Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was claimed that soldiers on a British training exercise had been caught by a fearsome ‘ flame weapon ’ which had burned dozens of them alive at the water 's edge . |
| 2 | So I mean perhaps they 'd be better off dead , just keeping them alive in a state of sickness or in coma or something of this sort — there was a great discussion about this and that erm you see not even life is the ultimate good in a sense , you see , at some point death is better . |
| 3 | Catch some flies , small moths , mosquitoes or other fairly small insects and keep them alive in a jar . |
| 4 | And catch them alive in the burrows . |
| 5 | There is nothing subjective in the act of thinking . ’ |
| 6 | Official human rights sources in the country reported 228 " extrajudicial executions " and 45 disappearances in 1991 , two-thirds of them attributable to the security forces and civil patrols . |
| 7 | Afterwards he washed the tin out in the stream , splashed water over his face and hands and wiped them dry on a handkerchief . |
| 8 | After handling each recruit 's clothes the Chief-Corporal swilled his hands over with surgical spirit , wiping them dry on a piece of grey towel . |
| 9 | The other thing I mean to be healthy it 's more important to dry things and keep them dry for a while than to boil them . |
| 10 | One of the reasons why there has been nothing outstanding about the rate of growth of trade within the EEC and between the EEC and third countries may have been because its members have not been as assiduous as might have been expected ( by the British at least ) in removing barriers to trade between themselves and with the rest of the world . |
| 11 | She was intrigued and , as her meeting with him was social , she found nothing odd about the offer of a drink . |
| 12 | There was nothing odd in the stuff , as far as the Inspector could see . |
| 13 | Furthermore , there is little about splits in the various branches which makes them understandable as a product of conflict between moderate younger activists and older extremists . |
| 14 | She stands before me solid as a rivet . |
| 15 | The portfolio matrix could be used to focus on different risk-return combinations and to develop a corporate mixed risk-return portfolio , but there is absolutely nothing inherent in the McKinsey-GE model which says that this is what a portfolio grid is meant to achieve . |
| 16 | Yet there is nothing inherent in the nature of work to produce such responses . |
| 17 | They looked very strange , it is true , but they kept me dry in the rain . |
| 18 | There is nothing specific about the ball bearings : nothing that makes them more suitable to one situation rather than another . |
| 19 | ‘ No , nothing specific on the cards , ’ he 'd tell them . |
| 20 | The DoH has begun a programme of child protection inspections which will cover interviews with children , but nothing specific on the memorandum is planned . |
| 21 | Hoomey could hear nothing specific above the diesel thumping noise of his own heart … some sort of bad-tempered conversation . |
| 22 | Now of course that , it is the defendant 's case I anticipate , erm is er , although there 's nothing specific in the rule about it , is said to be er only a possibility for a plaintiff if the plaintiff when they sell , he or she served the notice to complete is in a position to be able to complete himself and here . |
| 23 | He added : ‘ If Ian Lang is telling the truth in saying there is nothing political about the Government 's proposals then there is now good reason to think seriously about cancelling the reorganisation and instead giving consideration to setting up an independent commission . ’ |
| 24 | I formed the opinion that there was absolutely nothing undesirable in the case . |
| 25 | You would n't think I 'd been complimented on them , would you , but when I 'appened to show them accidental to a gentleman once , he said I ought to go on the stage and wear tights and a little frou-frou skirt — here , where you goin' ? ’ |
| 26 | And that wretched Richard , ’ she added impatiently , ‘ Has got me right in a corner by bringing that nice man here and letting him invite Dickie down to Devon . |
| 27 | Those local authorities contain the number of Labour members that serve on them due to the choice of the electorate . |
| 28 | Each student entering , gains experience and confidence and for the winners , many doors open to them due to the kudos of the event and the talent they have demonstrated . |
| 29 | Quite simply , this will ensure that the loan repayments are protected if you are unable to meet them due to the death , illness or injury of specified members of your business . |
| 30 | And those bits again , either tuck them in out of the way or better still fold them over and put a big plaster over the top to get them right out the way so no ends are left dangling , remember for most people you 're doing this for they 'll probably be returning to their place of work , okay , so they need to be safe to return to work , everybody okay on that lot ? |