Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [vb pp] [adv prt] [to-vb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 A great wedge of MacIans had driven in to cut off the Macleans ' attacking force ; the few men left fighting by the ships had neither time nor numbers to relaunch them .
2 Ivy had gone on to ask about me : ‘ I believe he is in rather low spirits .
3 Over 300 amateur golfers from across the United Kingdom and Ireland have signed up to play in next weekend 's Bass-sponsored Heart of Down tournament over the Spa , Downpatrick and Ardglass courses .
4 John and wife Pam had written off to appear on the programme only to discover there were 10,000 applicants .
5 Cos Grant 's gone off to play with his computer for a few minutes .
6 Rabobank NV and Amsterdam-based Getronics NV have teamed up to bid for the second Dutch Groupe Speciale Mobile digital cellular licence .
7 Charlie had stopped by to speak to Josie as he 'd said he would , but Lucy had n't been present at the time .
8 Anne had continued to visit the Misses Dolan frequently even after Margaret had moved in to look after them , and been very happy to see her old friends so well cared for and so delighted with Margaret 's lively little girl .
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