Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we moved we had one armchair and a sewing machine . |
| 2 | In the Tests I played I dropped three caught-and-bowleds and Don Tallon missed a chance behind as well . |
| 3 | Speaking in a Belfast safe house a hooded IRA member claimed it had enough explosives and terrorists in place for a major offensive . |
| 4 | When she found a lot more shoots in different places , she decided they needed more air and light , so she began to pull out the thick grass around them . |
| 5 | In Street a man named he had two sons and he had , he had to quote , give a contract for it , but he always used to do what they 'd call a workhouse feed , and it was a four pound loaf , when my father died mother did n't get a widow 's pension , what , what she got was two shillings for each lad , there 's four of us , that 's eight shillings and a four pound loaf for each lad |
| 6 | Basing my decisions on body shape and colouration I thought I had four males and three females . |
| 7 | A coupla years ago , it meant you had good contacts and you used them well . |
| 8 | Then the woman took a paper bag out and I thought she had some sweets and might give one to me . |
| 9 | Left influence was sustained increasingly by events overseas , events over which most Labour supporters felt they had little control and which most of them probably saw as secondary to their still-lingering economic burdens . |
| 10 | It was felt inadvisable , for obvious reasons , to use the dementia sufferers as informants about their family , care or housing circumstances , but , in addition to the OBS and Depression scale questions , they were to be asked whether or not they felt they had sufficient company and adequate help at home . |
| 11 | The idea is that if elderly people can be encouraged to think back to the times when they had lots of relationships , and when they felt they had some status and worth , then they are able to feel that status carry over more into their present life . |
| 12 | The injuring of the finger occurred in November 1898 and is worthy of mention because the man received a 5 guinea gratuity from the Company , whilst the doctor and the solicitor who represented him received 2 guineas and 1 guinea respectively.7 ; |
| 13 | She knew they had different fathers and she knew that in each case there was only a certain number of possibilities , but beyond that all was obscure . |
| 14 | He still spent every holiday with them , but I felt he needed more independence and so did they . |
| 15 | But despite his hard work I thought he lacked true happiness and peace of mind . |
| 16 | I said I had three kids and I could |
| 17 | They said she had pulmonary embolism and 7 days later , she died . |
| 18 | When she 'd finished she said she needed some peace and quiet for a while . |
| 19 | Another grandfather , a retired Manchester newsagent , would light the fires , mend shoes , and peel the potatoes , while in a south London stableman 's home the grandfather would clean the shoes and cook too — ‘ We always said we had two mothers and two fathers , always . ’ |
| 20 | She said , as you said , they s she said they used less swearing and more please and thank yous . |
| 21 | Er and then similarly to that they er were said to seek agreement by Lakehoff she said they used more questions and more tag questions . |
| 22 | on saving education , he said that I supposed to get the six teachers , he said I 'm gon na get rid of five he said and if I possible can I 'm going to make it four , that got ta remember those of you who are on protected salaries erm you again the pay and a half other members of staff and he said he wanted voluntary redundancies and early retirements where possible , you know , and also he had n't supposed to tell for a month so this will come out later in the year |
| 23 | It was my headmaster who suggested I used both names and so that 's what I did . |
| 24 | Although I was sympathetic , I explained we had two children and a large dog and simply did n't have room for him . |