Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The stranger asked him to promise one thing : ‘ Do n't stay in the job for more than ten years , because you 'll get stale . |
| 2 | I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle . |
| 3 | I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle . |
| 4 | David was so upset about the prospect of going to a day centre that when the ambulance arrived he had uncharacteristic temper tantrums on the doorstep . |
| 5 | I suppose the defendant thought he had some benefit ; at any rate , there is a detriment to the plaintiff from his parting with the possession for even so short a time . |
| 6 | What I felt consciously was anxiety , accompanied by shame , and at school the procedure for dealing with menstruation did nothing to diffuse either emotion . |
| 7 | Only after this prompt action did he secure Congressional support , and , close on this , the support of the UN Security Council . |
| 8 | The ensuing struggle to detach the Ukraine from Poland and bring it under Russian rule did nothing to weaken Western influence . |
| 9 | The show came under attack before it even opened because one critic said it contained erotic love scenes , a roller skating comic and a simulated sex act . |
| 10 | When the Editor asked me to write this article I happily agreed . |
| 11 | The suffering involved which receives most publicity takes place in intensive or factory farms , although it is not confined to them . |
| 12 | A key change was to ‘ remove that part which the Bar told me implied undue interference by the Lord Chancellor , as a minister of the Crown , with the processes of justice . |
| 13 | When the coach arrived it took some time to organise the teams . |
| 14 | Only when he saw the two girls actually standing up to peer at him past the curtains of Healy 's window did he show any reaction . |
| 15 | And that 's why at that time , near the end of the war , and when the talk of nationalization become greater , the hope of nationalization because as I said before , never in our wildest dream did we think that Labour would get in with such an overwhelming majority . |
| 16 | And never in my wildest dream did we imagine that Labour would get in with the resounding majority that they did get in . |
| 17 | The soft little click the door made when she closed it caused him to turn his head , and not by one flicker of an eyelash did he betray any emotion of her entrance . |
| 18 | The loser then was Ray Laccohee who might well have been more than a match for Dale overall had he played more competition golf . |
| 19 | The Natural History Museum wanted me to complete some ecology wallcharts of ponds and streams , sponsored by British petroleum , who have a long standing relationship with the Museum , aimed at encouraging and supporting a better understanding of current environmental issues . |
| 20 | I am invited from time to time to sow the seeds of Medau , and last time Brown Owl allowed me to present each girl with a Medau leaflet . |
| 21 | For example in the UK , the range of vocabulary can be indicative of level of education attained ; this can influence the type of job procured which determines economic bracket of income and in turn determines the person 's social class according to the Registrar-General 's classification ( p. 272 ) . |
| 22 | " Heaven sent me to plough this field , and in order to do so , I must have oxen . |
| 23 | When you worked er before the war did you experience any wage cuts ? |
| 24 | The Labour leader said he felt certain Cabinet ministers should consider their positions too . |
| 25 | Colour made us take more care with our choice of clothes . |
| 26 | This was partly because of the structure of the lexicon used which enabled efficient storage and search , and cut off non-productive alternatives at an early stage . |
| 27 | The court heard he ignored professional advice that the animal should have an operation , leaving it to suffer chronic and constant pain . |
| 28 | But the court heard he passed SIX slip roads where he could have turned off . |
| 29 | From meetings at Highlander , between other organisations and community groups , an active organisation evolved which demanded more information from state and federal agencies on the contents and safety aspects of chemical dumps , and became involved in ‘ more than occasional direct action ( in a few cases , civil disobedience ) to stop the dumping . ’ |
| 30 | Then her hairdresser persuaded her to do some modelling . |