Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [prep] [noun prp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it seems to me that for Dorothy Heathcote man 's curiosity about the world is the very source of her interest in drama , of her interest in history , of her interest in education and indeed , of her interest in Life . |
| 2 | He would then pack them in wooden barrels , till he had a truck load , and then would send them direct from Plowden Station to the dye works where they were used . |
| 3 | Bunny agreed with Meredith that there was nothing wrong with Dawn Allenby apart from her love of beauty , an affliction she was ill-equipped to fight . |
| 4 | Mmd : — There 's nothing wrong with Jamie Thurley 's appetite now . |
| 5 | Nothing wrong with St Bostick 's ? |
| 6 | So there was nothing harmful in Kent police officers conspiring with criminals to boost clear-up statistics . |
| 7 | While someone such as Ben Crenshaw will inquire routinely with a smile , even of a stranger : ‘ Hi , how are you ? ’ as he makes his way through the Augusta clubhouse , Faldo moves along swiftly and silently . |
| 8 | The first thing someone familiar with Christine Brooke-Rose 's fiction notices about the novel is that it reads almost like conventional science fiction . |
| 9 | The former England winger said : ‘ As someone who has spouted on over the years about contracts , I am not about to walk out on my one with Crystal Palace . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ As someone who has spouted on over the years about contracts , I am not about to walk out on my one with Crystal Palace . ’ |
| 11 | SIR — I wonder if I might add a recommendation of my own to George Walden 's perceptive comments on alleged bias in television ( article , April 13 ) . |
| 12 | I think I could survive on my own in New York if I had a credit card and I found a nice hotel like Kevin . |
| 13 | But thanks for the beer and grub — and give my best to Mr Shorrocks . ’ |
| 14 | Any gain on the eventual sale of a distributor fund by someone liable to UK tax is assessable to CGT and indexation will apply . |
| 15 | His visit to Egypt occasions notices in al-Makrizi , Ibn Hajar and al-Sayrafi which agree in most respects and of which that of Ibn Hajar is the most detailed . |
| 16 | For a town of this rank it seems almost incredible until we recall that Walsingham enjoyed a lucrative tourist trade as far and away the most popular resort of pilgrimage , the shrine alone deriving an income of £250 a year from the pious offerings of the faithful , compared with the meagre £36 to which that of St Thomas at Canterbury had by then shrunk . |
| 17 | Fuzzy Logic has 125 owners … all regulars at Prestbury Park and nearly all of them were in the paddock to see their very own horse getting ready for its first run … its trained by Nigel twiston Davies and his assitant Peter Scudamore |
| 18 | Supporters in the west were asked to give their first preference to Harry West and their second to John Taylor ; those in the east , vice versa . |
| 19 | Former Welsh international Steve Lovell , on a month 's trial , slid in to give Bournemouth a 19th-minute lead from Kenny Rowlands ' cross , and Denny Mundee paddled in with the dexterity of a sculler to score their second after Mick Bodley 's back pass stuck in a puddle . |
| 20 | In 1971 Jack Webb became the Bondholders ' Secretary , followed by Harold Chambers in 1975 up to 1981 , from which date to their winding up Basil Peacock held the reins . |
| 21 | ‘ I met her later in Los Angeles because we were involved in the musical Evita , ’ he explains . |
| 22 | She 'd exceeded her brief with Adolph Brückner and the operation through the clinic would have to be closed down . |
| 23 | It was at its thickest in Mussallamiyah Bay , where a layer of oil six inches deep was more or less trapped by booms and sand barriers . |
| 24 | It was unfair to drop players who had given their all against West Indies and to bring in others against Sri Lanka . |
| 25 | Palace were thrashed 5-0 in the League at Anfield , but Graeme Souness has warned against complacency in their fourth round Coca-Cola Cup clash . |
| 26 | Before we left Strelsau , I saw the Marshal and asked him to stay near Flavia , to take care of her and to keep her safe from Duke Michael . |
| 27 | The writings of Leo XIII ( 1878–1903 ) , on which those of Pius XI ( 1922–39 ) were frequently constructed , are remarkable expressions of a papacy dragging itself up by its bootstraps from centuries of neglect in the field of social , economic , and political issues . |
| 28 | The Library also holds some diaries of eminent plant collectors , among which those of Joseph Rock are particularly interesting . |
| 29 | When Keith Vaughan left for a holiday in France in July 1948 , he had momentarily found himself alone at Hamilton Terrace and again reported to Edie on his progress . |
| 30 | She had been kissed before , but never had she felt this sudden flare of sensation , which stole her senses and made her pliant in Luke Calder 's arms . |