Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [prep] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I literally jumped for joy when I heard that key turn in the lock and saw Mum and Mrs Taylor enter with another woman . |
| 2 | I confess that I literally gasped with disbelief when I heard him calmly announce his determination to get rid of the poll tax at the first possible opportunity . |
| 3 | I suddenly felt at ease and I 'm just hoping I can stay in the side alongside Alan . ’ |
| 4 | He cried for put him on the bed , could n't do no college work so I just went to bed and left him . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , ’ she said , ‘ I just got into town and she said if ever I was here , I should look you up . ’ |
| 6 | I did n't go in June with being full of cold , I just knocked on door and that got him out . |
| 7 | Only I just turned into grocery because you could n't get fruit , when you want Well you had a bit but not much . |
| 8 | I still dreamed of food and the convivial , outdoor feast , but I no longer took full part in the proceedings . |
| 9 | In fact , it was about the time that David and I both auditioned for Hair and we were both turned down which I thought was quite funny because it seemed that just about everyone else in London got the part , but we were very much the kind of solo singers and perhaps the wrong type . |
| 10 | ‘ I nearly stepped into space because our private car is n't there . ’ |
| 11 | Well , I mainly , up until , when I started to live on my own , I mainly lived in bed and breakfasts , or shared houses , so this is one of the better sort . |
| 12 | On that day , as I slowly followed the trail , I simply felt at home and at peace . |
| 13 | I therefore walked on air as I went to Westminster Evening Institute to sign on for the next Sociology year . |
| 14 | And then , I never went to sleep but I went sleepy but not did n't actually sleep . |
| 15 | And I never went to hospital because me cousin was a nurse who 'd er you know got married and so she er proffered to nurse me which she did and er the then er health people in allowed me to stay at home because of this you see and I was at home and er that was in nineteen sixteen . |
| 16 | I never knew in advance when the next meeting would be . |
| 17 | Restored in 1960 for the Temora Aero Club she eventually fell into disuse and was sold to Ray Windred of Dungong , New South Wales , as a basket case . |
| 18 | But when she eventually went to bed after a leisurely supper sleep proved elusive . |
| 19 | She felt intimidated ; these men were the most powerful in the land , men you only saw on television or in the press . |
| 20 | Forever on the move , meeting new faces , constantly in demand socially whenever she was off duty , Liza Tremayne found that there were longer and longer periods between the days when she still suffered black despair over the thought that she would never again see the man she so resembled in character and who had given her , had she known it , more love than he had ever bestowed upon any other woman . |
| 21 | But the tumour continued to grow and she finally opted for surgery and chemotherapy . |
| 22 | Her massy hair , which she usually plaited at night or at least tied back , was all over the pillow and herself and him , covering his shoulders as well as her own . |
| 23 | She once declared in print that what ‘ the carpenter got done in for ’ was ‘ this thing called sin and we keep on doing it ’ . |
| 24 | Two years ago , she nearly died of pneumonia and a blood disorder . |
| 25 | She also suffered from epilepsy and diabetes but was said to be happy and cheerful despite her disabilities . |
| 26 | She also claimed on television that 152 old drawings had disappeared . |
| 27 | NUMEROSO : Before we go on , Unesco , could you tell us what you really had in mind when you proposed this experiment ? |
| 28 | She then lectured on philosophy and economics for the Women 's Co-operative Guild . |
| 29 | Then she almost collapsed with relief when she heard Julius 's voice . |
| 30 | She almost wept with relief as his strong fingers closed round her hand and guided her to the safety of a broad platform of stone , where at last it was possible to stand upright . |