Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [pron] [adj] in [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She considered taking off all her clothes and diving into the pool , but rejected the option instantly ; he 'd never want to fuck her once he 'd seen her naked in full sunlight .
2 It was a relief ; although again , naturally , the subject of Katelina van Borselen arose , and he had to explain , again , that he had seen her last in good health leaving Rhodes .
3 Benjamin was clearly an ambitious and careful man , neither dissolute nor spendthrift , and was probably very conservative in every way ; he had made himself respectable in Victorian terms , generating enough of a cash surplus by a lifetime of hard work and good fortune to build up that stock of 3 per cent Bank Annuities and accumulate a healthy balance with the London Provident Savings Bank .
4 The service was in the afternoon and included presentation of Fenn Bibles to children who had proved themselves well-versed in Biblical knowledge .
5 It never occurred to me for a moment that she had planned it all in cold blood . ’
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