Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pron] [vb past] [verb] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Instead , he came back with such surprising ferocity of his own that by the bell at least one judge thought he 'd done enough to win the round .
2 Rain guessed what had caused such changes : the realization that her talent did not stretch very far ; the passing of a way of life which had been so thrilling ; impending old age with few friends , little money and no certainty of a roof over her head .
3 At this point , my body decided it had had enough .
4 They should have passed quickly — heaven knew she 'd had more than enough to keep her occupied .
5 Someone handed him a can of beer and Rain knew he intended to stay some time .
6 The singing seemed equally sad , and as the evening progressed she began to feel more and more melancholy .
7 Although self educated he had written many books and papers on science , philosophy and religion .
8 Swindon Crown Court heard they 'd consumed some 17 pints of beer .
9 Earlier in his racing career , the under-funded Hill spent most of his formative years riding motor bikes long before his mother Bette decided she had had enough of the dangers of two-wheel road racing .
10 The FORON Hausgeraete GmbH company said it planned to build some 270,000 ‘ Clean Cooler ’ fridges this year and 300,000 in 1994 in the eastern town of Niederschmiedeberg .
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