Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It makes my plans a great deal easier anyway . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't have at the tip of my fingers the total level of funds managed , but |
| 3 | I can feel again beneath my fingers the vigorous resentment of the caterpillar , the wet , leathery hydrangea leaves , and my mother 's little work-worn hand . |
| 4 | Sepp was really Septimus , the seventh , and I called one of my calves the same name . |
| 5 | There is little doubt in my mind that the case was Nitric Acid from the very beginning but nevertheless given the imperfectness of my prescriptions the gentle stimulation of the vitality by the 50 millesimal potencies uncovered the necessary clues in the end . |
| 6 | ‘ I Galileo Galilei , being in my seventieth year having before my eyes the Holy Gospel , which I touch with my hands , abjure , curse and detest the error and heresy of the movement of the Earth . ’ |
| 7 | I had failed miserably to give my readers a true picture of the visual delights awaiting those who followed in my footsteps . |
| 8 | I put my hair up , belt my waist with a red suede sash from Los Angeles and pencil my lips a deep red . |
| 9 | I put on the headset and sat in his chair and presently into my ears a disembodied voice said , ‘ Are you there ? ’ |
| 10 | Lifting one Pelton ‘ can ’ off my ears the ambient cabin noise was well below even some modern designs . |
| 11 | Before I lifted the knocker I gave my clogs an extra rub on my stockinged calf , then I rapped on the door . |
| 12 | I mean I may be able to get some money from my parents a little bit |
| 13 | But then they suddenly listen to what you say and they think , well that 's funny , I was thinking about that when I was saying my prayers the other day . |
| 14 | ‘ After trying the fluid on a small unnoticeable area , you now wish to wash all of my trousers the spirited way , am I right , madam ? |
| 15 | I could not in the court of law swear that you had been under my observations the whole time we were making the ascent . ’ |
| 16 | Going through my files the other day , I vaguely remembered sending you a little effort called Offensive from Quasar 13 — just over seven months ago , it must have been . |
| 17 | Pehr Kalm had been a student of Linnaeus , to whom he wrote in March 1747 saying that he had collected a great many seeds from the Essex garden of Richard Warner , a special friend of Miller , who promised an introduction and that he intended ‘ taking up my quarters a little way from Chelsea garden to be always with him ’ . |
| 18 | For my tastebuds the best way to dilute sparkling wine is with fresh orange juice to make the traditional Bucks Fizz . |
| 19 | Our Tory MP did jump off his LandRover to shake my hand and take one of my leaflets the other day , but as far as I could tell I was the only voter he met that morning . |
| 20 | But we used to en I used to enjoy going to it , as I say until I got older and I wanted to sort of stretch my wings a little bit and and I did other things . |
| 21 | That 's why she cuddles my children the whole time — she 's trying to say I lack warmth . ’ |
| 22 | I normally get my tickets the next day , or in two days . |
| 23 | I normally get my tickets the next day , or in two days . |
| 24 | I did manage to give my hands a quick rinse beforehand and nobody has mentioned food poisoning so it must have been ok . |
| 25 | It was a wholly objectionable idea , it was rightly opposed by very nearly everybody who spoke in the debate and the Government has withdrawn from that decision and that I welcome unreservedly but My Lords a great deal that is objectionable remains in Clause two of this Bill . |
| 26 | But My Lords the next question is should the membership of the Authority be as it traditionally has been or should it contain some members recruited from a wider constituency . |
| 27 | I have n't been very successful with my aubergines the last couple of years , as they keep being eaten by caterpillars . |
| 28 | She picks it up and she tried to get in the bath with some of my daughters the other day . |
| 29 | The P word was getting on my nerves an awful lot this afternoon ! . |
| 30 | She smiled as I watched and copied her , carrying my tools the local way . |