Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The first efforts to drain them began in the 1880s , but the main push came after a hurricane in 1947 drove floodwaters over Lake Okeechobee 's southern edge , drowning more than 2,000 people . |
| 2 | While he waited for the bath to fill he went through the whole scene again in his head and congratulated himself for staying so calm . |
| 3 | Both the projector and the turntable were powered by the same motor to ensure they ran at the same speed . |
| 4 | In fact , both Stirling 's legs were temporarily paralysed and he suffered quite a severe back injury which was to keep him immobilized for the best part of two months . |
| 5 | He normally takes great care to keep us informed of the central part he plays in the worlds of affairs and ideas . |
| 6 | With a heart beating as if it wanted to explode I looked at the two dead men ; I had never seen either of them before . |
| 7 | The Panel operates outside the financial services legislation in the UK , although some would like to see it brought within the statutory framework . |
| 8 | An attempt by the District Attorney to overturn it resulted in the Supreme Court 's consideration of the case on April 2 . |
| 9 | Whilst the relevance of such information should not be denied , to present it divorced from the Latin American context leads to a seriously distorted picture of Soviet-Latin American relations . |
| 10 | ‘ We try to make it lighthearted for the other lads because there 's a lot of pressure . |