Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pers pn] [pos pn] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the previous three years , Crawford had written hundreds of letters to producers and directors in his search for work , but it was his love of cycling — he sometimes rode from South London to Brighton and back in a day that landed him his first work in repertory theatre . |
| 2 | He 's become better known as a zoologist , but has n't forgotten it was Swindon that offered him his first exhibition . |
| 3 | BILLY JOEL is battling to save the tiny New York club that gave him his first pop break . |
| 4 | He was in the top three after round one , and that gave me my first taste of a possible major win . |
| 5 | While in Mexico , Penn had found himself wielding not just his paintbrush but also the camera , and Liberman , fascinated by the results , nurtured Penn 's developing interest and gave him his first commission — a still-life cover for Vogue , October 1943 . |
| 6 | While in Mexico , Penn had found himself wielding not just the paintbrush but also the camera , and Liberman , fascinated by the results , nurtured Penn 's developing interest and gave him his first commission — a still-life cover for Vogue , October 1943 . |