Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [prep] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The group I talked to could only recall one prisoner escaping in recent years ; he had been shot during his escape and even then was not recaptured . |
| 2 | It was not a unanimous vote but , my word , those who voted against must certainly have been feeling very lonely . |
| 3 | While I can see that the woman you wrote about may well have deserved what she got — your report says the little girl was badly bruised — I do think we have to be wary of going to extremes . |
| 4 | — Chinese traders when asked by the Romans what country they came from should really have replied ‘ Chung-kuo ’ ( Middle Kingdom ) . |
| 5 | Bradshaw and Millar estimate that up to 70 per cent of lone mothers could be employed if all who said they wanted to could immediately get jobs and child care . |