Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] ['s] [noun] [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just for old times ' sake I went , not that there is much to see ! |
| 2 | When I spoke to the Conservative association in the hon. Gentleman 's constituency I heard only a litany of problems caused by the Labour-controlled council , which has done absolutely nothing to promote the area . |
| 3 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
| 4 | Changi Jail was still there , though , together with the old sergeants ' mess he 'd known 40 years earlier . |
| 5 | " I would go through agony , " she remembers , citing the instance of the British Girls ' Championship she played at Dunbar when she was no more than 10 years of age . |
| 6 | As I passed the table with the remains of the old man 's meal I saw what seemed to be the only form of ornament in the cottage , a cracked vase holding a magnificent bouquet of carnations . |
| 7 | Jeans cut off thigh-high to make shorts and a T-shirt he had made out of an old man 's vest he had bought for 20p in a sale under the arches at Charing Cross Station and dyed green and yellow . |
| 8 | As they put the presents at the bottom of the sleeping child 's bed she said anxiously : ‘ Are you sure you think the umbrella 's a good idea ? |
| 9 | Webb , a Bristol surgeon , has secured the orthopaedic registrar 's position he sought but it will not , as initially feared , end his rugby career . |
| 10 | Milton Keynes is about as far from the sea as it is possible to get in England , and Roger Mason 's motivation in coming to us was never quite clear to me ( perhaps it was n't to him either , for although after four intensive years ' research he produced a many-hundred page ‘ draft ’ of his thesis , far in excess of what might be required , he finally failed to submit it for examination ) . |
| 11 | Suddenly all the gifts disappeared , and the pair were left only with the humble fisherman 's hut they owned to start with . |
| 12 | After a good day 's fishing he persuaded me to spend the night at Fullcircle . |
| 13 | Speaking on the anniversary of the outrageous star 's death he said : ‘ My personal feeling is that we should never go out and try and be Queen again . ’ |
| 14 | The reply was murmured into the string of turquoise shark 's teeth she wore round her neck . |
| 15 | ‘ Apparently , ’ Conolly continues , ‘ Champagne is to be restored to the position of the rich man 's drink it enjoyed before those wretched own-label chappies started making it available to all ! ’ |
| 16 | The following morning he told me what a wonderful night 's sleep it had given him and was fulsome in his praise of what he called his ‘ beautiful lady ’ . |
| 17 | If hunting had once been in the red bitch 's blood it had long since been bred out and forgotten . |
| 18 | And remember that most of the candidates in most of the constituencies believe throughout , in their secret hearts , that they can not win — while most of the remainder are looking only to resume the dismal MP 's job they had before , once this is over and out of the way . |
| 19 | I tried just about every diesel and the Peugeots performed better than other manufacturers ' diesels I tried . ’ |
| 20 | Like all the other officers ' wives she wore a uniform of their own devising , pale-green skirt and shirt . |
| 21 | It was n't like that at my hubby 's last Kirk , telling you the Young Mothers ' Meeting we had there was Really Radical . |
| 22 | To face herself in a mirror without flinching : neat mid-brown hair that grew in orderly waves , a little longer than her father would have liked , almost to her shoulders , but not the shaggy bird 's nest it had been on Mars . |
| 23 | In his new year 's message he urged the government to mitigate its harshest effects . |
| 24 | Christmas no new year 's eve we went to a party . |
| 25 | ‘ The generous responses by so many people was amazing and by New Year 's Eve we had raised £4,181 , ’ said Joan . |
| 26 | On New Year 's Eve they made |
| 27 | On New Year 's Eve he had been ill . |
| 28 | When they had gone to bed together on New Year 's Eve it had been like a revelation to him . |
| 29 | On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours . |
| 30 | On New Year 's Day they topped the division for a couple of hours . |