Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fred apparently thinks we initiated this policy , and resents the fact that he will no longer be able to produce a certain number of high-quality meals . |
| 2 | The first was over the board 's decision to close the senior staff dining-room and require staff to eat in the staff canteen : Fred apparently thinks you initiated this policy , and resents the fact that he will no longer be able to produce a limited number of high-quality meals and thus ingratiate himself with the senior staff . |
| 3 | By tactfully praising and criticizing at the same time , he had pupils flocking into the school , eager to train , rightly believing he had special abilities in this sphere . |
| 4 | One can only wonder what kept Alpine dwellers pinned to their meagre existence beyond habit , tradition and nowhere else to go . |
| 5 | The one , that , even while giving her a verbal warning about her work , he had handed her a very important file to work on — albeit only to ensure she had little time for anything else — must mean that he had received good reports on her ability . |
| 6 | The market for British films was not sufficiently large to justify mass production of films at budgets high enough to ensure they reached real quality , and executives at Stoll did n't understand the difference between good stories and good cinema . |
| 7 | In so doing he found another character , John Higgs , who became central to his development . |
| 8 | He said the young people obviously thought they had some measure of adult approval . |
| 9 | Many of the latecomers , especially as the afternoon wore on , were furious to find the doors locked , not having heard of the noon closure and so thinking they had all day . |
| 10 | I only wish I had that opportunity when I was his age . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I only wish I had some anecdotes of my own to compete with yours . ’ |
| 12 | I can only say I took some heart in all of this from the following interchange which had taken place on 1 May between my good friend Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson ( Member of Parliament for the New Forest ) and the prime minister , Margaret Thatcher . |
| 13 | What she say , thanks to you lot so wondered he survived this lot . |
| 14 | Mia has since said she found true happiness with Allen . |
| 15 | ‘ They have suffered a reaction to going out of Europe , just like we did last season , but they will bounce back . ’ |
| 16 | I woke up and opened my eyes and there were fuzzy patches , just like I had eight years ago … ’ |
| 17 | And Royle is hoping to outsmart the old master , just like he did last season . |
| 18 | ‘ I already know who sent that letter . ’ |
| 19 | I think I 'd sooner face whoever sent that poison pen letter ! ’ |
| 20 | He 's just remembered what happened last Saturday night . |
| 21 | He just knew he had cheap labour . |
| 22 | Child killer Beverley Allitt has finally admitted she attacked nine children . |
| 23 | I deeply regret what happened that morning in Rome . |
| 24 | Since then I I 've like say I missed ten Fridays yeah ? |
| 25 | ‘ Tom McKeith and David Laing are good additions to the team and we 've always felt we had great strength in depth . |
| 26 | That Act One marriage scene — I do n't think I 've ever seen it played that way before , as a comedy number . ’ |
| 27 | But I always remember they got this snap of whisky , the men got a nip of whisky and the women got a glass of wine when they come in . |
| 28 | But Yorath concentrated on Saunders ' form for Aston Villa , saying : ‘ I always felt he got unjust criticism at Liverpool . |
| 29 | Erik Hazelhoft-Roelfzema was accepted eventually , hut I still felt he wanted more experience . |
| 30 | You remember you always thought he had some secret . ’ |