Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [pers pn] during the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old friends who had forgotten her during the hard times . |
| 2 | She made an effort to recall all he had told her during the previous ride , and paid attention to the way she sat , as well as to the positions of her hands , elbows , knees and heels . |
| 3 | I was privy to all their discussions on Hardy , as both had known him during the First World War . |
| 4 | He claimed a British TV cameraman had distracted him during the second run , ruining his concentration and his chances of a top-three finish . |
| 5 | Most commentators attributed Smith 's acquittal to inconsistencies in Bowman 's evidence , to an ineffective performance by prosecutor Moria K. Lasch , and to the Dec. 2 ruling by Judge Mary E. Lupo to exclude the testimony of three other women who claimed that Smith had assaulted them during the 1980s . |
| 6 | His 60-year-old wife called in police , claiming he had punched her during the early hours after the ceremony to install him as the 18th civic leader at Stockton . |
| 7 | Walking slowly up and down the old stone terrace , Laura tried to empty her mind — to banish the sick feelings of fear and apprehension which had haunted her during the last week . |