Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Castenada ( 1970 ) , for example , found he was dealing with new events and totally new ways of understanding . |
| 2 | It was n't until Joanna Venet was seven months old that her mother , Rosemerry , realised she was suffering from brittle bones |
| 3 | But when they tried to leave Nepal , officials discovered they were travelling on fake visas , bought in good faith . |
| 4 | ’ Nappy Wars ’ hit the headlines in January , when Peaudouce and Procter & Gamble announced they were moving to unbleached paper . |
| 5 | In the space of a week no fewer than five North Harbour players of various stature announced they were leaving for substantial playing-working contracts in Japan , ranging from two to three years . |
| 6 | I thought they were getting on fine . ’ |
| 7 | At Barlow Clowes approximately £190m was lost by investors who thought they were investing in safe gilts , whereas in fact very few gilts were bought . |
| 8 | After lunch Joanna asked what kind of progress Sophie thought they were making with small animals . |
| 9 | Mrs Stevenson told The Art Newspaper , ‘ Ted has a golden eye , but the board felt he was lacking in certain areas that were necessary here ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ Or , let me say , I knew he was behaving as other people 's fathers did n't behave . |
| 11 | They thought it was dying from old age , but I did n't think so , though , to tell the truth , I was n't quite sure what was wrong with it . |
| 12 | In a fitful sleep I dreamt I was swimming through drowned villages . |
| 13 | So I said you were getting on okay |
| 14 | ‘ Darling , ’ Arabella had said , ‘ You know that PR firm I did some work for ? I was talking with their boss the other day , and he said they were looking for new blood … ’ |
| 15 | FEDERAL officials yesterday made one arrest in their search for the bombers of the World Trade Centre in New York and authorities said they were looking for other suspects . |
| 16 | He said they were reacting to public pressure , and that the majority of people did not support Sunday opening . |
| 17 | But a young couple with a seven-year-old daughter said they were leaving for good . |
| 18 | Last night spokesmen for both Scottish Enterprise and the Irish Development Agency , said they were keeping in close touch with Digital over the review of their operations . |
| 19 | I wondered what he wanted , so I did it ; and in the interval of the rehearsal he came and said he was suffering from nervous shock because the moment I started he realized I was doing exactly the contrary of all the things he had taught the orchestra . |
| 20 | ‘ He said he was going to trained to go on a crash team . |
| 21 | At a hurriedly called top-level Communist Party meeting , Mr Mladenov said he was responding to public pressure and requests from Communist Party members by removing Mr Zhivkov from the central committee . |