Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I build up a painting like that by covering the whole canvas with a kind of stain , then I get a cloth and rub the images out with a rag , block out the areas of light , then I add very thin layers of paint , then I glaze it and then paint into it . |
| 32 | I build up a painting like that by covering the whole canvas with a kind of stain , then I get a cloth and rub the images out with a rag , block out the areas of light , then I add very thin layers of paint , then I glaze it and then paint into it . |
| 33 | But I slip down a couple of back roads and I find it soon enough . |
| 34 | The draft position paper goes sliding over the edge of the desk into the waste-paper basket as I snatch up the receiver . |
| 35 | I send in a couple of men ? ’ |
| 36 | Yeah , does that mean er whenever I send out the application fee of two hundred and fifty pounds some months ago , er did we get that back or do we get it back ? |
| 37 | I slit along the seam of the cardboard wrapper where it had been taped over . |
| 38 | I stumble up the aisle to the immense ponderous tones of a god extolling the virtues of a restaurant in Moscow Road , Bayswater , and pass through some dingy curtains into the foyer . |
| 39 | At last I stumble off the path into complete darkness . |
| 40 | I cut up a sack and I dip the little bits in Stinko . |
| 41 | I found a lens in an old box and I used , I got another two lenses , and I fitted them together in an a tube , I had no tubing but there was an old bicycle at the house and I cut up the frame and put one lens at the one end of the frame and the seat pillar , I used the seat pillar for focusing . |
| 42 | I cut off the path proper and charged up over a dune and down its other side to where the service pipe carrying the water and electricity to the house appears out of the sand and crosses the creek . |
| 43 | I cut out the caption and stuck it on the cover of my French notebook . |
| 44 | I cut out the index after noting any particular patterns or items specifically meant for my Knitmaster machine or any others of interest . |
| 45 | I put on the dress and it suddenly came to life . |
| 46 | Er , the first thing is I put on the top of my draught that I 'd rather the pupils were n't involved at this stage I 'd rather they were involved in the over view with form tutor . |
| 47 | The frown was back between his eyes as I put on the light in my room . |
| 48 | ‘ I shall definitely think twice before I put up a sign like this again . ’ |
| 49 | I asked Alan to fish the first drift , in order to settle down , and towards the end he suggested that I put up the dap . |
| 50 | Despite the two question marks that I put over the Bill , I believe that the Government are right to proceed with the reforms that it contains . |
| 51 | I put in an appearance at Ingard House to show that I was still busy about the audit , and had a word with Henniker . |
| 52 | I put down a bit less than I had been drinking . |
| 53 | Well , then how do you explain the night I put down a copy of Viz , turned on the telly , and settled in for what I thought would be a programme of smart , irreverent comedy ? |
| 54 | Blissfully unaware that I had no obligation to sign any agreement , I put down a ten-pound deposit the same afternoon . |
| 55 | I am sharply aware of every move I make , each crack of sound as I put down a cup , each dull ring as I move a spoon , each splash of water , squeak of the tap , thud of my shoe on the floor . |
| 56 | Although we are now debating a piece of works legislation , it represents a major reform of parliamentary procedure , so I put down a marker at this stage to the effect that the Minister should be more forthcoming in considering whether we should have new procedures for dealing with orders . |
| 57 | I put down the phone slowly . |
| 58 | I put down the phone . |
| 59 | I put down the receiver , overcome by emotion at hearing that voice again , unchanged . |
| 60 | I put down the receiver and sat on the stairs trembling with panic , and I think I must have become pale , because I remember that my face felt very cold . |