Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few minutes of this silent contemplation the rider raised a curved horn to his lips and blew it three times . |
| 2 | His return fire lifted Weaver off his feet and flung him two yards backwards , to sprawl at Bodie 's feet as Bodie came racing through the side garden . |
| 3 | Pieces of pine from apple cases became cricket bats , tennis rackets or hockey sticks and gave them endless hours of pleasure . |
| 4 | You laughed at Doctor Jekyll 's ideas and called them unscientific rubbish now see for yourself ! ’ |
| 5 | It was considered a treat to perform in Nehushtah 's chambers , despite her peculiar foreign ways , because she always showered the Ixmaritians with gifts and gave them delicious food and wine for refreshment . |
| 6 | The ancient superstition is that the water gods required a sacrifice to keep them content , and the church later named wells after saints and called them holy wells . |
| 7 | In those days many Europeans , especially in Kenya , relied on Somalis as their headmen ; in turn , these Somalis identified themselves with their masters and gave them devoted service . |
| 8 | Sergeant licked Master 's face and hands and gave him playful nips on the arms . |
| 9 | It was similarly used in long-ago England to describe night-riding demons , usually female , who preyed upon men and gave them bad dreams . |
| 10 | Rye praises the IT she has received : ‘ The project has kept me off the streets and taught me useful things like carpentry . |
| 11 | I then took all the cabinets and gave them deep-dish handles , plus I used the old logo from the early '50s and expanded it length-wise on a computer , to see how it looked . |
| 12 | So we had a plant built to dilute our own acid , supplied customers with tanks and sent them dilute acid . |