Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At point B workers have been pushed off their labour supply function but employers remain on their labour demand function , albeit at a different point . |
| 2 | She could hear his heart thudding under her ear , feel his warmth pressed against her , making her giddy . |
| 3 | She could feel her heart thudding against his chest . |
| 4 | He seemed to be coming to a decision to tell her something , and she waited with her heart thudding in her chest . |
| 5 | And she went , her heart thudding in her chest with slow , painful beats and her mind a confused whirl . |
| 6 | Peter was aware of his heart thudding in his chest . |
| 7 | Lotta cooking in the fabulous kitchen ; Lotta relaxed on the teak and leather couch of the living-room enjoying the vista of the sea beyond the great beeches ; Lotta naked in the elegant bathroom , laughing beneath the shower , beckoning her handsome blond lover to join her ; Lotta sprawled on the black and white striped duvet cover of the large double bed , her shining gold cap of hair gleaming against its darkness , her body a pearly invitation … |
| 8 | There stood Balboa , his shield on his arm , his cuirass gleaming on his chest , the brilliant new banner in one hand and his naked sword in the other , his plumed helmet giving him a stature far more considerable than offered by his height alone . |
| 9 | Reference to pre-Chelsea days are rare , but Miller described in the Dictionary how he grew Monthly Roses ( the Autumn Damask ) in his original Southwark Nursery ; under glass against a warm wall , ‘ using dung placed against its backside , as practised by raising early fruits ’ , to produce roses in February , for which there must have been a ready market . |
| 10 | A sentence formed in my head . |
| 11 | Paging from Vodapage gives busy people like you the freedom to go about your business and get the message . |
| 12 | A head with two huge eyes and antennae pressed over its back pushes through the pupa at one end . |
| 13 | A NURSE who had to learn to walk again after his neck was broken has hit out at the prison sentence given to his attacker . |
| 14 | Jenny was in her dressing-gown , her blonde hair tumbled about her face , which was bereft of make-up , the eyes puffy from weeping . |
| 15 | Acrobats , clowns and musicians jostle for your attention . |
| 16 | ‘ So it 's down to a combination of continued good Presbyterian attitudes to housekeeping and our taking advantage of the recession to continue with our policy of expansion and growth . ’ |
| 17 | To fix the burns you have skin stripped off your thigh , then put over all your wounds as a natural plaster and left there for ten days . |
| 18 | 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 ) . |
| 19 | The role of the project leader takes a number of forms depending on his level of authority . |
| 20 | He felt his heart thumping inside his chest . |
| 21 | He could feel his heart thumping against his chest as the Bookman leapt gracefully through the air from shelf to shelf , across the library . |
| 22 | He sat down on the bed , his hands in his lap , his heart thumping in his chest . |
| 23 | However where possible , eg. if there are several hours to wait before your return flight , and this is often the case in low season , a room will be made available for changing and storing hand luggage . |
| 24 | The CGT failed in its attempt to separate worker and student contingents . |
| 25 | The state of the kitchen registered inside her mind somewhere . |
| 26 | It was the thought of this that had her standing up after about half an hour in preparation to go to her room . |
| 27 | The letter with my name in English on the envelope , a Moroccan stamp , and a list of requests from my family for a white bridal veil to go with my sister 's wedding dress , surgical stockings for my brother and a china dish for my mother . |
| 28 | The computer goes through its list of 7000 engineers and site workers , classified into five groups depending on location and qualifications , and decides how many to call . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | His cries became screams of pain when the branch whipped against his face , causing blood to spurt from his nose , staining his shirt with crimson raindrops . |