Example sentences of "open [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For me , opening my studio to the public makes sense in other ways too . |
| 2 | I got on my bike and went back to the house a bit recklessly , shooting through puddles on the path and taking the Jump — a bit on the path where there 's a long downhill on a dune and then a short uphill where it 's easy to leave the ground — at a good forty kilometres per hour , landing with a muddy thump that nearly had me in the whin bushes and left me with a very sore bum , making me want to keep opening my mouth with the feeling of it . |
| 3 | Farmers , generally speaking , like to grow crops and look after livestock rather than sell — and they prefer privacy ; but if they are to make a success of opening their farm to the public they need to be professional about it . |
| 4 | Having risen from Ukrainian coal mines through the party ranks as a tough and brutal Stalinist , once he achieved personal power he wasted no time in opening his mind to the ways of the rest of the world . |
| 5 | Their goals came in the first half , Scot Sammy Johnston opening his account for the club and |
| 6 | As I was about to open my mouth like a fish , the outer door swung open and in bounced two hounds , followed by a slender young man shaking raindrops from his head . |
| 7 | She longed to turn it , to open her palm to the completeness of his touch , but her feelings warred within her again . |
| 8 | Pascoe expected to open his door to the present , and found , instead , a face from the past . |
| 9 | Marquess of Bath : June 30 , aged 87 : First stately home owner to open his house to the public — Longleat in 1949 . |
| 10 | QUICK OPINION * , who failed by the narrowest margin to open his account at the fifth attempt when a short-priced favourite at Nottingham , may make amends in the Fairview New Homes Novice Chase ( 2.30 ) at Ascot , writes Course Correspondent . |
| 11 | Keen Hunter should be able to open his account before the turf Flat season ends on Monday . |
| 12 | With exquisite logic , Sonic Boom is on the panel , a man who could n't stop talking , I 'm sure , if he could be bothered to open his mouth in the first place . |
| 13 | It 's unlikely that this play will close the generation gap or produce many converts , but then if you 're that eager to open your mind to the joys of clubbing , going to the theatre is hardly the place to be . |
| 14 | Outside , it 's still raining , and as we gallantly struggle to open our umbrella in the wind , we suddenly find we 've come to a halt beside a large black car , and a man in a smart suit is opening the door for us to get in . |
| 15 | I had opened my window in the night . |
| 16 | Holland opened their defence of the under-18 and under-16 cups in impressive style , their skilful play producing 6–0 and 7–0 victories over Scotland and Belgium , while Germany were also in good form , winning 3–0 and 6–0 against France and Spain respectively . |
| 17 | MALONE opened their defence of the First Trust Senior Cup with an easy victory over North at Ormeau yesterday . |
| 18 | Price and Hall then worked their double act for Tynemouth again and opened their account with the latter chipping over onrushing goalkeeper Lee . |
| 19 | Those expatriate Conservative voters in Singapore must have choked on their gin slings last week when they opened their copy of the Straits Times . |
| 20 | England 's under-16 side opened their section at the same venue with an impressive 8–0 victory over Scotland after scoring six goals before the interval . |
| 21 | It 's a far cry from Lille , World Cup excitement , the All Blacks and a crowd of well over 30,000 to an open field on the University of Victoria campus where BRITISH COLUMBIA opened its defence of the Canadian Senior Provincial Championship , on November 9 and 10 . |
| 22 | The one bird in the control treatment that opened its container in the training session did not drink the milk . |
| 23 | The cat looked at Lyn and opened its mouth in a soundless mew . |
| 24 | The few brief weeks at the ICO opened her mind to an appreciation of meditation literature . |
| 25 | He smiled across at her , and as she opened her book at the Prologue , she smiled quite sweetly back at him . |
| 26 | Cecilia , with pounding heart , opened her handbag in a desperate effort to find something with which apparently to occupy her eyes . |
| 27 | Nicandra burst into tears and , as she opened her mouth for a bellow , the stored spinach and saliva shot out , into her plate , on to the tablecloth , a horrid defilement . |
| 28 | I know that this is Socialist Germany and all are equal , but blood counts — ’ she held up her hand as Erika opened her mouth in a scandalised protest . |
| 29 | Lush 's Miki Berenyi needed 15 stitches after splitting open her head in a stage-diving catastrophe during Ministry 's set . |
| 30 | Al Shaati , head second on her reappearance at Carlisle , should improve for the run and open her account in the Polygon Quality Management Maiden . |