Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb past] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sinn Fein man claimed two plain-clothes men approached Mr Fox in Thomas Street , Dungannon on September 2 and promised him a new house if he agreed to work for them . |
| 2 | Her brother was disgusted and called her a filthy collaborator , but at least the Englishman was safe . |
| 3 | We never rested five minutes that he did not fall asleep and gave us a little nasal music , and which hindered me nothing so fully as I wished to have done . |
| 4 | However , some remnants of the latter ( the Citizen Army and Sinn Fein Volunteers ) seized Dublin in 1916 and proclaimed it an Irish republic . |
| 5 | In fact , many felt its power had become too great and thought it no bad thing when it was forced to close , I believe in 1932 or 1933 . |
| 6 | Throwing her arms round George , she held him close and gave him a passionate kiss . |
| 7 | Surely the Minister feels some embarrassment about the fact that a former Minister at his Department bought a Guyanese asset for £9.7 million and sold it a few months later for £62 million worth of shares ? |
| 8 | He got bored silly and considered it a complete waste of time . |