Example sentences of "[vb past] [coord] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the nineteenth century this all changed because opiates became much more widely and cheaply available so er babies were dosed with paregoric to stop them crying erm er and subsequently in the twentieth century that stopped and we do other things now . |
| 2 | This failed and I spent three days in a state of constant terror before my ( surprisingly ! ) safe arrival in Ladakh . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | If the Government are serious about promoting equal opportunities , I challenge them to reintroduce contract compliance , which they outlawed and which provides genuine incentives and practical advice to firms that wish to follow equal opportunities policies . |
| 5 | Its yellow eyes were looking at me ; its mouth opened and it made strange sounds at me . |
| 6 | In the aftermath of Mountbatten 's murder in August 1979 , Charles 's friendship with Lady Amanda developed and he spent several weekends in her company as they tried to come to terms with their loss . |
| 7 | But suddenly everything clicked and he had four birdies in a row from the eleventh . |
| 8 | that 's where we went and we saw those lads who 'd be about our age , so funny , right one night |
| 9 | Went and I saw some monkeys though . |
| 10 | His hand fell and he slipped both hands into his trouser pockets . |
| 11 | Gabrielle 's relationship with Baldwin blossomed and they had two children together , Sam and Harry , but later the couple parted and she brought up the two boys . |
| 12 | ‘ My son tells me one article appeared and he counted thirty-seven inaccuracies in it . |
| 13 | They even bought sweets for the children when they left and we have 260 pupils here , ’ said school secretary Helen Chilvers . |
| 14 | So he said oh oh said his moan and groan so he said well I spoke to Blue he said , he 's off sick he said and he gets ninety pounds a week for being at home I 've been working here all week he said , for a hundred and forty so I 'm forty pound a week better off than him ! |
| 15 | Cook was very much in touch with what the public wanted and he arranged many excursions to seaside towns including Scarborough and Blackpool and resorts such as Brighton and Hastings on the south coast of England . |
| 16 | At first , I thought it was spilt wine but then it spread and I noticed little splashes coming down from the ceiling above . |