Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [adv] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My parents both showed interest in my academic work , and my mother some minimal interest in the personalities of my teachers or friends , but that was as far as it went . |
| 2 | Moreover , my forays outdoors became adventures into loonyland : for instance , asking directions from a garage attendant : ‘ Lost , are you , Beattie ? 'Ere , boys — what do you think of young Melvyn , letting his mum out on the roads without a minder ? |
| 3 | My children never wore cotton clothes , because they burn so easily . |
| 4 | I mean , I knew from my own experience that carers were not getting the help , they were not getting the back-up , so any sort of really good telephone numbers I had laid my hands on got sort of written away in a wee book , and I was lucky enough to come across an association that actually backed up carers and actually were willing to sort of , put their life on the line and say to me , yes , you have got rights and you need support and we are here to give you that support . |
| 5 | She paused , and her fingers lightly touched Millie 's cheek , as she said , ‘ My prayers will go with you and I shall remember you always . ’ |
| 6 | The Duchess had sworn in a very mild tone , but her words still made Lord John bridle . |
| 7 | Like the horse , she was shivering with reaction and her legs simply gave way beneath her . |
| 8 | Where their parents once had posters of Che Guevara , James Connolly , Rudi Dutschke and Rosa Luxemburg on their walls , Alice and Henry have Kylie Minogue , Madonna and Nelson Mandela at Wembley . |
| 9 | Its targets now included Jews , Catholics and aliens in general as well as negroes . |
| 10 | One of its paws gently brushed Lowell 's neck , a feather-light touch , the claws neatly encased in fur . |
| 11 | Like a raider , he had swooped on a series of nightclubs , probably before their owners even had time to fully appreciate what had hit them . |
| 12 | By deciding upon a resettlement initiative at an early stage , the AHA was therefore making sure that its officers fully took advantage of the climate of growth for mental health services while it lasted . |
| 13 | The prosecution agreed , altering the charge to manslaughter because their psychiatrists too thought Peter Sutcliffe schizophrenic , But the judge insisted , in the public interest , on a murder trial . |
| 14 | People were aware their children sometimes made problems for other people and they did n't bring them . |
| 15 | Neither he nor his associates really took alarm when Scottish forces began to assemble on Abbey Craig , a hill beside the Forth near Stirling . |
| 16 | Using the tides to his advantage , he had beaten to windward across St Austell Bay as far as Deadman Point , and to his crew of six who manned the sheets and tended the lines , it had seemed that he had some magic way with him : every time they lost the fish , he would put about and find the shoal again , so that his lads hardly had time to swallow a hunk of bread or a gill of ale from one end of the day to the other . |
| 17 | He looked worried , almost weary , and his eyes instantly found Maggie . |
| 18 | All the while his eyes never left Ronni 's face . |
| 19 | His eyes never left Lamarr Dean , but his right hand closed on the Spencer and it was down at his side as he walked over the few steps to the bar . |
| 20 | Like many players of that era , Jack 's footballing career was badly restricted by the war , but he was available to help us to our regional championship of the 3rd Division South in the first half of 1945–46 while , upon the resumption of League Football in 1946–47 , he shone as a half-back of real quality in a none too great Palace team and his performances quickly drew attention from several 1st Division sides . |
| 21 | His parents already doubted Angel 's religious belief , so they were almost relieved to hear this of his future wife . |
| 22 | His parents subsequently became master and matron of Poplar union workhouse . |
| 23 | In making his decisions about gifts or patronage , a king had to bear in mind that his nobles too had clients , and obligations of their own . |
| 24 | His poems so impressed Thomas Gee , the owner and editor of the influential weekly Baner ac Amserau Cymru ( Banner and Times of Wales ) that he invited him to join his staff as a trainee journalist . |
| 25 | ‘ Really … ? ’ he drawled , raising a dark eyebrow as his fingertips idly drew patterns on her soft , yielding flesh . |
| 26 | Jenkins waited until Laidlaw had untied his hands then approached Graham who introduced him to Sabrina . |
| 27 | Just to show how busy things get , Juan and his colleagues recently took part in a 24-hour intensive workshop on looking at a strategy to increase business in Japan . |
| 28 | Approaching from Shurton and Stogursey , Henry Poole and his companions probably entered Stowey from the north . |
| 29 | My right hon. Friend the Chancellor and his counterparts ably negotiated amendments in the documents on economic and monetary union . |
| 30 | another thing I was gon na ask you as well , your father Your parents both spoke Gaelic obviously . |