Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The old bat led me astray in more ways than one . |
2 | They did n't move either until they got one of the old horsemen : he got them away without any trouble . ’ |
3 | We promised you more of that Hudson Hawk map , and here it is courtesy of David Pitchforth . |
4 | The judge was unimpressed by the argument based on freedom of speech and the application of article 10 , and dismissed it summarily in these terms [ 1991 ] 4 All E.R. |
5 | ‘ Listen , ’ she said , ‘ someone told me today about this survey in a women 's magazine . |
6 | ‘ He drove you home on that night ? ’ |
7 | It has its own associated pattern of atmospheric circulation , named after Sir Gilbert Walker who identified it early in this century ( Figure 3 ) , and it is also associated with changes in the pattern of surface temperature . |
8 | In particular , it wanted to make sure that auditors told it promptly of any concerns they might have about a banking client . |
9 | I noticed it yesterday on that side . |
10 | Looking at his glistening face , his cheeks and forehead like apple-skins , Cameron wondered what fired him most at this moment — self-satisfaction ? or a true pleasure in poetic language ? |
11 | Wave after wave of a pleasure bordering on exaltation raised her gently to some peak , ebbed a little , then carried her up again , more fiercely than before . |
12 | Because the captain had spoken French , Joseph thanked him haltingly in that language , then motioned towards the lower deck . |
13 | Before they had time to say a word , she had rushed across the room , enveloped Dimity in a bear-hug and kissed her soundly on each cheek . |
14 | He kissed her warmly on both cheeks and caught again that elusive scent that was special to her . |
15 | Then , suddenly , she was free as Leo thrust her away with enough force to slam her back against the window and set it rattling behind her . |
16 | You heard it alright down that end . |
17 | The two French Commandos accompanying me steered me away from these scenes . |
18 | The American woman watched him intently for several minutes , a commotion of half-forgotten sensations stirring within her , but if he had noticed her presence he gave no sign . |
19 | Nor were matters helped by Violet gaining ten ‘ A's in her O levels , losing a stone and getting her first boyfriend , who rang her constantly at all hours of the night from Beverly Hills . |
20 | He examined her objectively for several minutes . |
21 | Maura loved him just for those words . |
22 | To keep the training crew occupied I sent them away to this vessel for a day 's rummage and to my pleasant surprise it was not long before they returned with the news that they had unearthed a vast cache of spirits and cigarettes in the ship 's hospital . |
23 | I saw her twice between that Friday in Bamford and seeing her silhouetted on the blind on Christmas Day . ’ |
24 | She forgot whatever she had meant to tell him , went up close and took him tenderly by both ears . |
25 | — His great-grandad lived next door to me for years , before they took him away to that home . |
26 | Played the proud hero and sent her home with enough money in her pocket to make a new start ? ’ |
27 | Her assistant , standing at her elbow with a query , brought her away from such thoughts ; and sent her thoughts off down another avenue . |
28 | Now , for pride , she would not crop it , she would not so much mark the occasion , but instead wore it always inside some sort of covering , hidden away . |
29 | ‘ I took us straight through that thing 's teeth , ’ Daak went on doggedly . |
30 | erm But they were disappointed when John Thorn equalised after another five minutes and he put them ahead at half time by two one . |