Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 When they grew up and went off into the wild I suffered dreadful pangs .
2 ‘ If that was the case I found great difficulty in seeing how he could get permission from my local authority to license me , ’ he said .
3 In this particular case I used wild roses , plus their buds and leaves .
4 ‘ Despite my close relationship with Sonauto I had solid contacts with Honda and I remember the problems I brought on myself . ’
5 We then found that we did n't have enough cash to pay the landing fees , and in response I offered Portuguese escudos , converting at the rate in the newspaper .
6 To see if topical streptokinase , as in ‘ Varidase ’ ( streptokinase and streptodornase ) could be absorbed from a wound site and produce a similar response I measured anti-streptokinase titres in patients with wounds .
7 In my early struggling days as a writer I spent occasional days as a film extra .
8 Anyway , in that desolate chamber at Sheen I removed soft buskins from the corpse 's feet , carefully pushing back the blue robe and the white cotton shift beneath .
9 In the last chapter I outlined certain similarities between karate competition and boxing .
10 So after I finished Sleeping With The Enemy I walked Pennine Way to release all the pent-up aggression and that helped , ’ he says .
11 When she looked into the dark she saw corrupt towers and crumbling walls , high on the cliff , the rooting place , now , of gigantic trees .
12 Our first problem at Llandrindod Wells was to estimate the numbers coming to the lake , so each night during the spring we made hourly circuits of the lake collecting all the toads we encountered .
13 In winter the bare trees were florid with the purple and grey of pigeons , and in spring we buried dead baby sparrows under the soapsuds of fallen blossom .
14 To assess the potential contribution of lamina propria lymphocytes to measured metabolism we obtained peripheral blood lymphocytes from the heparinised blood of a patient having colonoscopy for polyp surveillance with centrifugation in Lymphoprep ( Flow Laboratories , Rickmansworth , UK ) .
15 As a result we saw human nature at its best , with so many people rallying around those in need of help . ’
16 To characterize the DNA-binding specificity of the divergent pou[c] protein we expressed pou[c] cDNA in E.coli as a fusion to glutathione S-transferase ( GST ) and performed gel mobility shift assays ( GMSA ) with the affinity purified fusion protein ( 52 ) .
17 In Britain 's heyday we provided financial subsidies as well ; but though we have retained our fighting abilities , as was demonstrated by the Falklands Campaign , the decline in our resources relative to the superpowers now limits our influence and inhibits our quest for the greatest possible measure of national independence .
18 Wool we had big bales of wool come in and once wool was packed together and banded , that was heavy .
19 Thus , in the present study we evaluated gastric clearance of indigestible markers , orocaecal transit time , colonic transit time , and gall bladder contraction in two groups of diabetic patients who differed as to whether they had or did not have signs of autonomic neuropathy affecting the cardiovascular system .
20 In this study we classified rectal sensations elicited by isobaric distensions according to the segmental steady state values obtained .
21 In this study we investigated colonic motility in children with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction .
22 Before the study we obtained informed consent from all subjects .
23 In our previous study we performed simultaneous flow cytometric analysis of HLA-DR expression and propidium iodide exclusion to show that the effects of the drugs were not the result of impaired viability .
24 The counsel told the court : ‘ In Patel 's car they had loud music on and there was a certain amount of laughing going on .
25 ESSAY 7 — ; ‘ Their motives for social reform were far from benevolent , but in practice they created embryonic welfare states . ’
26 Although the PAC and Azanian People 's Organization ( Azapo ) refused to sign the accord they gave separate undertakings to work for peace .
27 Whereas in his earlier four- and five-part motets Andrea had generally maintained a conservative style , the Penitential Psalms show his skill in what one may call choral orchestration , and in the Concerti he developed polychoral writing far beyond the simple antiphony of the salmi spezzati of Ruffino and Willaert .
28 Upstairs in the bedroom he found empty whisky bottles littering the floor .
29 It was at a height of nearly 3,000 metres & the air outside was well below freezing , but the lava tunnel was in an area of recent activity , and as a result it boasted beautiful underfloor heating .
30 With a boat neck it had short sleeves , and Kate bit her lip as she realised it was going to have a pretty powerful impact .
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