Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [conj] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1940 he wrote of an almost sanctified rural life as something vitally different from the separately developing urban culture which so disturbed him and pleaded that agriculture should be regarded as a vocation , rather than merely an industry , though he pointed out that such a view involved the whole orientation and scheme of values of a future society . |
| 2 | It had been sent to an isolated kibbutz with food but the Arabs stopped it and killed forty-seven Jews . |
| 3 | ‘ She recognised me and had some idea I wanted to do a story about her on York station . |
| 4 | They were young and pretty and sexy — just like proper pop stars — and they shagged lots and did dangerous drugs — just like proper rock stars . |
| 5 | He ran a glass under the kitchen tap , then returned to the living room and , looking at himself in the full-length mirror all the while , stood there naked , shaking violently as if with cold , and poured himself and drank three glasses of water without stopping . |
| 6 | ‘ Get a sample for analysis , please , ’ Kathleen instructed crossly , and with economy of movement she drained the tube , refilled it and flushed several times until the water was clear , and then withdrew the tube . |
| 7 | She raised herself and saw pale-headed shadows hop-scotching the graves , disappearing through the wrought-iron gate wedged open in sand . |
| 8 | Genesis P Orridge of Throbbing Gristle ( the original ‘ industrial noise terrorists ’ ) and later the more mystically inclined Psychic TV , befriended him and wrote tearful eulogies to ‘ the master ’ when he died in 1986 . |
| 9 | I thought her hair was a lovely colour so I took the remains of the bottle and the other things , thanked her and returned next door . |
| 10 | Trent thanked him and poured another round of rum . |
| 11 | ‘ I thoroughly enjoyed it but felt five years older after the experience . ’ |
| 12 | On the thirtieth of September er , a good friend of mine called me and said these people are interested in what you do , give them a call . |
| 13 | ‘ I was pleased that Lawrie McMenemy watched me and said good things about me , that 's another boost . |
| 14 | They remained , therefore , on the outskirts of the town , until , terrified of being crushed by the mob , they decided to seek refuge in the open fields , but they had hardly agreed on this when fresh ash clouds , denser than ever , overwhelmed them and brought total darkness . |
| 15 | Sadler was twice married and had two sons , Windham William [ q.v. ] and John , who assisted him and became professional aeronauts . |
| 16 | He nodded his thanks as he took it and flipped another cigarette butt into the toilet . |
| 17 | The place suddenly had its history of bloodletting to be sniffed , and yet even that was not exciting , maybe because the Nîmois did not roar for blood as the Romans had , but sunned themselves and discussed finer points of capework . |
| 18 | Scott 's letter was long , rambling and almost cringing in tone ; nevertheless , Palmerston read it and replied five days later with a not unfriendly letter in his own hand . |
| 19 | Widows ' and orphans ' pensions were not greeted with enthusiasm outside women 's organizations , who supported them but had little influence . |
| 20 | PP : of course , Ben always challenged the artists he wrote for , extended them and offered new insights into the capabilities of their own voices or instruments . |
| 21 | It was on a programme the other night saying the advice bureau are on the er companies cos some bloke , they were employing him to do something and he sued them and got two grand out of them . |
| 22 | ‘ I realised that if I was going to switch guitars , I wanted something that had some kind of improvement , rather than just being more or less the same . |