Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [pron] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If the planets had simply been ‘ collected ’ by the Sun in its travels they would not all have similar orbital configurations . |
| 2 | If race is not much of an issue in my locales it is in other areas , including West Newcastle where there is a significant Asian population and a history of very nasty episodes of racial attack . |
| 3 | When Terry saw the girl in his headlights he snorted with laughter . |
| 4 | as if at some point in their lives they had decided that the only way to survive was to retreat to a still centre in themselves . |
| 5 | His enthusiasm was infectious , and as Merrill looked up at the lively amber glint in his eyes she could n't suppress a smile . |
| 6 | With cash in their pockets they could pay off their debts and plough money into their restructured estates . |
| 7 | In the light of the lamp her naked body was glistening with rain and perspiration and when she saw the desire in his eyes she fell to her knees beside him . |
| 8 | I 've got so much bloody , I hate having so much stuff in my pockets it really really does annoy me . |
| 9 | Somehow she did not find the comparison flattering , and with two spots of sudden colour in her cheeks she drew herself upright and thrust out her firm but fine-boned chin . |
| 10 | It was felt that VD was naturally confined to the unwashed , unkempt , and morally barren , and , when occasionally seen in the better class of person , resulted from some supreme temptation that had been put before them , for indulgence in whose pleasures they could hardly be blamed . |
| 11 | Every one of his books points to the same thing — unless we apply inhibition in our lives we will never be able to use intelligence in the way it was designed — to assist fulfilment . |
| 12 | He was the last of the brothers ; whether or not he had any part in their deaths he could be the key to a clearer understanding of the two who had died . |
| 13 | At midnight the solitary guard leaning in the shadows looked up at the conjoining planets and wondered idly what change in his fortunes they might herald . |
| 14 | But if King is discouraged by the change in his fortunes he does n't show it . |
| 15 | Tumbling blearily on deck in my pyjamas I was confronted by the huge bulk of a klondyke trawler ramming alongside us , and I was just in time to see her huge fender catch our motor dory and sink her where she was tied to our stern . |
| 16 | He needed a haircut , too , noted Leonora with misgiving , and from the look in his eyes he was in a foul mood . |
| 17 | When she had the sound of the sparse traffic in her ears she would sit down and rest , then she would walk back by the track . |
| 18 | I 've learnt a lot of things — how to bath a baby , feed a baby , it sounds dead simple but when you get that baby in your hands you 're shaking . |
| 19 | When I held that tiny baby in my arms it was so hard to believe that something so beautiful could come from such a sordid act . |
| 20 | The faith of the psychiatrist in whatever remedies he uses is an important contribution to , and perhaps sometimes the main reason for its effectiveness or its reputation , but this drug , later named Tofranil or imipramine , was found to be effective in many other clinics and came to be used on a wide scale . |
| 21 | And to I went along that beach in them days you know th and straight to the sea , playing with some wood . |
| 22 | Whatever the ultimate effects of the present move to academic excellence and competition in our schools I would point people in the diocese to notice the serious cuts which are being made within other areas of education in both Cumbria and Lancashire — and especially , in this time of discussion about juvenile crime , in the County Youth Services . |
| 23 | If it had n't been for the triumphant glitter in his eyes she would have been lost ; as it was , he had pulled her zip down and was easing her dress from her shoulders by the time she 'd steeled herself to thrust hard against his shoulders with both hands and roll off the bed . |
| 24 | We believe that a way forward through the practical difficulties rehearsed above might be a simple requirement that a lender refusing a credit application ( or requiring special conditions ) should state the reason in whatever terms he wished ; and that this requirement should be coupled to a requirement that ( as a condition of their Consumer Credit Act licence ) lenders should each make a statement of their lending practice to the Director General of Fair Trading . |
| 25 | Relieved of the weight of the food in our panniers we returned to Fontanellato , where the latest news was not too good . |
| 26 | Even with the stethoscope in my ears I could still hear Beamish 's voice . |
| 27 | Well , when Wyn had his stethoscope in his ears I wondered if they were meant to be him . |
| 28 | Owners are entitled to use their property in whatever ways they wish . |
| 29 | And in the Football Post er cos everybody used to have the Football Post then , not like now , and so everybody knew what was in it and er there was like a Who and Why column in the Football Post and one of these was , Who will stop County now , you see because they was at top of the second division or something like that , and the team that was next to them was City in them days you see . |
| 30 | He smiled , a gleam in his eyes she recognised with a sharp pang . |