Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know why my search drew me to that part of the house , except that Curtis was the only soul in it other than myself and Leon . |
| 2 | When my jealousy put me upon such a vindictive conduct to you I took a bond for the money I had caused you to be troubled for . |
| 3 | It was the young lady who now spoke : ‘ You wo n't remember , of course , I scarcely do , but years ago my grandfather brought me to this shop , and it was at Christmas time too . |
| 4 | My Grandfather accompanied me to all contests and modelling assignments and was well known on the Beauty Queen circuit as ‘ Pop ’ . |
| 5 | Despite this I had a lot of fun , until my mother replaced him with another pony that Brian could manage , and I gave up hunting . |
| 6 | Loving and aching , her heart recognised it as such . |
| 7 | Much as their fans loved them for all their quirks , the aesthetics and comfort of a ground did not cross the mind of many football directors . |
| 8 | She almost flinched , but somehow her pride rescued her from that , although she felt as though he 'd stuck a knife in her heart and started to revolve it . |
| 9 | Her indulgence left him without any need . |
| 10 | He felt it would soon be the moment to make a move , and her behaviour left him in little doubt as to what sort of move it should be . |
| 11 | Her acceleration took her towards these beams , so they would have less distance to travel than normal . |
| 12 | Rose , he knew , had had an opportunity — her dog-walking provided her with that . |
| 13 | Their Majesties received us with such extraordinary graciousness that , when I shall tell it , people will declare that I have made it up . |
| 14 | Of those who reported that their disability handicapped them in some way , 90 per cent stated that they ‘ had to take special care ’ and 86 per cent reported a restricted work or social life . |
| 15 | He fell about laughing when his agent phoned him with this news . |
| 16 | His work reminded me of that of Kyffin Williams , the Artist of Anglesey . |
| 17 | His rounds took him to most parts of the building and Rain was eagerly accepting that it must have been Stan on the second floor making her jumpy when he mentioned that since the murder he did not go into MacQuillan 's room or those next to it because the police were usually there . |
| 18 | In the years that followed , his career took him to many different locations and a wide variety of posts within our Department . |
| 19 | It was a Smythe drill , and his father took him on some ‘ short work ’ , a piece of land where no one could see it . |
| 20 | The Somali tribes , with whom he had identified himself , might well have rallied to his cause had he in this decisive hour shown himself a leader . |
| 21 | ‘ Your wife told you about this ? ’ |
| 22 | The kindness of our neighbours helped us over this difficult period . |
| 23 | Our hosts regaled us with much history about Prince Georgivhili and other obscure rulers of the Middle Ages . |
| 24 | ‘ Your brother made it after all , ’ said Ewen Mackay to me , but I shook my head . |