Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he passed Garry he pretended to punch him in the arm . |
| 2 | As she passed Pascoe he pressed play and a voice whispered ‘ … dead . ’ |
| 3 | Ri Rita said Ken said it was a Porshe , but when I asked Ken he said he did n't say it was a Porshe , he says I would n't know a Porshe if I 've seen one and I says yeah , that 's what Dave said , ha , ha , ha , cos you said oh Ken do n't know one car from another and , and that 's what he said |
| 4 | By the time he met Eleanor he was in a really bad temper . |
| 5 | At last he began to sense that when he entered Lincoln he would keep his end up in spite of the sketchy nature of his post — Pauline preparation for the Oxford Final History Honours School . |
| 6 | Indeed , if I used Tampax I might go hang-gliding this weekend . |
| 7 | I promised Marie I would n't go out with Fullblast again . |
| 8 | When the Spanish conquerors entered Mexico they found that a special variety , the fire opal , having a clear orange or yellow body , was held in high esteem by the Aztecs . |
| 9 | He hardly ever tried Linda he wants to see more of that to pay it . |
| 10 | Last time we ‘ phoned Richard he was in the middle of roasting a duck for birthday meal with Roger and Katie ( his ‘ lodger ’ ) . |
| 11 | ‘ But I promised Marie-Christine I 'd be here for her wedding . |
| 12 | When they visited Texas he asked why the young men seemed so gloomy when there was so much to be happy about , and in Cambridge he publicly embraced his old friend , Conrad Aiken , moving Aiken almost to tears . |
| 13 | I promised Pete I 'd write to him . |
| 14 | I promised Dillon I 'd be around when the architect brings the plans for the new extension . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ When Benn beat Galvano he was caught with counters but was able to walk through them because the Italian was not a puncher . |
| 16 | I promised Fand I 'd bring her Undry , she thought ; but even Fand said she did n't think it would do any good … and there 's no point thinking about it because I just ca n't . |
| 17 | When he entered England he died , in one sense . |
| 18 | He says that Mr. Slope knew that when he visited Madeline he was going against everything he believed , he knew he could be ruined and society would be scandalized , but ‘ he could not help himself ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ I promised Silver I would n't escape , and I must go back . |
| 20 | I promised Tom I 'd be at the stables at two . |
| 21 | ‘ We promised Coventry we 'll have a look at the stretch again before the zander spawn in April . |
| 22 | ‘ I just remembered — we promised Anna we 'd see the piazza by moonlight . ’ |
| 23 | Just before we entered Paris we left the main road , and , following winding country tracks , approached the Convent of St Felice , its white stone buildings basking in the sunshine amongst soft green fields and small dark copses . |
| 24 | So I phoned Mrs I eventually got through to her then I had to phone the prison to tell daddy because he was going to go in and erm I mean I , and then I go back to work , Grant . |
| 25 | He has not forgotten the night in the parking lot when he promised God he would not cheat on Babur . |
| 26 | Analysing the Ulster championship he said : ‘ If Down beat Derry they will be hard to beat . |
| 27 | When I phoned Kagan he told me that he had instructed his trustees in Israel to make the payment , but by some terrible misunderstanding they had paid it into the wrong charity . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Franca , I ca n't — Oh dear — I promised Irina I 'd go over and help her pack — I said I 'd stay all day — they 're leaving , you know — ’ |
| 29 | The moment that fucking kraut mentioned Miletti I knew I could kiss that sweet dream goodbye . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm bringing the group over from Conway House and I promised Belinda I would ask you . ’ |