Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You made me open this window under false pretences , Aunt Becky . ’ |
| 2 | Large figure-of-eight shields were depicted on the walls of the East Wing of the Labyrinth , possibly to indicate that the building was under divine protection ; the dappled hides of which the shields were made presumably came from the bull , the sacred beast , and this may have given them additional prophylactic value . |
| 3 | Radchenko is clearly the dangerman in a team whose away exploits have earned them previous European qualification . |
| 4 | She dressed soberly , changed her clothes less often , coiled her long dark hair into its usual long glossy package which lay so neatly upon her neck . |
| 5 | The men turned and entered her paint-peeled front door . |
| 6 | A woman drew her long black hair out tight |
| 7 | If no — has he weak auditory analysis ? |
| 8 | I found it invaluable last time I was doing i b you know if , if you say to somebody y you know come beforehand with what you 're doing well , what , where the difficulties are , what the obstacles are . |
| 9 | She began again to caress him ; rose to sit kittenishly in his lap , but she was as clumsy at this babying as she was grand at being leopardine , and he found it possible this time to check his lust ; she bent to blow on his neck and ear , as he liked her to do , but he twisted sharply to avert his head , and struck her on the upper arm to beat her off , and then without another word , his face blazing with the effort of his denial , he turned and left her . |
| 10 | I found it interesting last night because of course my reaction to all that was imagine how Gillette did it matter ? |
| 11 | I 'll give them nice dry sense of humour , he thought savagely as he came out on to his floor and lumbered towards room 4038 , I 'll give them nice dry sense of humour and then some . |
| 12 | I 'll give them nice dry sense of humour , he thought savagely as he came out on to his floor and lumbered towards room 4038 , I 'll give them nice dry sense of humour and then some . |
| 13 | In a country of massive illiteracy , the emotional impact of visual images and the spoken word could give them tremendous manipulative potential . |
| 14 | It all caused me severe emotional stress and a career setback . |
| 15 | If you wish , we can arrange to invoice you in arrears , normally on a monthly basis , to help give you maximum financial control . |
| 16 | But to his unfortunate son and daughter ( William Armstrong and Margo Gunn ) he seems to ‘ make Shylock look like Dr. Barnardo ’ as he keeps them in penury with each request for money causing him acute physical pain . |
| 17 | Unemployed farmer Francis McKeever , of Clay Road , denied assaulting Paul McNally causing him actual bodily harm on August 9 last year . |
| 18 | More than that , he wanted to act on the impulse to touch her and experience the thrill of holding a girl whose very presence caused him exceptional physical excitement . |
| 19 | On Thursday a jury found the youth guilty of wounding Mr Lay , 19 , of Anderson Walk , Bury , with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm . |
| 20 | Coun Williams went on : ‘ I am told that when the property was first leased it required considerable investment by the developer to convert it into a hotel , and that the terms of the lease reflect that . |
| 21 | And the libel action , if it comes to trial , will give us valuable national publicity if properly handled . |
| 22 | ‘ Such investments outside the over-heated markets in the South East show us good initial yield and will provide increased growth as the recession lifts , ’ Mr Ridley said . |
| 23 | Sometimes you wonder how you lost a game — and that thought will keep me awake all night . ’ |
| 24 | I hope you were n't telling my bairns horrible stories that 'll keep them awake all night . ’ |
| 25 | W first of all though I think I 've got them right this time I hope , the World Health Organization , charities , the United Nations , the European Commission erm foreign business organizations and l the bodies that lay down regulations er for activities . |
| 26 | Give me blind tribal loyalty over careful discrimination any day . |
| 27 | And she buys them white Swiss cotton , no other . |
| 28 | To help you complete this plan , try to draw a picture that you will associate with your goal . |
| 29 | nor do they keep you awake all night telling you the story of |
| 30 | Why did I keep you awake last night ? |