Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adv] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old bat led me astray in more ways than one . |
| 2 | It got me out of clearing tables for a living , but I thought it meant more than that . |
| 3 | Stirling divided them up into eight patrols of three jeeps each , with orders to keep up the pressure . |
| 4 | They became the refuge of the vagabond and beggars sought them out as natural almshouses . |
| 5 | They did n't move either until they got one of the old horsemen : he got them away without any trouble . ’ |
| 6 | But when someone tried to test the security of the spare wheel attached to the side of the body by pulling at it roughly and then , intrigued by the pair of leather driving-gauntlets resting on the front seat , fitted them on and passed them around for general examination he decided it was time to leave . |
| 7 | But even among the backward and traditional , two kinds of country people were the major pillars of the ancient ways — the old and the women , whose ‘ old wives ’ tales ' passed them on to new generations , and occasionally , for the benefit of city men , to collectors of folklore and folksong . |
| 8 | He passed them on to another colleague who led us finally to our places which were kept for us in the Grand Salon . |
| 9 | We just passed them out to crazy people and artistes and people who were always on the scene in New York . |
| 10 | But I mean of course they plugged me up with all sorts of things . |
| 11 | Molly moved them carefully to one end of the bar before she hung up Hugh 's clothes and her summer dresses . |
| 12 | ‘ You 're the fourteenth person who 's worked out I 'm staying with Lucy and phoned me up with crazy stories about Liam . |
| 13 | Supposing she let them down after dear Franz Busacher had connived and wheedled to make her acceptable to Gesner ? |
| 14 | He caught himself up in horrified confusion . |
| 15 | We promised you more of that Hudson Hawk map , and here it is courtesy of David Pitchforth . |
| 16 | ‘ I expect she would laugh her socks off if she found you here in royal regalia ! ’ |
| 17 | Clare helped herself liberally to holy water at the entrance , but it was warm on her forehead . |
| 18 | As she made her way across to the church steps she found herself suddenly in bright sunlight and away from the crowds . |
| 19 | Hands gripped her shoulders and moved her gently to one side . |
| 20 | One voice followed another , and she had almost stopped listening altogether when a sudden difference jerked her back to avid attention . |
| 21 | The arrival of the waiter with their fritters jerked her back to full awareness of her surroundings . |
| 22 | The following afternoon he invited her round for another meal . |
| 23 | PSYCHIATRIC reports are to be prepared on an unemployed woodcutter , Brian McGregor , whose forged football coupon lined him up for potential winnings of £3,826.47 billion . |
| 24 | I understand that Border , 37 , was within one phone call of losing his job when umpire Steve Randell reported him along with fast bowler Merv Hughes for dissent in the first Test at Brisbane earlier this month . |
| 25 | Ripley ‘ became servant to this miserable female ’ , helped her on with borrowed clothes , ‘ lifted up my eyes to Heaven , and asked , Why is this not me Lord ? ’ |
| 26 | He regarded her calmly through dark-rimmed spectacles and she felt a burst of unusual irritation . |
| 27 | He had two other wins that year , at Zandvoort and Monza , but his car let him down on other occasions when his excellent driving had put him in a race-winning situation . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , I helped him out with one scene where this Danish prince sends his betrothed Ophelia mad . |
| 29 | It it might be a help to him to have little local groups that helped him out with these things . |
| 30 | Jahangir now meets Chris Dittmar , who beat him twice in last month 's world championships . |