Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mum made him wear sensible shoes ( bit of an admission , this ) . |
| 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 | Only after this prompt action did he secure Congressional support , and , close on this , the support of the UN Security Council . |
| 5 | Took them out to make the tea did you get any biscuits ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | And never in my wildest dream did we imagine that Labour would get in with the resounding majority that they did get in . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | When you worked er before the war did you experience any wage cuts ? |
| 12 | Married men with children were the group most likely to reply that taxation made them work more hours . |
| 13 | Colour made us take more care with our choice of clothes . |
| 14 | The FTSE Index was 18 points up at 10pm but this was later halved before a later rally saw it close 12.1 points up at 2363.5 . |
| 15 | She would have written to the man to protest , but there had been no address , and only when she had power of attorney did she find any link with Venice — the Banco D'Oro . |
| 16 | I got to my feet and helped them , and Nell with teasing amusement watched me fold pink napkins into water lilies and said , ‘ Well , well , hidden depths , ’ and I answered , ‘ You should see my dishwashing , ’ which were the sort of infantile surface remarks of something we both guessed might suddenly become serious . |
| 17 | It was very basic indeed , and only by dint of preparation for the royal visitor did it have any carpeting on the stairs . |
| 18 | Only in the third game did she give free rein to her flair and Jackman was thrown off her stride by the abrupt increase in pace . |
| 19 | How by that stage in your career did you tolerate bad orchestras ? |
| 20 | But while you were still a miner did you have any trouble being in the miners ' association when the Spencer Union was ? |
| 21 | Modigliani 's profound humanism and pessimism made him distrust political systems . |
| 22 | Mum did you get that necklace for your birthday ? |
| 23 | Er mum did you get two tins ? |
| 24 | Deacon had taken over the head of the formation as the leader 's R/T was not working , and calling a warning to the other pilots , he swung into the attack on one Messerschmitt from the quarter position , breaking away to attack a second similarly , though in neither case did he observe any results . |
| 25 | After your training did you come straight back to Anglesey ? |
| 26 | How the hell did you get past security ? ’ |
| 27 | Roy Fredericks 's second century helped him pass 500 runs for the series , although Richards and Greenidge still finished above him in the aggregates and averages . |
| 28 | A DRINK-DRIVE police officer faces losing his job after a passer-by saw him hit another vehicle . |
| 29 | Not one animal did we see all week — or hear , for that matter — although the small-windowed barns on the mountain paths , the frequent smell of liquid manure and the amount of cheese melting on menus indicted that there must , somewhere , be some . |
| 30 | In a written question it would be possible to ask , ‘ In what year did you commence secondary education ? ’ |