Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The rescue co-ordinators include Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals abandoned plans to use whale song on Sunday , when Mr Goold found he needed stronger amplification of his recordings . |
2 | Andy did you put any coffee in this ? |
3 | McKinsey said it had several programmes in place to build the information technology capability of its consulting staff , and Information Consulting could accelerate the process . |
4 | So you know that , that as you know Richard said you know good idea , could make quite a few people , so I think Marcus , if , if Marcus chose that moment he , he really |
5 | The UVF denied he had any connection with it . |
6 | Villa had always been in command , but a combination of poor finishing and fine goalkeeping by David Seaman prevented them taking full advantage . |
7 | The fatal disease was unromantic ( measles ) , but it almost carried off Louis-Napoleon also , and only the courage and devotion of Hortense prevented her losing both sons . |
8 | Her long nails were pearly pink , beautifully manicured , and Luce noticed she wore several rings , one of which looked like a wedding band . |
9 | Joy made one last desperate attempt and produced the most horrendous squeak ever , like a hare caught by a harvest scythe . |
10 | Woodruffe helped him drink some Scotch and put him in Rogers 's limousine which a mechanic had brought over . |
11 | She said she 'd like to walk round the garden while Mrs Hope helped me to get some clothes on . ’ |
12 | Soon Alexander found himself teaching fellow actors , with similar problems , what he had learned . |
13 | Joy told me to find some sort of a lining , and off they went . |
14 | Early on within this game I th when Blackburn scored I thought this game would be taken away from 'em . |
15 | On the contrary , Ronni sensed he relished this clash between them . |
16 | Habit , Gran said dryly , when asked ; and Ruth knew she got fewer bookings every year . |
17 | He sold his home to get on the grid … when no-one it seems except Nigel thought he had any talent … he roared into formula one with the old Lotus team … |
18 | And last night top U.S. military commander General Colin Powell said he expected Western jets to be enforcing the zone within two weeks . |
19 | Miss Tuckey said they made good agents . |
20 | Ford personnel director John Hougham said he believed industrial action was still a long way off . |
21 | Mr Ferman said he found offensive scenes where the figure of Christ was repeatedly inter cut with a lesbian scene between two nuns . |
22 | In his libel action seeking aggravated damages , Donovan claimed he suffered serious injury to his professional and personal reputation , considerable distress and embarrassment and that the article implied he was guilty of gross hypocrisy and deceit by denying that he was homosexual . |
23 | Mr Mulroney said he took unpopular steps for the country 's good , privatising state companies and lowering inflation and fiscal deficits . |
24 | And when Mrs Knight said she had some costume jewellery in the house he followed her straight into her bedroom where he started going through her drawers . |
25 | Coun Williams said he wanted unitary status as soon as possible so Darlington could control areas now under the county council such as education and social services . |
26 | In 1982 West Germany discovered it had serious problems with its forests — results of research indicated that half showed signs of ill health . |
27 | Next Lilliput asked him to paint three pictures based on London 's river for reproduction in the July 1947 issue of the magazine . |
28 | Then glancing at Agnes , she said , ‘ Aggie asked me to take some towels across to the house for the people coming in tomorrow . ’ |
29 | Indigestion made you feel funny things . |
30 | Mr Lee claimed he had personal knowledge of a case in which a person had bought and sold council houses on four occasions . |