Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [noun prp] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The closest moral and practical precedent for what is needed is the Marshall Plan by which the US helped to restore Europe in the years after the Second World War . |
| 2 | When we broke for coffee I asked him whether he 'd consulted Laura about the references I 'd turned up . |
| 3 | Suddenly he thumped the arm of his chair with his fist , remembering all the times he 'd caught Stella on the stairs in the middle of the night , staring at the telephone . |
| 4 | Similarly , despite Lupus 's heartful pleas , Charles decided to leave St-Josse in the hands of Odulf whose continuing fidelity it guaranteed . |
| 5 | As soon as I got back to Fontanellato I went to see the doctor , who decided to take Eric to the Apennines the following day . |
| 6 | This was a messianic fervour that must have been similar to that possessed by the ancient zealots who died defending Masada against the Romans 2,000 years ago . |
| 7 | A fitting start to the celebrations , said managing director Harriet Spicer , because of the support the trade had given Virago over the years . |
| 8 | Zhou had shielded Deng from the extremists when ‘ class struggle ’ was predominant rather than economic development . |
| 9 | An American studio had approached Willy for the rights to the play , but ‘ they envisaged a Brat Pack movie , packaging first and script later , ’ and he turned them down . |
| 10 | Well , she supposed that figured ; after all , she had seen Luke with the children at the sailing club , again revealing that other side of his nature which did n't extend to her … |
| 11 | ‘ I had n't even made the connection until a friend mentioned he had seen Tim in the papers with all the Princess Anne business . ’ |
| 12 | The advocate-depute , Ann Paton , QC , asked if , as a result of what he had told Mackie about the profits warning , Mr Runciman had expected him to go and deal in Shanks & McEwan shares or communicate with others in such a way that they would deal in shares . |
| 13 | Hopkins had told McGrath of the plans for It and for the Scot to edit it . |
| 14 | Evelyn had watched Kate over the years putting her own life on hold for Lizzy , and for what ? |
| 15 | Tonight , Mr Taylor said holding Cheltenham for the Conservatives was much more important than what some people thought of him . |
| 16 | The first day Emma had escorted Ruth to the gates and come back with a red nose . |
| 17 | Perhaps he was n't without blame , but had n't she made the same kind of mistake when she had endowed Marcus with the qualities she 'd wanted him to possess ? |
| 18 | Before going north to meet the French King , Henry had left Poitou in the hands of Queen Eleanor with an experienced commander , Earl Patrick of Salisbury , at her side as her military adviser . |
| 19 | All Western diplomats had left Kabul in the weeks leading up to the Soviet troop withdrawal in February 1989 [ see p. 36448-50 ] , when the United States was predicting the imminent collapse of the Najibullah regime . |
| 20 | Nor that the reason she had sent Maggie to an all-girls ' school was not to protect her from evil-minded youths , but to protect her from the sort of teaching that she seemed to be getting . |
| 21 | Certainly that was a part of it : fear of in love and rejection had sent Jay along the sands away from her , away from the pattern of I-love-her , she-loves-me-not . |
| 22 | She wanted to tell Tunney about the songs . |