Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Only I just turned into grocery because you could n't get fruit , when you want Well you had a bit but not much .
2 He cried for put him on the bed , could n't do no college work so I just went to bed and left him .
3 So I just said in passing , I said Well your husband 's allowed up to two hours , he thinks it 's only gon na t Ooh she 's says it wo n't take that , no .
4 I had a phobia about going to the dentist , and the doctor wanted to give me tranquillizers but I did n't want to take them , so I actually went for hypnotherapy which helped .
5 Although Traherne held the living of Credenhill until his death in 1674 , it is not clear for how long he actually acted as minister there .
6 Perhaps he only aimed to chivvy those civilians in another direction , but was inexpert in the settings of the weapon .
7 Nevertheless I always accepted with gratitude the milk which the shepherd offered me , as the expression of his love , but since , being pure spirit , I do not need the milk , I shared it with this little fox , who is very fond of milk . "
8 Waugh perceived a resemblance between the two books himself , and in his letter to Orwell on Nineteen Eighty-Four he reproached him in a jibe as potent as any he ever made to friend or enemy : ‘ Men who love a crucified God need never think of torture as all-powerful . ’
9 A long time later she finally drifted into sleep .
10 Now I also had in mind something along these lines … ’
11 She had never seen a dragon before , and now she nearly exploded with joy .
12 He provided Gordon with excellent feedback from the track and by now he rarely got into trouble on the circuit .
13 idea to get it going and get it off the ground even if you you put your beer on at , well I just thought of couple Boddingtons put their they 're they 're gon na put their , they 're gon na put there 's at a pound a pint .
14 Well she never got in contact with me again .
15 2 weeks ago it finally came to trial 2 weeks ago and today was the day of judgement , but she 's still waiting .
16 And from then on it steadily increased in volume as he produced those familiar songs with which he is most popularly associated , such as Granada , Cara mia mine , Sorrento and Tosti 's L'ultima canzone .
17 I used to read to the family , and pray with them in the evening , and then I usually went to bed at nine o'clock .
18 Then she almost collapsed with relief when she heard Julius 's voice .
19 There she quickly settled into school life and although she claims to have been ‘ very shy ’ made lots of friends and impressed the staff with her helpfulness and charm .
20 he certainly found me and from there we just went from strength to strength and erm were still have together .
21 There they eventually led to coalition governments .
22 Their relations were always cordial and , in his memoirs , Hedilla recounts how they often talked of politics .
23 Can there be anything more telling about the deviousness of these people than his account of how they actually put on television and interviewed a man who was said to have died while in a prison cell , and that , moreover , they did it with the sole motive of demonstrating that he was alive and in good health .
24 Did they actually , they thought then it just ended like drop off .
25 Arctic sunsets can last many hours ; I once watched one sun take four hours to touch the sea , and then it immediately started into reverse and rose again .
26 Rufus had forgotten how often he castigated the press for inaccuracy , how he constantly said to Marigold that you could n't believe a word you read .
27 Indeed he almost felt for music , wild dancing now : Winnie returned , with two wines , which was just as well as Rab had all but drained her glass .
28 I do n't know why I never drove at home .
29 AND , ALTHOUGH I 'M FLATTERED THAT THE SUN IS TIPPING ME TO REPLACE CHRIS PATTEN AT CONSERVATIVE CENTRAL OFFICE , I MUST N'T FORGET WHY I ORIGINALLY DECIDED TO BACK THE TORIES IN THIS ELECTION …
30 Students intending to resit an examination will normally return to the centre where they originally studied in order to take the resit examination .
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