Example sentences of "[pron] and [adv] [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Van Boy must have felt suitably educated , because he said nothing and silently tossed a tennis ball from one hand to the other . |
| 2 | Following your enthusiastic review of the Patrick Eggle Berlin Pro in March , I was motivated to try one and subsequently purchased a deluxe model with non standard options at very reasonable cost . |
| 3 | He became aware that men were scheming against him and therefore summoned a council of gods . |
| 4 | He had the habit of hoarding newspaper cuttings that interested him and occasionally created a picture from one . |
| 5 | Whilst on the market stall I had a Liverpool pensioner who had n't seen a Liverpool organisation so when I got home I sent to her a notice of the huge rally there going to hold in September , in Liverpool with a couple of Bishop 's and big national speakers , I sent that to her and also contacted a Liverpool pensioner secretary to get in touch with her , and we 've also written to erm , that 's the rally , erm , we 've also , I 've also written to Jim from Cumberland , if you remember er his down our rally , so we should have some , we decided to buy twelve copies of each publication they produce and one when we get our office will be available there . |
| 6 | I spoke to him like a mother but he was determined to put an end to her life , so on 11 January 1987 , when Paulette was leaving the home of her friends on the way to her own home , [ the defendant ] stopped her and shot her and then placed a call to my home to inform me of the murder . |