Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , Mistress Philippa had invited us all for supper in Beauchamp Tower . ’ |
| 2 | During that half-hour coffee break Jeff had told her all about Silvia and about how Guido was trying to break up the romance . |
| 3 | Gwendoline went flaming red , as sneaks , fancy Miss Potts daring to call her that . |
| 4 | ‘ Now Bobby Gould has given me this new contract . |
| 5 | It was a good thing that Edward Morris had given her another order which he had insisted on paying for in advance . |
| 6 | 1 ) Zimbabwe skipper Andy Ferreira had got it all worked out . |
| 7 | ‘ Signor Diomede said to bring you these , and ask if there was anything else you wanted before dinner . ’ |
| 8 | Miss Thorne had taught them all the names of the different stage areas . |
| 9 | The shield is behind the name of the Ecu that the Brussels Eurocrats want to force us all to use . |
| 10 | Mother Benedicta had told him that Topaz loved him . |
| 11 | Prior to his arrival Sotheby 's ( still specialising heavily in books at this date ) had an unwritten agreement with Christie 's that they sent them any pictures brought to their offices and in return Christie 's sent them any books they received for sale . |
| 12 | Aunt Alicia had known him all his life . |
| 13 | The one person who should have been with her was absent , having ( as Aunt Nessy had told me some years before in bewilderment , and with a valiantly suppressed trembling of the lip ) written to say that she never wanted to see her again . |
| 14 | We really ought to have noted the various quantities remaining , when Dr Burney offered to tell us this morning . |
| 15 | Of course , Matey was not best pleased that she had taken so long to come home — or so McAllister thought when the older woman came towards them after Dr Neil had let them both in . |
| 16 | If Portia Forbes wanted to consult them this morning why did n't she ask him before the funeral . |
| 17 | England manager Graham Taylor has given him this Saturday off to attend the wedding of his sister Anne-Marie . |
| 18 | ‘ Doug Laughton has flogged us all week on the tackle patterns . |
| 19 | On both media Mr Mulford managed to show us some previously unseen and very imaginative shots , and indeed it is a constant source of wonder how many good photographs taken in our own area are unknown to most of us . |
| 20 | Sure Mr. Bonanza had heard it all already , but any small thing might give him a lead to whoever shot poor , poor Jack . |
| 21 | Eddie Bell has seen it all before . |
| 22 | Rufus grinned , for of course Adam had told him all about Hilbert 's will . |
| 23 | How would you answer the allegation that that is unduly restrictive , bearing in mind the sort of factors which Professor Lock referred to like us all needing and liking more space ? |
| 24 | Mrs Caswell had fed them all poached eggs and toast once they had got Blagg bedded down . |
| 25 | Damian Flint had shown her that with just one kiss . |
| 26 | ( My friend Simone has taught me this . ) |
| 27 | Elder Wiggs had told him all about Spanish Fork . |
| 28 | ‘ Don Howe 's got us all on this exercise programme and I 'm not breaking any records in there but my general conditioning is OK . ’ |
| 29 | Leonard Bilsiter enjoyed telling them all about Siberian Magic and hidden powers . |
| 30 | I was pleased as punch when yer farvver came 'ome an' told me Joe Maitland 'ad offered 'im that job . |