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 .
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