Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herr Schikenader , the former proprietor , chanced to see me perform one evening . |
| 2 | Over the summer , the Secretary of State and I met to encourage them to adopt best practices in dealings with their tenants . |
| 3 | Sainteny tried to persuade them to accept French fighters in their advance , but he was given a brush-off . |
| 4 | ‘ They tried to force me to sign that document … ’ |
| 5 | Robyn stared out and tried to control her trembling bottom lip . |
| 6 | V.W. I tried to get something going last year after we 'd been on this girls in secondary schools course . |
| 7 | Hari 's hands were suddenly still , the leather clinging to the last , while she tried to envisage herself wearing fine crinolines and rich jewels , it was like something out of a dream . |
| 8 | The chow-chow sank his teeth into Ravi Bhatiasevi 's arm when he tried to stop him fighting another dog . |
| 9 | The prevalence of the idea of the Second World War as a ‘ good war ’ in Anglo-American culture makes it very hard to appreciate that those who tried to prevent it had good reasons for doing so . |
| 10 | It would be easy enough to envy him if she had n't seen that terrible mark on his shoulder — — he 'd taught her to read those letters . |
| 11 | I came to see you to create some warmth between all of us . ’ |
| 12 | She was tired , Carolyn reflected , she 'd missed her sleep that morning because of Mum and Dad . |
| 13 | Because of his principles he had n't served in the Forces and they 'd made him do labouring jobs instead , so that now his hands were n't what they used to be either . |
| 14 | Asked for a safety deposit box after she 'd seen me cramming Belgian banknotes in an envelope . |
| 15 | I came searching for you at the shop and one of your neighbours told me she 'd seen you come this way . ‘ |
| 16 | ‘ It was the lowest point of my life I 'd sold everything to do this trip . ’ |
| 17 | She said she 'd got him to agree that day and it was no use arguing because it was her price for keeping her promise to be silent about her work on the other paintings . ’ |
| 18 | She said she 'd got , she 'd got you know those things that you take double ? |
| 19 | Ah no , said Mademoiselle indignantly , the class it is good , the girls they came to help me to get this monster of a spider . |
| 20 | On her return , she 'd found him entertaining several field officers from the nearby KOSB battalion . |
| 21 | Yes , yeah all that all that part was okay erm but from the point of view of the script th th that we 'd asked you to learn last night y you did n't do that now that may well work for you , the way you 're actually doing it , but from a training point of view we , we 're trying to look that you 're actually following the , the script there . |
| 22 | Jessica and Mallachy had moved beyond armed politeness , but not significantly , and there was a palpable edge to many of their exchanges that Karen assumed meant they fancied each other , but could not climb down enough to acknowledge it . |
| 23 | Another thought struck her — the farmhouse he 'd taken her to see that morning … could he have gone there ? |
| 24 | She turned to see him standing ten yards away . |
| 25 | Mr Fallon angered local GPs with an article in the Darlington Advertiser newspaper which they claimed implied they ran inferior surgeries to fundholding practices who manage their own budgets . |
| 26 | She was impressed , and agreed to let him exhibit some work in one of the long corridors leading from reception to the dining-room . |
| 27 | Although Peter returned to help you finish that tour , the early '70s must have been fraught with looking for replacements , before you crystallised the line-up with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks … |
| 28 | Paul , before you get any help you can tell me whether you arranged to have me followed this afternoon . ’ |
| 29 | Under their licences granted in 1984 , the network providers are forbidden from selling airtime or cellphones direct to the public , a restriction imposed to prevent them wielding excessive power in the business . |
| 30 | The council said : ‘ We offered to help him find private accommodation . ’ |