Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [pron] [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I proposed that I teach one woman what I knew so that she could teach the others after we got more machines . |
| 2 | John Gadsby who travelled across France in 1855 found that he needed two greatcoats and a large travelling wrapper to keep himself warm even though the carriage was supplied with hot footwarmers which were renewed at certain stops along the route . |
| 3 | She took out her wallet and found that she had six pounds and ten shillings which she placed on the chair by his bed ; ‘ Will that be enough to be going on with ? ’ she asked . |
| 4 | The provision of specialised consultants for accident units also came under criticism and the committee reported that it took seven years , until 1992 , for the number of A&E consultants in Scotland to increase from 11 to 23 , even though the most recent review concluded that 34 were needed . |
| 5 | I recall very vividly how , after he had sung a short song in one of the episodes and commanded everybody 's attention , he announced that he hoped one day to be able to play the lead in a big West End musical . |
| 6 | Miss Chadwick added that they sing two services a week and in addition perform larger choral works in the concerts they stage once or twice a term . |
| 7 | He noticed that she had one button of her blouse more than usual undone . |
| 8 | She also noticed that he drank five martinis , although they had no noticeable effect upon him . |
| 9 | " Then March came and I thought I cant tell her now , I 'm too far gone , she 'll go mad . " |
| 10 | His best season so far came when he rode 28 winners , and with 22 to his credit already this term , he is on course to better that total . |
| 11 | This bottle seems to have a plastic stopper , ’ he murmured as he filled two glasses . |
| 12 | This failed and I spent three days in a state of constant terror before my ( surprisingly ! ) safe arrival in Ladakh . |
| 13 | ‘ One man has apparently sustained a serious head injury after the belay on his rope failed and he fell fifty feet down a pitch to the rock floor . |
| 14 | The mention of suspension is of interest : that the cause of it — truancy — is not only a 20th century phenomenon is shown by the next paragraph of the Report : " The parent of George Highton who had been suspended on account of frequent absence attended by order of the Deputation and stated that he had 3 boys in the School and that the one complained of was so refractory as to be beyond his management and would not attend as he should , frequently persuading his Brothers to follow his example and having gone into service he wished him to be dismissed , which was done , and the parent was informed that if the other two were not more regular in their attendance they would also be discharged . " |
| 15 | Before leaving the village I consulted a chart outside the coastguard station , which confirmed that I had five hours before high tide ; this would give me time to get to the end of Worm 's Head and safely back onto the cliffs without danger of being stranded . |
| 16 | ‘ We always boasted that we made 29 films with one script — now we have made 30 , ’ laughs Peter , 78 . |
| 17 | She boasted that she had two bedrooms and a bathroom , which had been constructed from a third bedroom . |
| 18 | These remained and the following sequence over a month all proved ineffective although she commented that she felt 20 years younger : Lachesis LM3 , stopping the remedy , Lachesis 200 , Syphilinum LM1 and returning to Lachesis LM3 . |
| 19 | Manners replied that he had three reasons for appointing Scott in preference to the other two prize-winners . |
| 20 | Newman nodded as they passed one dwelling . |
| 21 | Stirling Moss remarked that it had six gears but needed 16 , from which you can gather that it was a bit on the peaky side . |
| 22 | They discovered that they had one area of 4 m 2 and two of 3 m 2 . |
| 23 | Erm , I erm , employ people , so I decided to have an employment section , six months later when I was reviewing the daytimer , I discovered that I had one sheet in my employment section , er , about a lady I had interviewed and not employed , whereas I had a prospect section that was overflowing , and needed drastic sub-division . |
| 24 | I think I would have to give the biscuit to him because one day I was down at the bankruptcy court and I discovered that he had 130 petitions on the file and I do n't think mine reached 100 ! |
| 25 | I heard that she lost one baby as well , and I do know that she suffered badly with her legs , varicose veins , I believe . |
| 26 | Eventually the family decided that they needed two contracts , one between James and Avril , the other between Anne and her parents . |
| 27 | Compared Janet NcCalman alledged charmer and being questioned as to her using of charms confessed that she used one charm for Causing Cows bull ( called eelis dhair ) which she practices by expressing some words over water and that she gave it particularly to one NcAbhrionid in Balulise . |
| 28 | Compared Janet NcCalman alledged charmer and being questioned as to her using of charms confessed that she used one charm for Causing Cows bull ( called eelis dhair ) which she practices by expressing some words over water and that she gave it particularly to one NcAbhrionid in Balulise . |
| 29 | The Lollipop timetable of one night stands meant that they visited seventy-two venues in twelve weeks ; although they did not venture further than St. Louis , it was exhausting and afterwards they could remember very little about each town . |
| 30 | When the frame was unfolded and set up she saw that it contained two photographs — one of a good-looking white-haired clergyman wearing a biretta , and the other of a ‘ sweet-faced ’ woman , her slender hand fondling the large cameo brooch at the throat of her dark dress . |