Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This birdie on the 4th helped her complete the first round just two over . |
| 2 | Robert Forbes pulled out before his partners were indicted , a manoeuvre which cost him all the accumulated wealth of Lorna Lewis 's golden days . |
| 3 | I told them all the positive things , of the love I had seen , of Nancy , of Tom , Dick and Harry and of my various forms of visualization . |
| 4 | Oh you told them this the other day when we were there ! |
| 5 | ‘ I helped you by clearing all the leaves in the yard , ’ she told him half a dozen times , ‘ and I got a cold while I was doing it . |
| 6 | I thought : ‘ Well , you wanted a working-class original , and that 's what you 've got , ’ and I ate it all the best way I could — fingers and all . |
| 7 | She got them out one of everything and showed them all the different fish . |
| 8 | Another member of the ANC executive showed us this the other day . |
| 9 | The thing is my father was a journalist , and he taught me all the fucking tricks . |
| 10 | She was enchanted with the set and thanked them half a dozen times . |
| 11 | I heard you both the other day raising your voices , I think you stir him up and lead him on . |
| 12 | But I need n't have worried , she came to me just as smoothly as before , and I flew her half a dozen times a session over the next four days . |
| 13 | In its asides — quite apart from what he tells us about Milton — we see what it was about Lewis which struck W. T. Kirkpatrick as so remarkable , and which made him such a valued teacher and friend to so many people in the course of his life . |
| 14 | ‘ I read that when Tom Watson was asked what made him such a successful player , he replied : ‘ Desire , dedication , determination and a little bit of talent . ’ |
| 15 | Throughout his career he was noted for the calm , far-sighted judgement which , combined with appreciation of scholarship , made him such an outstanding administrator . |
| 16 | More like a volcano erupting than a steam engine blowing its top , Nick always said , but he was touchy about it because it made him sick the first time . |
| 17 | Well that happened and er I was man and er they er brought me all the odd jobs that was going about and they used to go down the warehouse and er there was a fellow there , well a woman more than anything , know 'd where every thing was and in no time at all they showed me where the things were and er I er , young , it was in my memory , and in no time at all the men in the shop used to come and ask me to get them something from out the warehouse for this and that and the other . |
| 18 | She brought me some the other day and they were ever so tasty . " |
| 19 | He agreed with the head 's account of Balbinder 's lack of concentration , which obviously worried them both a great deal . |
| 20 | ‘ Because it took me such a long time to find you . ’ |
| 21 | They built it around a makeshift shrine , with offerings to the gods , both good and bad , and it took them all the following winter , this winter . |
| 22 | None of the villagers would go near the pool , which was what made it such a suitable place for a rendezvous . |
| 23 | On behalf of Council 80 of Stockport , I would like to thank everyone who made it such a successful evening . |
| 24 | No , it was , above all , the very conduct of the campaign itself that made it such a sickening mockery of anything approximating democracy . |
| 25 | They made it clear the only way we 'd get out alive was by going on stage . ’ |
| 26 | Oh yeah we had that the other night , cos I got it wrong the other night as well ! |
| 27 | You , Lily , who gave me such a happy summer with your delightful companionship ! |
| 28 | ‘ But he gave me such a hard time when I was unfaithful . ’ |
| 29 | Oh , they were very kind , they bought me all the right things , nice toys , I agree , but always there was this feeling , well , obligation , they gave me things but something was always expected in return . |
| 30 | But I can tell you it gave them all a good laugh in casualty when they discovered what had happened . ’ |