Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] [noun] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pellet went right through the cat 's neck and came out the other side , leaving a gaping wound . |
| 2 | It showed that the junior had driven a long pin right through the patient 's brain . |
| 3 | Iago seems to be acting wholly for the others ' good , since , as he challenges us to deny , ‘ this advice I give is free and honest . |
| 4 | Provided that the receipt under the Deed of Covenant is applied wholly for the church 's charitable purposes , then the total amount of tax Tradeco deducts will be refundable to the church . |
| 5 | The Gnomes had gone to considerable trouble ; Culdub and Bith had sat up long hours and consulted books and chronicles and there had been much burning of late candles and worried scurryings to and fro between the Gnomes ' houses in the little mountain village . |
| 6 | Scientists have analysed barking sounds and have found that they fall somewhere between a puppy 's distress call and an aggressive growl — producing a mixed message akin to ‘ come here , go away ’ . |
| 7 | His present may trigger the inevitable family festive fall-out usually breaking out somewhere between the Queen 's speech at three and the Christmas cake at five . |
| 8 | It is difficult to put a specific date on when Jarman became ‘ mine host ’ at the ancient hostelry ; the time of his villainies lies somewhere between the inn 's foundation in 1106 , and the rebuilding of around 1500 . |
| 9 | It was dedicated by the Reverend Norman Boyd , Chapman 's vicar at St Mary 's , Hendon , who acted unofficially as the club 's chaplain . |
| 10 | Which of the questions below will reveal most about the reader 's communicative competence ? |
| 11 | He hands over to a young man with a toothless grin under a Coca-Cola hat who has been elected locally as the group 's ‘ popular educator ’ . |
| 12 | Not as she thought right for a person 's end , |
| 13 | It tells us little about the writer 's private feelings . |
| 14 | But if it had been Edward IV who wanted the immediate accession of his heir , the events after his death say relatively little about the Woodvilles ' intentions . |
| 15 | But if it had been Edward IV who wanted the immediate accession of his heir , the events after his death say relatively little about the Woodvilles ' intentions . |
| 16 | The first is to The North : From the Aare to the Rhine Falls discover that it has two gates , and to find out why , it is necessary to learn a little about the town 's origins and early history . |
| 17 | I muttered something about not wanting to trample over the very different memories they must all have of Conor , talked a little about the family 's surprise at finding that their son had such an extensive social and business life . |
| 18 | Food passes only slowly through the ruminant 's guts because ruminating , digesting the hard parts , takes time . |
| 19 | He dragged the blade slowly through the scabbard 's wooden throat so that the sound of the weapon 's scraping would be as frightening as the sight of the dulled steel . |
| 20 | And booksellers were ready for it with pretty much the right books at the right prices to enable them to compete effectively for the consumer 's cautiously placed pound . |
| 21 | I see it rather as an actor 's bag of tricks , and not a very apposite one for the role . |
| 22 | Furious Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson argued it should have been called an incomplete pass and made his point forcibly after the Redskins ' 20-17 victory . |
| 23 | ‘ There 's Briar Cottage , ’ Joan said uneasily after a moment 's consideration . |
| 24 | At the end of the flat portion there was a gap big enough for a man 's body to drop through , and then a single rung like a short parallel bar in a gym . |
| 25 | ‘ Aye , there are pearls in these waters — enough for a king 's ransom . |
| 26 | With a top capacity of some 75 litres it 's large enough for a week 's backpacking , or even extended expedition use , although I do have some doubts as to whether it could stand up to the rigours of expedition life . |
| 27 | As well as the names of cities , coin inscriptions can tell us much about a city 's institutions and individuals . |
| 28 | Art college taught her much about an artist 's social responsibilities , but disappointingly little about the use of materials in painting , and how to earn a living as an artist . |
| 29 | Art college taught her much about an artist 's social responsibilities , but disappointingly little about the use of materials in painting , and how to earn a living as an artist . |
| 30 | Criticisms of the purposes for which the money was raised do not say much about the curia 's actual wealth . |