Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have chosen Vaughan because there has already been some analysis of deixis in his poetry — notably by Roger Sell in his article " The unstable discourse of Henry Vaughan " ( 1987 ) . |
| 2 | Martin Ward got to his feet , dusting off sand , and they held each others ' eyes for a few moments without speaking . |
| 3 | The CGT failed in its attempt to separate worker and student contingents . |
| 4 | Twice former winner Tony Allcock cruised through his opening match when he beat Jersey 's David Le Marquand 7-3 , 7-2 , 7-1 in the concluding first-round match . |
| 5 | Suspicion kindled in her breast . |
| 6 | Miss Honey got to her feet and walked smartly out of the room , but was back in thirty seconds carrying a thick book . |
| 7 | Harvey lived with his wife and two children a few miles outside town on the road to Laredo and the Mexican border . |
| 8 | Mr Jemps got on his feet belligerently . |
| 9 | The Article 7 argument would have allowed Germany to continue with its opt-out provision for the benefit of employees , but the argument does not imply that countries , such as the UK , which in their national legislation make the transfer compulsory upon both employee and employer , are acting inconsistently with Community law . |
| 10 | Koerner examines how artists such as Durer and Baldung Grien registered in their paintings changing attitudes to self in sixteenth-century Germany . |
| 11 | BRITAIN 'S Julia Snell failed in her bid to repeat her silver-medal start to the freestyle skiing World Cup in Tignes , France . |
| 12 | ‘ We 're sorry that we teased you — and I promise to wear my blue headband tomorrow , ’ Sophie whispered in her ear . |
| 13 | Battler pawed at his chin . |
| 14 | Shivering in the morning chill , Kelly got into her car and started the engine . |
| 15 | Kelly got in her car and headed east towards Feltham . |
| 16 | With the spectre of the supermarket pinta a very real threat to the British milkman , Steve Ellis points to his unofficial role as social worker or even home help . |
| 17 | Germaine lived with her mother and Modigliani was courteous and considerate towards the older woman . |
| 18 | ‘ I do , ’ Frau Nordern toyed with her glass . |
| 19 | Frau Nordern toyed with her wine . |
| 20 | This seemed reasonable , so reluctantly Sophie got in his car and sat in silence as he drove out to the main road . |
| 21 | BELVILLE enters and PAMELA flies into his arms . ] |
| 22 | Alexandra got to her feet with difficulty . |
| 23 | On the basis of privately commissioned opinion polls showing an increasing majority in favour of some measure of divorce legislation , FitzGerald agreed with his cabinet to proceed with a referendum on whether to change the constitution so as to allow divorce for marriages irretrievably broken down , though only after a period of five years ' actual breakdown and legal separation . |
| 24 | Sunderland failed in its bid to win City Challenge cash last year when NorthEast rivals Newcastle and Middlesbrough were successful . |
| 25 | The way Dean got to his Minor Counties hundred supports his belief that the essential difference between club and first-class cricket is consistently better bowling on quicker and better pitches . |
| 26 | Since then a number of availability studies have been carried out — Mansbridge summarizes in his 1986 article . |
| 27 | Sophie gazed at her godmother , saw the pretty flush on her cheeks , and said cautiously , ‘ I never thought you 'd marry again . |
| 28 | Whitlock got to his feet and crossed to the dispenser against the wall . |
| 29 | Whitlock got to his feet . |
| 30 | Whitlock got to his feet . |