Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] and the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The icy metal of the stirrup stuck to my fingers and the sour breath of the horse was hot upon my face . |
| 2 | But I did open my teeth and the strange sloppy kiss was done . |
| 3 | The young Pathan had guarded my car zealously and got my thanks and the second half of his reward . |
| 4 | ‘ You can scarcely conceive ’ , she wrote , ‘ how the jarring contrast between the sounds which are now for-ever ringing in my ears and the sweet sounds of Allfoxden makes me long for the country again . ’ |
| 5 | The first tier finished at mini-length , the second at my knees and the third at my ankles . |
| 6 | Even as I shouted I sensed the utter absurdity of my words and the ludicrous figure I presented , a slovenly , plump young man , so obviously clumsy and ineffectual , rabbit 's ears of shirt-tail escaping from my waistband . |
| 7 | I really did not want to be black because it was different to what my parents and the other children were . |
| 8 | I am currently in therapy to enable myself to hear the song Schiehallion , Schiehallion without the scent of tomato soup filling my nostrils and the overwhelming urge to murder . |
| 9 | I had an easy 2 hour labour and there I suddenly was , holding my beautiful baby daughter Danielle in my arms and the last thing on my mind from that moment on was work . |
| 10 | The chairman of my lawyers and the senior partner of Scotland ‘ s biggest firm are both profoundly shocked I did not get a look in recently . |
| 11 | The resulting ‘ subgovernments ’ ( Cater , 1964 , pp. 17–22 ) or ‘ iron triangles ’ have been seen as critical to an understanding of what governments actually do or do not do because of their permanence , the secrecy of their operations and the weak party system in the United States . |
| 12 | Finally , there is the question of the extent to which Catholic values influenced the definition of this post and the debate about the appointment of this particular teacher , given her values and the feminist perspective that she brought to the school — a situation that also occurred in the appointment of another teacher but in a different way . |
| 13 | Dust spurted and drifted from their hooves and the bright sun flashed cruel and beautiful from their drawn sabres . |
| 14 | The divergencies are a consequence of voters ' use of their preferences and the geographical distribution of party support . |
| 15 | The ethical issues raised are , however , outside the scope of this article , which aims to outline the relevant physiology of the immune system , the clinical application of interleukin-2 , its toxicities and the nursing care necessary to facilitate early medical intervention . |
| 16 | At that precise moment both dogs jumped against their chains and the fearsome Rosie began to bark . |
| 17 | As the rationalisation and modernisation process continues , the Group will improve its ability to generate profits commensurate with the excellence of its products and the worldwide strength of its brands . |
| 18 | Many members enjoy the advantage of having their subscriptions paid by their employers and the new rates mean that these members ' employers will be penalised by the direct debit fee . |
| 19 | Shrewd , quietly spoken and a model of impeccable sportsmanship for young and not — so-young alike , he has created a chemistry which has made Haslemere 4th XI one of the most popular sides with its opponents and the happiest with itself . |
| 20 | Given that private conversations between journalists and politicians take place all the time as the former seek their exclusives and the latter seek to further their policies or careers ( or to wreck other people 's ) , it is strangely perverse to ignore perhaps the most authoritative off-the-record source of all , Mr Bernard Ingham . |
| 21 | Despite the vast size of their houses and the numerous servants surrounding each aristocratic family , on the death of a Victorian head of household ‘ his or her resident family was expected to leave to make way for the incoming heir and his or her family . |
| 22 | The instrument used was derived from discussion with four groups of members of the general public ( with and without incontinence ) who explained their attitudes and the perceived effect on lifestyle . |
| 23 | They parked near Camp Hill and walked out aimlessly across the heath amidst the estranged fathers flying kites with their sons and the headscarfed ladies exercising their labradors . |
| 24 | Their post-war reconciliation lay at the heart of its foundations and the Franco-German axis is still its ‘ motor ’ . |
| 25 | The Zoo is famous for its penguins and the daily Penguin Parade is a great attraction . |
| 26 | She remembered his touch as he wrapped it around her shoulders and the slumbering animal within her stirred and stretched and unsheathed claws of desire . |
| 27 | From there they were accustomed to having something like a bird's-eye view , seeing their husbands and the other male members of their families not as the tall figures they were familiar with and on whom they relied but as the busy little children they often privately felt them to be . |
| 28 | Evidence suggests that working class wives were prepared to put up with occasional drinking bouts by their husbands and the physical abuse that sometimes accompanied them rather than lose the economic support normally provided . |
| 29 | They walk on their knees and the front legs like this , so they stand on a knee and then those two legs , and then that knee and these two legs , so they |
| 30 | She allowed him to slip off her tights and the soft lace briefs beneath . |