Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pron] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suggested that the club expected him to score more points . |
| 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 | This way of thinking allowed him to concede some shortcomings of moral insight in the Old Testament . |
| 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 | Took them out to make the tea did you get any biscuits ? |
| 8 | The Ramblers ' Association said it welcomed any measures that allowed more people to walk in the countryside , and assistant director David Baskine said : ‘ It is important that the proposals will not offer payment to farmers who own land where public access is already allowed . ’ |
| 9 | The superintendent said she wanted some men to investigate the stories that Nicola was looking into before her death — child porn and drugs . |
| 10 | Harbury 's loose talk suggested he had few facts . |
| 11 | When the Editor asked me to write this article I happily agreed . |
| 12 | The suffering involved which receives most publicity takes place in intensive or factory farms , although it is not confined to them . |
| 13 | However , a more careful analysis of methods of work and recreation in the Easter vac helped me to overcome these problems and be more in charge of myself , rather than being tossed about at random . |
| 14 | When the coach arrived it took some time to organise the teams . |
| 15 | The majority of women workers were between 20 and 25 as the management felt they had fewer problems with young women . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | And never in my wildest dream did we imagine that Labour would get in with the resounding majority that they did get in . |
| 19 | ‘ It never did , Fernando ; not for one second did I have any doubts of how deeply I felt for you , only doubts of how deeply you had felt for me . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The loser then was Ray Laccohee who might well have been more than a match for Dale overall had he played more competition golf . |
| 22 | The 1988 Criminal Justice Act extended it to cover all crimes where a few thousand pounds are involved . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | " Heaven sent me to plough this field , and in order to do so , I must have oxen . |
| 26 | When you worked er before the war did you experience any wage cuts ? |
| 27 | Married men with children were the group most likely to reply that taxation made them work more hours . |
| 28 | Colour made us take more care with our choice of clothes . |
| 29 | However , in March 1676 , the King commanded them to execute these laws with renewed vigour . |
| 30 | It was claimed that trustees of the NUM ( the President , the Vice-President and the Secretary ) were in breach of their duties and the High Court ordered them to recover these assets and hand them over to the sequestrators . |