch , and put his glass down . |
| 19 | None of them made a special selection of materials suitable for the peasantry , so the few books that were dispatched were often too dry or too expensive . |
| 20 | But the flow of immigrants went on , with very little space to receive the new settlers , so in 1628 some of them made the easy move from St. Kitts to Nevis , and a couple of years later made a slightly longer move and occupied the islands of Antigua and Monserrat , laying the foundations of English settlement in the Leeward Islands . |
| 21 | Oxford United 's fans , more than fifteen hundred of them made the long journey to Tranmere on Saturday to support their team . |
| 22 | She never knew which one of them made the first move , but suddenly , unaccountably , she was in his arms , his hands pressing against her back to draw her closer still . |
| 23 | Two senior research officers at the Home Office were also invited , and one of them made an excellent contribution . |
| 24 | Now we do n't need so many generals and governors , they let some of them read a few books . |
| 25 | A Radio 5 spokesperson said : ‘ The internal report made a number of suggestions for restructuring network radio and only one of them involved a major change to Radio 5 . |
| 26 | ‘ My guess is that one of them found the other end of the conduit , maybe the Fax machine at Pegasus or evidence of Cawthorne acting on information he should n't have had . |
| 27 | Starting with William Morris in the 1870s , a group of them found the medieval setting , craft traditions and stunning landsacapes they wanted in which to work . |
| 28 | Attached to many early Christian communities were groups of ascetics , both men and women , some of whom demonstrated the supernatural character of their chastity by the sexes cohabiting , yet without sexual contact . |
| 29 | As Fael-Inis began to play , each of them drew a deep breath and surrendered , and each of them experienced the deepest contentment at hearing the silver pipes of enchantment . |
| 30 | Below : The Nfis Slabs — descending them posed a few problems ( photos by the author ) . |