Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv prt] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Westminster MPs are too haughty to consider a role for themselves as a junior revising chamber of the European Parliament and too short sighted to invite Strasbourg experts on to their own select committee on EC affairs , they , not the MEPs will be the eventual losers . |
| 2 | The sun shone through an elaborate crest of arms in coloured glass , with the lion of Venice rampant above a flurry of plumes and a Latin motto , the glass throwing dark Harlequin patterns on to his expressionless face . |
| 3 | Urueu-Wau-Wau indian leaders have said in a statement to Survival International that they can no longer tolerate the invasion of miners and loggers on to their land . |
| 4 | Who makes a profit from cramming more climbers on to our cliffs ? |
| 5 | They are put to sleep on their backs , being turned at times on to their sides in the belief that this will promote a culturally valued ‘ rounded ’ head . |
| 6 | ‘ The small clubs deliberately maintain bad pitches to bring the big clubs down to their level , ’ said Gilmar . |
| 7 | She felt him flip the short skirt up at the back , and jerk her knickers down to her knees . |
| 8 | And we had Miss who used to wear knickers down to her knees . |
| 9 | After that you go into a big room and they look through your clothes and they ask you questions , then you have to pull your knickers down to your knees and do a twizzle , twist round , pull your pants up and put your dressing-gown back on . |
| 10 | The single ‘ Teethgrinder ’ was born out of a programme called American Conversations , which in one episode dealt with a girl who ground her teeth down to her gums in her sleep , while ‘ Nurse ’ also features ‘ Accelerator ’ , the tale of a joyrider which was written after seeing a police chase in Manchester — and later recalled images from the film The Driver . |
| 11 | He pushed his hand back beneath her skirt and thrust his fingers down inside her panties , pressing roughly between her legs . |
| 12 | As this model would predict , individuals in Belfast whose personal networks were closeknit tended to approximate closely to the stigmatized vernacular norms characteristic of the locality , which like other ‘ in-group ’ norms powerfully symbolized values of solidarity , reciprocity and to some extent opposition to standardized norms along with their associated values . |
| 13 | Lack of funds through University cut-backs along with his own lack of paper qualifications made it impossible for the Universities to continue employing him . |
| 14 | It was the coldest week imaginable for so-called summer ; Trevino still had his pyjamas on underneath his golf gear ! |
| 15 | I put my pyjamas on underneath my clothes and thus protected went for a walk round Pau . |
| 16 | A few months on in their friendship Nigel began to be sick of the hints of affection dropped by Eleanor . |
| 17 | 18 months on from its official opening by The Duchess of York , the Club has achieved both of those initial objectives and is currently trying to build upon them , in communication with its members . |
| 18 | He groaned at his blasphemy , then heaved the words on to his lips . |
| 19 | With a moan of utter and ecstatic defeat she twined her arms around his neck and pulled those sensuous lips on to her own mouth . |
| 20 | she called back to the card players , over her shoulder , and then she put a silky arm round my neck and drew my face down to hers , and fastened those red , red lips on to my mouth and darted her snake-like tongue between my teeth and pressed her whole soft body right up to mine and seemed to squirm with pleasure . |
| 21 | Another is that as gooseberry growing is one of those traditions which are passed down from generation to generation , and fathers were still able to pass their bushes on to their sons . |
| 22 | ‘ I want to make love to you forever , ’ he grated , moving his lips down to her throat . |
| 23 | There was no resistance from her as his hands moved caressingly over her flesh , her senses somehow drugged and seduced into quivering acquiescence as he leaned forward , trailing his lips down over her throat and lower neck , searching for and finding the firm , warm swell of her breast . |
| 24 | This saddened us all , but I suppose it was inevitable , and reminded me of things I saw during the 1940 Blitz on London when living in the northern outskirts of the city but working near Hadley Wood , with weekly trips down to our offices at Kings Cross railway terminus . |
| 25 | One minute they 're growing bamboos through living prisoners and unravelling their own insides , and the next they 've all got their heads down over their computers , making motor cars . |
| 26 | They kept their heads down in their books though they had long ceased to study , unwilling to catch his eye or even to breathe loudly . |
| 27 | She eased away from him and unzipped his boots , tugging them off before sliding the leathers down over his long legs . |
| 28 | I du n no , as you say to see the culture things like that but it 's a bit difficult to put niggers down in their own country well what 's that then , is that , is that just the ferry between an island or something |
| 29 | In his own music he applies these influences along with his vast understanding and strong technique to produce a very distinctive approach . |
| 30 | The register contains the list of entries along with their weights , so it is a useful guide to an exhibitor 's own progress over the years and that of his or her rivals . |