Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The manuscript , however , was not entirely ready for publication , " and during the next few weeks Nietzsche submitted it to a final revision . |
| 2 | Friends were able to find an alternative , but for a few moments Marilyn said she could not believe it was happening to her and looked about for the dreaded Jeremy Beadle . |
| 3 | He had his eyes closed , and for the first few moments Belinda kept hers open , so she could see in extreme close-up the blurred crescents of his dark lashes resting on the smoothly tanned skin of his cheeks . |
| 4 | For a few moments Rune regarded her in silence , a slight smile playing round his strong mouth , then he asked softly , ‘ What happened to our truce ? ’ |
| 5 | Water Gypsy will be yours — exclusively — for the six months Caroline promised you . ’ |
| 6 | The partnership was not a success , however , and within six months Milburn took it over and amalgamated with Nathan and Sommers . |
| 7 | She threw an agonised , reproachful look at Ruth and seemed about to run out of the room , but with three words Ernest stopped her . |
| 8 | The immediate result of George 's absence was the loss of his advice regarding the wine list , about which Olive knew little , and after three months Marie found it necessary to engage a specialist wine waiter . |
| 9 | By the use of these three methods Morgan believed he had the means with which to discover the history of marriage in human societies . |
| 10 | Zvi could n't remember how long it was since he had last found it necessary to advertise , but with Wine telling the Cork Examiner 's readers for the last three weeks that ‘ owing to the great increase of my practice ’ he was moving to larger premises Zvi felt he had no alternative . |
| 11 | ‘ We worked all hours God gave us . |
| 12 | Electrical giants Dixons sacked them for ‘ gross misconduct ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ Up you get , ’ he said with one of the changes of mood she found so devastating , and she wondered if that was one of the Sagittarian characteristics Myra thought she should explore . |
| 14 | That the club marked its centenary in 1990 is unconnected with arthritic administration , rather that for many years Shildon believed it was two years later . |
| 15 | On good days Ehrenburg found him calm , courteous , clean-shaven , gentle and friendly . |
| 16 | collect so many bits Val buyed it did n't she ? |
| 17 | Do you know those articles John got you ? |
| 18 | Were those things Dee got you , those hooks that you want ? |
| 19 | I suppose after those stories Harry told us about you being an asthmatic as a child , I 'd expected you to be delicate , a thin undersized weakling ! ’ |
| 20 | And those breasts Dan ogled her innocently and unashamedly as he approached her , and continued to gawk over his shoulder after passing . |
| 21 | The Transport and General Workers Union said it saw seasonal workers as potentially ripe for recruitment precisely because a considerable number returned to the same job year after year ( see Financial Times , 7/1/87 ) . |
| 22 | For five years Bush insisted he was ‘ out of the loop ’ on the arms for hostages deal . |
| 23 | ‘ One of the reasons for my downfall is that I am a rep for Taunton Cider , and one of the first things Yvonne told me was to keep off alcohol . ’ |
| 24 | From beneath lowered lashes Shiona watched him in silence , as the secretary set out their cups of coffee before them . |
| 25 | ‘ As with many other singers Walter pampered me . |
| 26 | For a few anxious moments Franco thought he was dead but he came round within a minute or so although he remained in a semi-conscious state . |
| 27 | Ex-UDR soldier David Pollock , 30 , shot dead in September 1990 while driving through Strabane to visit his girlfriend , was one of two victims Casey claimed he warned the RUC about in advance . |
| 28 | As they reached the area between two carriages Benton told her to stop . |
| 29 | On two occasions Minton accompanied her to Sissinghurst where they had sherry with Vita Sackville-West , whom Edie had met whilst making drawings of the house and garden . |
| 30 | Most times Fernando joined her , this morning he had n't . |