Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [be] [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I reached eight tries I realised I was in with a chance of records and the lads helped me as best they could . ’ |
| 2 | But I always knew you were fiercely independent and I knew how you 'd react to my eternal presence if you realised I was there as a self-appointed bodyguard . ’ |
| 3 | Soon she came by the local gymnasium , and then the local Cedok tourist office , and from there she turned into a part which she was growing more familiar with , and in no time found she was back in the colonnade area . |
| 4 | When the band stopped they were both on a tide of pleasure ; yet , she stepped away from him as though evading her share in the pleasure . |
| 5 | I knew what I was doing ; I was thoroughly prepared ; but that did n't mean that when the day came I was n't in a state of nervous collapse . |
| 6 | Bet you never even noticed I was there for the first three years . " |
| 7 | It seemed she was up at the Jubilee Tower practising the tango with Nigel and they would be down shortly with the papers . |
| 8 | He 'd thought her a little too old for his own purposes , but always assumed she was there for the taking . |
| 9 | The omens were bad , and when the Hammersmith show eventually got going it seemed we were in for an all-time rock ‘ n ’ roll disaster . |
| 10 | His demise was predicted by party colleagues who believed he was frequently in the news for all the wrong reasons . |
| 11 | At last he recalled it was not in the Nightingale Gallery but in the one running to the left . |
| 12 | She realized she was down from the morph-plus , and that her senses were sharper than they had ever been before . |
| 13 | Su Ragazzi have lost only once this year — to Jets earlier this month — but showed they are back on the rails on Saturday by defeating Team Fife for the loss of only 13 points , 15-3 , 15-5 , 15-5 . |
| 14 | ‘ Their emergency planning was very good , ’ he said , ‘ but the lack of experience of the Chinese showed up in their preparedness and their procedures showed they are still at the development stage in their nuclear programme . |
| 15 | While they had not asked for permission to enter his lands and claimed they were not in a position to pay for the disturbance , they promised he would be well looked after if the find was as good as appeared . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , Arfon Council 's planning section in Caernarfon confirmed it was still considering the Sainsbury 's plan and the application would be judged on its merits . |
| 17 | Tension was mounting as preparations got underway for the first ever race between a balloon , a steamroller … and a narrowboat.As entrants arrived for the annual steam rally at Upton , the contestants in the battle of the giants were all expressing optimism.Balloonist Chris Viles reckoned he was in with a good chance : |
| 18 | ‘ What is the matter ? ’ his mother said , her hand on the teapot ; the daily maid who served them was out of the room . |
| 19 | Inevitably , months later , some actor will hiss , ‘ Heard you were in for the first half the other night , ’ prompting instant fabrication of husband having a miscarriage and mad cow disease in row F ) . |
| 20 | ‘ I adored her being there in a place I equate with hell . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ It was funny to see those agents ’ faces when they discovered they were up against the famous Marc Vila ! |
| 22 | The court heard they were both at the end of their tether . |
| 23 | No one knows who first made this ingenious invention , although as already indicated it was probably towards the end of the thirteenth century . |
| 24 | In the event , I discovered he was out of the country for a while . |
| 25 | We heard he was down at the station this morning . |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , Tel , it 's called murder and the last I heard it was certainly against the law . |
| 27 | ‘ When I started I was always in a hurry , wanting to get it done , to get up there . |
| 28 | When the phone rang she was almost in a trance . |
| 29 | When the storm broke they were literally in the front line , but they continued to stock The Satanic Verses and in many cases display it prominently . |
| 30 | Eventually , the management decided they were on to a loser , and the matter was allowed to sink into history . |