Example sentences of "[pron] [coord] [adv] [vb past] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corbett filled the wine cup , drank some himself and then forced the goblet between his servant 's lips , snarling at the porter to bring a blanket . |
| 2 | ‘ I took a lot of stick from the press , ’ said the England Under-21 player , ‘ but the lads backed me and so did the manager . |
| 3 | Tiller usually co-wrote the music , always visualized the scenic designs , executed them and also supplied the stage properties , charging the Winter Gardens management for all services . |
| 4 | He turned to join them and then heard the telephone ringing inside the flat . |
| 5 | The defendant then selected one of them and then sold the set to that person for one penny . |
| 6 | The break lasted twenty minutes ; but it was not a complete break for the horseman for he was still in charge of the horses ; and as they were not feeding they sometimes got restless , especially in the summer-time when the flies worried them and sometimes caused a horse to get his foot over a trace . |
| 7 | Helena Naulls hesitated between a red jelly and a yellow one and finally chose the yellow . |
| 8 | Getting agitatedly to her feet , she strode across to him and practically snatched the carving out of his hand . |
| 9 | Napoleon 's Number One Fan , who during Abel Gance 's film was accused by the man in the next seat of masturbating underneath his hat and splashing his wife , but who stoutly defended himself by saying that the unfortunate staining would never have happened if she had n't nudged him and thus dislodged the titfer from his lap . |
| 10 | Nails had to admit that it was true he slept in his clothes every night ; he had bits of straw all over him and probably smelled a bit . |
| 11 | A broad and kindly lady of noble birth , Ibu ( meaning " mother " ) , as she was simply called , indulged her husband 's eccentricities , constantly tidied up after him and clearly ruled the household and the village . |
| 12 | At the door he did not immediately turn and grab the handle but put his hand behind him and slowly opened the door and in doing so had to walk forward a step . |
| 13 | He slumped into the chair I pushed behind him and thankfully sipped the sal volatile . |
| 14 | He made you feel you 'd have done anything for him and never counted the price too high . ’ |
| 15 | Gina usually wore old dresses and woollies when in bed with him and always locked the bathroom door tightly when she took a bath . |
| 16 | Breaking away gently , Michael smiled at him and quietly left the room . |
| 17 | She took the double whisky he offered her and greedily took a gulp . |
| 18 | Her last hours were disturbed by ‘ strong delirium ’ ; but her younger sister , who helped to nurse her and afterwards wrote an account of her death , insisted that ‘ the medicine given to her contained no opium . ’ |
| 19 | He leant across her and abruptly opened the door . |
| 20 | We shook hands warmly ; I noticed that he had his old clay pipe in his mouth but there was no tobacco in it as he sucked at it and repeatedly removed the pipe from his mouth . |
| 21 | So those who persistently demanded succour when they were no longer entitled to it and irritatingly pricked the conscience of the rich were particularly apt for denunciation as witches . |
| 22 | Brenda found out more about it and eventually took the plunge to take it up herself . |
| 23 | There was a tin hut at the end of it and inside sat a ticket collector asleep over the counter . |
| 24 | He took a fresh cigarette offered by somebody else , lit it and then blew the smoke in Harry 's face . |
| 25 | The audience recognized it and so did the orchestra . ’ |
| 26 | I 've never liked that turn of phrase — ’ detain ’ — but I ignored it and relievedly closed the airlock behind them . |
| 27 | ‘ After a while I stopped blaming myself and simply accepted the fact that it was nothing personal , no major failing on my part , it was simply the way Claire was . |
| 28 | But every time she mentioned them to Fernando he assured her they were quite capable of looking after themselves and promptly closed the subject . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , those well-meaning missionaries , almost certainly believed in the ‘ god ’ themselves and therefore had no idea of what they were really doing . |