Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , remember , is W. H. Auden , whom for many years some people in England have regarded as himself too anxious not to bore , too anxious always to amuse . |
| 2 | Mr Singleton sold them for two pounds each . |
| 3 | Deputy Judge Harold Hewitt jailed them for eight years each . |
| 4 | If that 's what the women want , then let them have it , and if anyone accuses me of ulterior motives such as laziness , squeamishness or Freudian anxieties about symbolic castration by infant sons — I deny it all . |
| 5 | Start drinking plenty of bland liquids such as water , milk , weak tea or orange squash ( not orange juice or carbonated drinks ) , and aim to drink at least eight pints a day . |
| 6 | However , a ‘ snack ’ does not have to mean crisps , biscuits or chocolate ; there are plenty of nutritious things such as nuts , raisins or fruit . |
| 7 | • The second , less-predictable method , is to grow plenty of macro algae such as Caulerpa spp . |
| 8 | It is our opinion that if the Club has to cut its expenses , there are plenty of other ways this could be done . |
| 9 | There are plenty of unusual faces such as IGLOO LASER and ROUNDED RELIEF which are more suitable for posters and leaflets . |
| 10 | So should we be surprised that the architect has to content himself with high fees most of the time as his reward when an ungrateful society refuses to thank him ? |
| 11 | Letterman closets himself with these women all day . |
| 12 | When constraints are particularly heavy and pressing , though , teaching may become not just a matter of coping , which in some senses all teaching is , but of sheer survival . |
| 13 | " If your wastage rate on these plantations was n't so high , there would be no need for me to supply you with new coolies all the time , " said Lepine sourly . |
| 14 | If you do n't understand something , do n't be afraid to ask a colleague or your line manager who may refer you to written instructions such as the ES Personnel Handbook . |
| 15 | They wake you at three-hourly intervals all night long . |
| 16 | Gloucestershire police said there was no evidence to connect them with recent bombings such as the attack on Royal Marine bandsmen at Deal , Kent . |
| 17 | Leave to harden for 24 hours , supporting them with small items such as matchboxes if necessary . |
| 18 | You can get them with long pins each si have them standing up the board and then you have another board , a board with a so you can |
| 19 | RIGHT Although dogs will often live peacefully with cats , you should not trust them with smaller pets such as rabbits , which are the natural quarry of many hounds . |
| 20 | Eighteen forty six , eighteen forty eight , or eighteen fifty take a guess ca n't you or you have one in three chances this is one I did n't know , who were the Magi ? |
| 21 | These individual ‘ building blocks ’ are called phonemes , or in some instances allophones , and by using them in various combinations any word can be constructed . |
| 22 | And er the police used to take them in black marias some of them . |
| 23 | In my view the successes were finding great works of classical Modern art and placing them in important collections such as Gustav Klimt 's ‘ Portrait of Gallia ’ in the National Gallery , London ( the only painting by Klimt in England ) ; Oskar Kokoschka 's ‘ View of the Thames ’ 1926 , one of his first London views , in the National Gallery of Wales , Cardiff ; Ernst Ludwig Kirchner 's ‘ Three Nudes ’ , in the Art Gallery of New South Wales , Sydney , Australia the only great Expressionist painting in Australia ; Henry Moore 's ‘ Reclining Figure ’ , one of his three monumental carvings . |
| 24 | Anybody for some comments any questions ? |
| 25 | Even here , however , the separate heading is worth preserving , since modern style-studies can and do content themselves with the mere description of distinctive linguistic patterns , abstaining not only from relating them to external factors such as authors or literary movements , but also from attributing to them any specific literary function . |
| 26 | The staff are n't trained counsellors and Mr Higgins admits they 're learning to deal with caller 's emotional problems as they go along , or refer them to other organisations such as the Samaritans . |
| 27 | In our one-day workshop , stencil expert Helen Morris , who runs a successful stencil loan service and shop , will teach you how to cut stencils and then apply them to various materials such as walls , fabrics and furniture , using stencil paint , spray paint and crayons . |
| 28 | She 's a big , long sheep , and if you put a ram on her of equal proportions all you 're doing is stretching the ewe 's progeny through their back . |
| 29 | ‘ Tough shit , ’ Rory said , and tickled her with both hands this time , producing a yelp . |
| 30 | She opened her eyes and froze with horror and disbelief at the sight of a vast creature staring down at her with green eyes each as big as a lilypond . |