Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During my term as manager I have made few friends and my enemies stalk the boardroom in ever increasing numbers . |
| 2 | The hon. Gentleman may have noticed that my proposals increase the independence of Her Majesty 's chief inspector . |
| 3 | While Lynn and Thomas and Vicky and Dennis chattered , I sat back and let my fingers do the talking . |
| 4 | A skylight above the street door was closed and out of reach , but I tried to reach it anyway and was surprised when my fingers touched the ledge . |
| 5 | I felt that I might be able to apply what I learned — if indeed I learned anything — to my attempts to reconstruct the life of Elsie . |
| 6 | Needless to say the revelations made by John Stalker ( 1988 ) were also less than welcome to the service , and all around I heard my contemporaries condemn the fact that he had gone public . |
| 7 | Who were extremely keen to locate in this county , everything was right for them , Mr Allenby 's borough had the site , my clients had the site should I say , and erm but we lost it to Humberside because it was not possible for either Harrogate or ourselves to look them in the eye and say yes we can guarantee planning consent . |
| 8 | It looked like — my eyes scanned the list of strange names , wishing they were illustrated — yes , it looked like the ear of an elephant : dieffenbachia or elephant 's ear . |
| 9 | I was climbing in low gear , my eyes searching the vehicle and the bank behind it for any sign of movement . |
| 10 | I hope that I may have encouraged some of my readers to use the garter carriage and next month I will be exploring stitch patterns and ways of combining these into interesting garments . |
| 11 | If my past work has any value at all , it lies in my having exhorted my readers to love the forest depths ; to feel the enchantment of their vast silences , their cunning hidden flowers ; their murky scents ; the sighing of their leaves ; the teasing hints of sunlight or moonlight through the treetops. forests by coupling with his bride in full view . |
| 12 | Then , on an impulse , I retraced my steps following the run of the old water washout pipes until I found myself in the remains of what must have been the old boilerhouse . |
| 13 | The hotel is a large , rambling building and I strain my ears to hear the laughter and running feet of the young Thomson , the boy version of the man with the thick glasses and the white cantilever-domed head . |
| 14 | I hovered over the sideboard pretending to be looking for cutlery and strained my ears to catch the conversation . |
| 15 | ‘ I crawl around on my knees getting the focus right . |
| 16 | It was as though a giant hand were pushing me downward until my knees hit the floor . |
| 17 | In an attempt to retrieve it gracefully , I did a half turn ; the backs of my knees hit the arm of one of a pair of chairs and I toppled backwards over the chair and landed on my hat , wedged between the chairs with my legs in the air . |
| 18 | ‘ I have held my hand time and again , and even when they drove me to act I have abated my askings to keep the balance true and save Wales from worse enmity . |
| 19 | Luckily , just then my feet touched the ground . |
| 20 | I know that if my feet leave the floor of the cave then I 'll float upwards and my head 'll hit the ceiling and my skull 'll get bashed in and I 'll die . |
| 21 | My feet leave the ground , and I start to float upwards . |
| 22 | Kicking back the covers , I let my feet touch the carpet , put on the white and blue striped kaftan which my journalist daughter had made for me and walked to the window overlooking the central court . |
| 23 | But then I return to the knifeblade , flexing gently under my weight as I try to shift my centre of gravity as far as possible over my feet to protect the belay . |
| 24 | However , it is one of my duties to supply the guard dog with water and to clear up his doings each morning before school . |
| 25 | So Grandma went home , my parents making the journey to help her to settle in . |
| 26 | and that my parents have the thing , it arrived Thursday morning , |
| 27 | Despite this , my parents found the wherewithal to send me to a cheap fee-paying dayschool . |
| 28 | The mosquito net I was using was less than perfect and my limbs touched the net at night , so the mosquitoes lined up on the net and bit me through it . |
| 29 | Despite my appeals to postpone the match , things kept bashing away in front of me . |
| 30 | As my flies touched the surface , two trout , each weighing about 10oz , greedily grabbed ; and each successive cast brought two more . |