Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Gary is assured of a permanent place in Palace annals , because he became only our third player ever to appear in all the different numbered outfield shirts , when he wore the number three Jersey at Barnsley on 23 August 1986 . |
| 2 | John , enjoying only his second year in the sport , had some troubles in the 250cc class with his BSA in the wet conditions on Saturday and retired it after only two laps in the first race . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's someone to see you , ’ the technical operator called through over the talkback system as she pushed her chair back to stand , gathering together her yellow bulletin flimsies with their handwritten amendments . |
| 4 | Every time , therefore , they met together their aggregate expenses amounted to at least £12 to £15 , or even more " . |
| 5 | Where Deray has been making films for 30 years , Pierre Jolivet 's Force Majeure ( complete with an eccentric appearance by a French-speaking Alan Bates ) represents only his third feature . |
| 6 | Final Film 's managing director , Peter Stevens predicts that by bringing together their allied skills , technology , advice and consultancy they will offer a service , ‘ second to none ’ . |
| 7 | And read aloud his deathless verse , |
| 8 | Charlton recalls Aston Villa 's Paul McGrath but has also opted for Middlesbrough 's Alan Kernaghan , who wins only his fifth cap . |
| 9 | Charlton , as expected , recalls Aston Villa 's Paul McGrath but the slightly surprising choice as his partner in central defence is Middlesbrough 's Alan Kernaghan , who wins only his fifth cap . |
| 10 | And it can fly supersonically using only its normal engines ; with no gas-guzzling afterburners to feed , it can go much farther at such speeds than any of today 's machines . |
| 11 | Using only his whole hand , he had to dissect his dumpling with the edge of the fork . |
| 12 | For structures which essentially have to support only their own weight , a much lighter and stiffer form of wood could prove advantageous . |
| 13 | And they declare anew their continuous loyalty to the United Free Church in the present crisis . " |
| 14 | To neo-Keynesians it matters little what local authorities spend on revenue account . |
| 15 | She washed quickly , the water barely lukewarm , but the tepid water helped clear her muzzy head , and she began running through her plans for the day — if she kept herself busy she could avoid the drink . |
| 16 | They live in adobe houses which they build and keep animals and grow mostly their own food . |
| 17 | There is , however , more than just a need ; for there is fundamental necessity for vision at all levels of human affairs ; all groups of people , even small teams as well as nations , must have a vision , or everything subsides into confusion and what is worse , lets power fall into the hands of practical , and unseeing men who press only their own interests , leading to strife and despair . |
| 18 | They want only their own kind . |
| 19 | But they do n't hold any rank with the army unless the Khan chooses , and they command only their own guard . |
| 20 | As a teenager he dropped his first name , Paul , and used only his second name , Jackson . |
| 21 | He used only his trained specialists from Fulham . |
| 22 | ‘ He has only your best interests at heart . ’ |
| 23 | It occurred to Helen — listening to Louise , contemplating the chest — that in all the years she and Edward had lived at Greystones they had fully occupied only their own bedrooms ; elsewhere , they perched . |
| 24 | He wanted to hit him all over the face with his fists , to smash away his stupid smile , to stop him talking . |
| 25 | Any claim to ‘ special knowledge ’ through faith or revelation or grace can not avoid the task of explaining just what this knowledge is knowledge of . |
| 26 | He looked as if he was encouraging her to say yes and then he could forgive her in a lofty sort of manner , and it annoyed Jenna instantly , partly driving away her unexpected awe of him . |
| 27 | Those in charge of planning the relocation will need to establish exactly what key tasks need to be carried out , when , and in what order these should be done . |
| 28 | Moore 's view would be , I take it , that someone might know exactly what that state of mind was like , either by personal experience or imagination , without recognizing that it was bad , as he could not without taking in all those properties by sharing which another state of mind would be just like it . |
| 29 | Even those who most strongly advocate their use as research tools would admit that we do not know exactly what neural processes generate them and that any particular fluctuation will be the result of a multiplicity of different kinds of changes occurring in several different and possibly independent systems . |
| 30 | I knew that the only time I had actually seen them was when I had wiped or picked away my own pus . |