Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [vb past] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got to go there tomorrow , so ’ — he took his hand from the wheel and gave her a quick pat — ‘ put your neb under your wing until after the holidays and see what transpires then . ’ |
| 2 | I got to , Benguiat 's girlfriend and told her the whole story and told her to explain to Benguiat and calm him down and he had like threatened to come to Parkinson 's speech and disrupt it and scream liar and things like that at him . |
| 3 | The employee behind the check in desk gave me a huge smile and welcomed me to the airport , gave me my seat reservation card and wished me a good journey . |
| 4 | She had been a regular person once , but that had been before the voices started up in her head , before the dead woman got out of her rocking chair , before the preacherman reached into her mind and gave it a sharp twist … |
| 5 | I made sure I did n't put on too much weight and set myself a final goal — to get down to 13 stone . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Mr Lloyd George came … and informed me that he is able to form an administration and told me the proposed names of his colleagues , ’ the King wrote in his diary . |
| 7 | Tonight he had been immersed in scenes of Mafia violence and found himself the next moment slumped in the Chesterfield staring at silver snow on the screen . |
| 8 | I think it 's about time we actually put that word back into the dictionary and made it a good word to have . |
| 9 | There was a gulph [ sic ] between slavery and freedom which could neither be filled up nor closed over and across which the slave must leap ere he alighted on the other side and found himself a free man . |
| 10 | She cocked her head on one side and gave me a long scrutiny , almost as though she had never seen me before . |
| 11 | Just as we were about to leave , Frank Dick called me to one side and gave me a blistering reprimand . |
| 12 | In one act at the exhibition hangar gave NAM ‘ back ’ its workshop , enabling the restoration of Anson C.19 VL348 to come on apace ; it allowed several of their exhibits the luxury of a controlled environment ; gave the Museum an ‘ all weather ’ visitor capability and made them a suitable location for the RAF Museum to loan them their Airspeed Oxford and North American Harvard — see the August issue . |
| 13 | As their eyes met , Yanto sensed a spart of recognition and gave her a broad smile to help her recollect . |
| 14 | Travis did n't break stride but threw her a steely glare . |
| 15 | Then he went to his improvised bar and poured her a stiff whisky . |
| 16 | The robot finished its work and showed me a little animal . |
| 17 | Vietnam was left to decide its own fate , and in 1975 , North Vietnam took over the South and declared it a Communist state , causing thousands to flee from the South as boat people refugees . |
| 18 | On Friday at school he passed Nutty in the corridor and gave her a fierce stare to remind her about their appointment and she said , ‘ I have n't forgotten , ’ in an aggrieved voice . |
| 19 | I do n't think he meant me harm , but somehow I hit the corner of the wardrobe and got myself a black eye and one or two other bruises … ’ |
| 20 | I hired a karaoke machine , went down the pub and gave 'em a few numbers ; ‘ Girl From Ipanema ’ , ‘ I Write The Songs ’ . |
| 21 | The retort earned a laugh and gave me a split second to stop my heart from racing . |
| 22 | He slipped an arm around her waist and gave her an affectionate squeeze . |
| 23 | I unzipped the pouch round my waist and gave him the small jar of paint and the sawn-off paintbrush . |
| 24 | With Dawson it was his bulk which undoubtedly contributed to his premature death along with his broad , rubber face that became his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in true bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 25 | But his bulk , along with his broad , malleable face , was virtually his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in the finest bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 26 | It was a very helpful preparation and gave her a first real taste of teaching . |
| 27 | Luke ignored the heavy sarcasm and gave her a cool look . |
| 28 | Bishop felt the slight weight of a simularity crystal in the pocket of his robe and allowed himself an inward smile . |
| 29 | To give him his due , after the quip about illegal topless bathing , her rescuer had helpfully hunted round the saloon and found her a large rather battered white canvas jacket to wrap herself in . |
| 30 | She went down to the kitchen and cooked herself a large breakfast . |