Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 In my message for World Communications Day last year , I mentioned that among the realities we celebrate on this annual occasion are the God-given gifts of speech , of hearing and of sight which make communication possible between us .
2 Fisher wrote a kind letter to Ramsey , who found that in the circumstances it showed a generous spirit .
3 What he had first taken for height he soon realized was a product of high — very high — heels , and he guessed that without the lifts she would be around five foot , pleasantly featured , with a round face and perfectly round brown eyes that looked almost serene until he realized how hard they were .
4 She refused me the pavillon for a while because she discovered that in the evenings I met friends in town .
5 They decided that in the circumstances it would be foolish to bother about insurance .
6 How long he lay against Mick he did n't know ; he only knew that between the sounds he had been emitting and the wash of tears that seemed to have drained him dry , a voice within him had kept repeating : ‘ She killed your father , Mick ; she killed your father .
7 Leech had only a short time to go before his own appointment came to an end , but thought that under the circumstances he should offer his resignation .
8 The judge said that in the circumstances he was prepared to grant Mr and Mrs Lauder 's claim for a right of way for pedestrians .
9 My father stopped , looked at me for a bit and then said that in the circumstances I could go out that night — providing I milked the cows first .
10 The court held that on the authorities it was bound to quash the sentence of three months ' imprisonment , Scott L.J .
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