Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His coat and waistcoat swiftly followed it and his fingers ripped away the neckcloth about his throat , heedless of the ruin they effected . |
| 2 | Impromptu discussion groups formed whenever a man sat outside his house . |
| 3 | How thrilled the girl had been to be going to the Holy City , how lovely she had looked in a jacket of scarlet silk , a birthday present given only the day before by Mrs Browning , how she had glowed and shivered with anticipation … |
| 4 | On most days the official programme occupied only the evenings so that day time was available for sightseeing . |
| 5 | The solution to these two difficulties was provided by the trust , which at a stroke solved both the problem of third-party involvement and that of enforcement . |
| 6 | Now there are cars parked right the way up and even on to the roundabout , and I think a lot of these erm persons erm with the cars are probably from the Polytechnic . |
| 7 | its as bad as our house , I say the secret in our house drove cars is three cars parked out the front , so you 've got a bit of grass , three cars parked there , you 're not allowed to park on the dri , drive , , sometimes parking round the front , but |
| 8 | What 's the betting this McCoy 's running a big racket , paying Charlie Hatton to leave his lorry unattended and paying him to keep other lorry drivers occupied whenever the chance presents itself ? |
| 9 | And how are the weights carried on the weight cloth ? |
| 10 | And Andy written down the back if you want to scratch it . |
| 11 | Swindon swept back within seconds for Maskell to score , but a minute later he had his spot-kick turned around the post by Steve Sutton . |
| 12 | From the cat 's point of view , the folded ears have the slight disadvantage that they do not communicate the usual mood signals seen when a cat , becoming angry or scared , starts to flatten its ears ready for fighting . |
| 13 | A great deal hung on the relationship participants were able to establish , and in this any status differential could prove problematic . |
| 14 | Waves washed away the words on the page as they swamped islands , ships , sailing craft and poets ' daughters . |
| 15 | In the drawing shown here the decision is less obvious . |
| 16 | The time was now about nine-thirty , and I must have looked ghastly , for a young nurse who popped in with a set of pyjamas sized up the situation in a second and popped out again , running down the corridor calling for help . |
| 17 | For a long time the lawyer called almost every day . |
| 18 | Just to conclude , I share the view expressed already by Councillor , that just as the issue of the elderly persons homes brought about the loss of control for the Conservatives in , be sure the Health Service will bring about the downfall of the Conservatives in White Hall . |
| 19 | The borough brought in a group of consultants to produce topic papers on twelve of the major areas affected by abolition . |
| 20 | And then , his right hand , rising to undo the buttons of her high-collared black dress , his other arm unconsciously straining her to him , closer and closer so that she could feel his arousal brought on a memory so dreadful to McAllister , a memory which she had fought against for months — and fear suddenly won the battle . |
| 21 | ‘ But it is n't , ’ she cried , frantic now as her words brought home the enormity of what was happening . |
| 22 | Not like doing it by remote control , having Jem set up a trip-wire . |
| 23 | The programme marked perhaps the beginning of Mrs Whitehouse 's attempts to influence the content of particular programmes . |
| 24 | The monster 's blood burnt away the grass on Dragon 's hill . |
| 25 | ODDEST sight of the week : top Tory ‘ mandarin ’ Allan Clarke giggling at the readers ' tips in Viz : ‘ Taxi drivers , why not pop into your local garage and have your indicators fixed then the rest of us would know where you 're going … |
| 26 | As a result , the cocoa exporters cut down the use of the toxic pills . |
| 27 | From the mauve card cut out a rectangle 14 × 10cm and a handle 7cm long . |
| 28 | You can indicate which SPRs are to be Closed or Replied to at this page , in preparation for making these relationships fixed once the SSR is submitted . |
| 29 | ‘ For it was then that the Vietminh had in one quick stroke taken over the nationalism of the country , that Ho had achieved the legitimacy of power . ’ |
| 30 | There was no vote taken on the bus . |