Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [adv] [conj] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | George moved to stand on my foot just as Katy discovered a pound coin and Christopher yelled it was his . |
| 2 | I sipped my lager quietly while Sergei scribbled . |
| 3 | She caught my eye expressively as Dr Curtis voiced our thoughts . |
| 4 | Oddly enough , I did n't happen to be in my room again when Terry Wogan came to see me before the show on the second occasion . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've lost my job just because Jason Prior was frightened I might get the chance to take over his fairly soon . |
| 6 | The album features a string of well-known tracks including The Commitments ' Try A Little Tenderness , Berlin 's You Take My Breath Away and Chris De Burgh 's Lady In Red . |
| 7 | ‘ Shit , ’ I said to myself , and put my hand under my chin just as Paul , after a quick glance in my direction , started to attack the nose of the bomb . |
| 8 | After the coup I heard from my ambassador there that Shelhi had been woken by his batman on the morning of the coup with the words , ‘ Excuse me sir , the coup has begun . ’ |
| 9 | I asked , and I was unable to hide my surprise even though McIllvanney was merely confirming my own suspicion that Billingsley was corrupt . |
| 10 | ‘ You know you 're not telling me the truth , Barbara , ’ said Cardiff , shining the torch in her direction now that Jimmy Devlin 's torches arrangement was lighting up the basement like the stage of some avant-garde theatre . |
| 11 | They simply repeated their censure periodically while Israel continued to destroy almost every facet of Resolution 242 's validity by land seizures , illegal settlements , and the annexation of both Jerusalem and the Golan Heights . |
| 12 | And then he pulled her in close again and ravaged her neck so that Robyn shrieked aloud and knew all the while that she was falling deeper and deeper … |
| 13 | It was a little dark after the strong sunlight , but it was cool , and she sank to her seat thankfully as Felipe stayed at the bar . |
| 14 | Agnes was expecting her second now and Kenneth , back from the wars was re-installed in the upper levels of the department store in Buchanan Street . |
| 15 | Then Deutschlandsender made their announcement yesterday that Hess had flown the coop and I think that clinched it for them . |
| 16 | Feeling heat suffuse her cheeks , she quickly turned her head away before Gwen could notice and stared straight into the brightly enquiring hazel eyes of a young boy . |
| 17 | Fabia tried to get her head together as Ven drove away from Karlovy Vary . |
| 18 | She shook her head gently as William gunned the machine 's engine again . |
| 19 | Well , Mitch was her friend again and Ana was happy . |
| 20 | Sarah , who lived near to the Brompton Hospital , visited her father regularly although Raine 's hostility complicated an already fraught situation . |
| 21 | Thanks to the dollar 's recent strength , the Treasury may be granted its wish even if Mr Pöhl continues to insist on doing his job . |
| 22 | UN sanctions , it says , have damaged its economy more than Serbia 's . |
| 23 | Then she caught her breath lightly as Julius 's fingers delved into the soft warmth of her body . |
| 24 | She brandished her reticule fiercely and Amsterdam was halted in his tracks . |
| 25 | Charlie Parker ( her original inspiration ) said she had ‘ million dollar ears ’ and Jordan uses her voice much as Bird played sax — improvising on the melody with exquisite tonal shadings . |
| 26 | ’ Mr Sargent had said something then and she lowered her voice so that Emmie could n't hear her any more . |
| 27 | This to gain the maximum effect of her statement so that Mitch will propose to her . |
| 28 | She remembered the way the midwife had bent her knee so that Carolyn 's calf pressed against her thigh , and held it pinned with her own bare arm . |
| 29 | Maria 's breathing sharpened , uneven little gasps that caught in her throat , and anticipation almost made her groan aloud as Luke 's hand skimmed her ribcage , moving upwards towards the lift of her breasts . |
| 30 | Indeed , he would even be glad to tell her fortune gratis if Nigel did that . |