Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 On Friday , Paula , whose writing emphasises the sound of language , demonstrated how she uses electronic technology to project and enhance her voice during the performance of her work .
2 When he came home we saw each other often .
3 That bastard on that bus , when I got off I heard this voice saying and I looked round and there 's this ragger sitting there
4 all them eggs you know , when we went to Alec , when they were selling these trays of eggs , er , we went there with Alec , so I said I 'll have one like , and they were really fresh , but when I got home I got that thing of , from Kwiksave , I got the whole packet , big packet
5 THE only civilian witness to the events surrounding the deaths of two teenage joyriders in Northern Ireland claimed yesterday he saw one soldier attack another .
6 I forgot where she lived red light murders
7 The sickness lightened a little and her spirits rose , but when she got up she felt sticky warmth between her thighs .
8 Judge John Prosser heard how he floored rival skipper Howard Sully with a punch .
9 The 6ft 4ins striker was ‘ sentenced ’ to watch films of football 's Mr Nice Guy after a court heard how he broke another player 's jaw .
10 It 's easy to forget that it 's over eight years since Pepsi and Shirlie first sang with Wham ! and Shirlie still laughs at the memories : ‘ When we started out I had one dress and I wore it to every photo session — I could n't afford any more ! ’
11 and then he took badly you know one night , she had place in uproar , cos choose whatever you do
12 As the flames died down he felt cold air on his face .
13 Erm and er and that Audrey or Aubrey and and nobody knew well he ran that bar .
14 And when I saw Bob 's name on there I thought well I know one face at least .
15 Thought well I had this fire on so , I gets up to go through and make myself a l you know a drink before going to bed and I put my 'jamas on and dressing gown .
16 I thought afterwards I bet that tape would run out when you 're talking to and wo n't be able to turn it over .
17 I burst out laughing because all the costermongers in the Whitechapel Road always did whenever they heard that word , although I admit that at the time I did n't have a clue what a virgin was .
18 Did n't we see this dad
19 Sure did n't they buy yon man Rafferty — I think that was his name - ay — they bought him out . ’
20 Did n't they have some idea of using our cellars as storage ? ’
21 Did n't you go last week ?
22 Speaking of which , why did n't you marry that lieutenant when I told you to ?
23 Well I , did n't you do that mum ?
24 Why not , why did n't you vote Liberal Democrat ?
25 And did n't you throw that bronze bird at her ? ’
26 Why did n't you school this morning ?
27 Did n't you know that fact ? ’
28 Did n't you come straight back from Kinsai ?
29 Why did n't you come this afternoon ? ’
30 ‘ Why did n't you come this morning , Chief Inspector ?
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