Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , however , I want to concentrate on the 15 years during which the two of them lived and worked together , and Pollock made a bid to change the course of what was then thought of as modern art . |
| 2 | As the throng around me rippled and shifted , I had seen the occupants of two other , larger tables . |
| 3 | This echoed the view of a number of solicitor respondents , one of whom argued that sole practitioners should be required to change their accountant annually ; whilst others said sole practitioners should be prohibited from instructioning sole practitioner accountants . |
| 4 | During a visit to Portugal on Jan. 14 Levi held talks with the Foreign Ministers of Angola and Cape Verde , both of whom announced that diplomatic relations with Israel would soon be established . |
| 5 | She laughed and continued , ‘ Piers has been keeping me entertained while I waited for you . |
| 6 | Our customers were delighted — sales to one of them doubled and now the G201 production line is operating to full capacity . |
| 7 | George was a Sheffield man , and proud of it , accent and all , although everyone agreed that if George was dressed in a loincloth and turban he would make a very impressive hillman of the Khyber Pass , with his dark hair and very tanned skin . |
| 8 | Everyone agreed that the result was most successful . |
| 9 | Baron of Buchlyvie was brought into the ring and everyone agreed that it looked magnificent . |
| 10 | Everyone agreed that this was a sensible decision , with the exception of growers from the more outlying districts , in particular the Midi , who had a vested interest in selling to Champagne and who would certainly be excluded . |
| 11 | One or two people had felt afraid of the head noises , and everyone agreed that there was a need to have tinnitus explained and that professional workers , such as occupational therapists , lip-reading teachers , general practitioners and so on should be aware of the effect of tinnitus and the reality of the complaint . |
| 12 | And everyone agreed that the swinging couple had a ball at the London nightclub . |
| 13 | The other score — of damage to sons , property and livestock — was never calculated , but the injuries sustained were not considered excessive , and everyone agreed that it was one of the best hurling matches they 'd seen in several years . |
| 14 | Everyone agreed that the loss of eyesight was a consequence of the animals taking up residence in an environment with no light , but the Lamarckians argued that the inherited effects of disuse provided a better explanation of the process than natural selection . |
| 15 | Everyone agreed that the Gorbachevs were lovely people . |
| 16 | Everyone agreed that the Gorbachevs were lovely people |
| 17 | At the ‘ 19th ’ all prizes were presented by Captain , Danny Sproull where everyone agreed that it had been an enjoyable outing . |
| 18 | The record came to an end and everyone clapped and gave high-spirited whoops and whistles . |
| 19 | All of them agreed that Mrs Shaw who was ‘ one of the best ’ , helped Mr Shaw tremendously with his plays . |
| 20 | Women who told me that their partners accused them of using tears to manipulate them agreed that there were times when they deliberately wept , but said that it was often the only way they could get their partner 's attention . |
| 21 | It left me fatigued and in the mood to fall asleep every time I sat down . ’ |
| 22 | On a trip to Dublin two of them asked and received permission to share a double room away from ‘ the children ’ . |
| 23 | One of them asked as we got to the landing . |
| 24 | One of them asked if I would like some beetroot . |
| 25 | A waiter came up and after one close look at them asked if they were waiting for Count Felipe de Santis . |
| 26 | He elaborated it in a memorandum of 17 Nov 1987 , which was discussed at the Africa/Middle East Committee on 8 Dec 1987 , and at SMT on 4 Dec 1987 , both of whom recommended that it be explored . |
| 27 | ‘ Are n't you exhausted ? ’ was the question everyone asked when they came backstage . |
| 28 | No-one cared that she jacked in to the lock on the tutor 's door , feeling around mentally to jig it open . |
| 29 | The Convention not only transferred the Crown to William and Mary , but also laid down certain terms for the new rulers in the document known as the Declaration of Rights , and if the offer of the Crown was not strictly speaking conditional upon William and Mary 's acceptance of these terms , it was clear that everyone expected that they were to abide by them . |
| 30 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |