Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the morning came they saw all the gardeners and weeders coming up to the wall and every one was looked at by three guards . |
| 2 | It seemed he held all the cards — there were other agencies who could handle his business , and if he denied Grantham and Marsh the opportunity because of her stubbornness how could she explain it to Sebastian ? |
| 3 | Montague managed to convince Mortimer of his innocence , but his narrow escape did not discourage the king , and when the coup came it had all the appearance of being carefully planned . |
| 4 | But Julie claimed she had sub-let the studios and had nothing to do with them any more . |
| 5 | I thought I had all the answers although I did n't know what was going on . |
| 6 | In 1860 Benjamin Disraeli thought she had such a hold on Lytton that it was affecting his attendance at the House . |
| 7 | That meant we had treble the amount of data we really needed . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Ah , but that meant they missed all the glory , too ! ’ |
| 9 | Then again , he was averaging 303 yards a drive — which meant he carried all the course 's major hazards . |
| 10 | When his father died he burnt all the letters he could find . |
| 11 | Everyone knew he had all the attributes a golfer needs , and his swing was poetry in motion . |
| 12 | He recorded in his diary that he thought it represented such a threat to the good name of politicians that a special regulatory authority should be set up to stop the BBC ever doing anything so wicked again . |
| 13 | It was then I noticed a small cut on his forearm , at least it looked small until it opened up and I realised it went all the way through all the underlying muscles . |
| 14 | If Dunn admitted he owed Rich the money he claimed , and he had it — he was always going to pay but just forgot — he paid it over and that was the end of the matter . |
| 15 | Horbury , of Pontypool , Gwent , admitted he drank half a bottle of whisky that night . |
| 16 | ‘ Who said I had such an idea ? ’ asked Joan innocently . |
| 17 | ‘ She came down to Aberconwy School where we all were and said she wanted all the mothers and babies to stay with her , ’ said Tracey Parker . |
| 18 | Consultant paediatrician Dr Mark Reid , who carried out a report on the baby 's death , said he felt all the doctors involved had given consistent and correct advice . |
| 19 | Speaking at a press conference on March 18 , Akayev said he thought such a federation impossible . |