Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Quelch claimed he had verbal consent from the NRA . |
| 32 | At 22 , Lottie felt she had few qualifications for such a sensitive job , but after his time with the Kindertransporte Freddie was more confident . |
| 33 | How many Weetabix did you have this morning ? |
| 34 | WPC Tracey Scanlon said she demanded forensic tests on suggestive notes left in her work tray . |
| 35 | Mr Hurd said he opposed military action , but conceded the time had come where he could ‘ imagine armed action against Serbia to prevent a general Balkan war ’ . |
| 36 | Oliver said he felt foolish running away and it would be best to slow and let the man pass . |
| 37 | Vic said he thought two camps were a good idea because there would have been two originally and it would psychologically prepare the Indians for playing their ancestors , which I said was just a rationalisation of elitism . |
| 38 | Mrs Jordan said she supported local councillor Joe Michna who has been fighting to save the common and to stop the sports complex licence . |
| 39 | Ben called it breaking new ground ; she herself would have put it ‘ widening her scope ’ . |
| 40 | In the later pharaonic centuries Egypt found itself sacked several times by Libyans , Ethiopians , Persians and Assyrians , before being conquered by the Greeks under Alexander in 332 BC . |
| 41 | Mary decided she liked old Ben , although he was sometimes bad-tempered . |
| 42 | On the question of whether the locomotive would be available to complete the double 8F' Cumbrian Mountain Express at the end of October , Mr Draper advised that the locomotive would be available if BR required it to complete this roster . |
| 43 | Mary thought she liked this boy , although he seemed so strange . |
| 44 | Joseph Joe did you do thirteen , Joe did you do thirteen C ? |
| 45 | I said to Jay did you do any work yesterday ? |
| 46 | THE latest phase in Panama 's crisis began last Friday , when General Noriega had himself declared formal head of government by his self-appointed National Assembly , and simultaneously announced that a ‘ state of war ’ now existed with the US . |
| 47 | Breuer had himself borrowed this technique from the French psychiatrist , Charcot . |
| 48 | Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Kevin McNamara said he understood Unionist MPs ' remarks in the context of the forthcoming local government elections , but he praised the Irish premier for making a ‘ sensible ’ speech . |
| 49 | He does n't think Joe wanted it to end that way . |
| 50 | Trent saw him stuff white powder into his nose . |
| 51 | This has its origin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when Japan realised it needed natural resources from overseas in order to industrialise effectively to compete with the West . |
| 52 | But when the prince reminded her — oh , so gently — of the deception practised upon his royal parents on Twelfth Night , Anne realized she had little choice . |
| 53 | Later on the flight to Nice Kate let herself regress ten years to relive once more her beloved only brother 's funeral , something she had forbidden herself to do ever since she 'd left home to go to university . |
| 54 | Wakelate left the room , and Cleo heard him making gruff remarks through the privy door on the landing outside . |
| 55 | She unpinned her veil , and Anne saw she had different-coloured eyes , one blue , one hazel . |
| 56 | But what a delight it was to come across your adventure , particularly so as Sept saw me doing 6 days canoeing the Zam with Shearwater , rafting Vic Falls 4–19 and a flip at 18 , and I spent 2 days at Kariba lake on a houseboat . |
| 57 | Gazzer saw her take one hand off the top of the gates and jam it into a wide split in the wood , then she crouched down and grabbed Simon 's jacket with the other hand . |
| 58 | Christina thought he had attractive Latin looks . |
| 59 | When Moira died we had terrible problems . |
| 60 | The truce of Espléchin in September did nothing to quieten importunate creditors , and on 30 November , having sent a bitter denunciation of Archbishop Stratford to the pope , Edward frustrated , desperate and furious — set out for England to wreak revenge and secure funds . |