Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl — it seemed sarcastic to call her the bride — was wearing a cheap costume in lilac that looked stiff and new . |
| 2 | It seemed imperative to tell him the truth . |
| 3 | But the cost of the new sails will , in fact , be met by Conner 's sponsors , who seemed reluctant to back him a year ago . |
| 4 | When the coughing stopped again , he signalled Myeloski to give him the pad and pencil . |
| 5 | Anyway , what with you not being around and that , I felt constricted to give them a crack of the whip . |
| 6 | She wanted a house of her own , and she persuaded Fabien to give her the money to buy Les Hiboux in her own name . |
| 7 | Tom handed him a towel and after he had dried himself and had his hair rubbed and combed and had put his pyjamas on , he sat down on the pouffe by the armchair while Tom sat ready to tell him a story . |