Example sentences of "[noun] [art] [noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After nearly five minutes the call connected through . |
| 2 | I had five shots of local anaesthetic , and after about 10 minutes the surgeon pulled out this wriggling black larva and everyone burst into applause , but the photographer said , ‘ Oh , I missed that , can you put it back in so I can take a shot ? ’ |
| 3 | When this happens , one can see clearly displayed just the convulsions and contortions the lava goes through as it flows : the bands are tightly folded in tortuous patterns . |
| 4 | But it seems the only accounts the cash ended up in , were his own secret ones in Florida and Spain . |
| 5 | In its defence the computer points out that the problem lies not in its answer but in the question it was asked in the first place . |
| 6 | Quite apart from the need to withdraw from states the right to make up their own minds as to what counts as self-defence , a set of rules more in accordance with historical change and moral consensus is required . |
| 7 | Last night at Elm Park the rain lashed down , the wind howled and the quest was for memories and money — and a goal . |
| 8 | The bureau must be available in case the scheme broke down . |
| 9 | I 'm also loath to take off stitches instead in case the garment ends up too small . |
| 10 | At the first opportunity Sarah went again to the Foundling Hospital , but she did n't approach by Guilford Street in case the porter came out of his lodge and recognized her . |
| 11 | In the Nutricia case the court laid down various guidelines . |
| 12 | Personally , I do not find it objectionable , and in any case the smell goes off very quickly when it comes into contact with the soil and bacteria get to work on it . |
| 13 | Her mother had made some scones and pies in her afternoon leisure and picked some flowers in case the child came back in need of cheering up , so they ate some supper and then went out to the headland . |
| 14 | And she 's already worried in case the polyp turns out to be something worse . ’ |
| 15 | The finance minister , Mr Tatsuo Murayama , did not go to the G-1 meeting in Washington last week because he needed to be on hand in Tokyo in case the scandal blew up . |
| 16 | Cos I was thinking about getting out there and I thought no I wo n't in case the frost comes on and |
| 17 | You 'd best put them by in case the weather closes in again . ’ |
| 18 | On the facts of the case the balance came down in favour of protecting the fair trial . |
| 19 | We had a good field of fire all round in case the enemy came out of the sunken road or over the hedge . |
| 20 | In either case the designer writes down the sequence of actions which must be taken coupled with informational indications of what should be happening . |
| 21 | If you have a power cut , try to switch everything off , except perhaps a light , in case the power comes back on while you are asleep or out . |
| 22 | That 's in case the roof falls in . |
| 23 | There is no need to twist the gripper or alter the direction the torch points in , and the gripper should most certainly not be opened . |
| 24 | Well , since I am going to kill you anyway — an intruder in my house , I met you , drew my gun ; you attacked me and in the ensuing fight the gun went off , unfortunately killing you — I — ’ |
| 25 | From Sigriswil the road leads down to Gunten an attractive lakeside resort facing the Niesen across the lake , with very active sailing and windsurfing schools . |
| 26 | One adoptive parent told her adopted daughter that her first mother was just like the brown paper parcel the child came in . |
| 27 | And that with it being a chalet bungalow the roof goes up |
| 28 | In the accusatorial system of trial the prosecution sets out its case first . |
| 29 | In an instant the cripple lurched up and with a powerful twist of his crutch sent the end of the log into the water . |
| 30 | The instant the light went out , he took her hand . |