Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [pers pn] in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She says a man tried to abduct her in similar circumstances around the time of the murder . |
| 2 | I tried to help them in other ways , too . |
| 3 | Voluntary organisations took mainly ‘ first offenders ’ and tried to place them in domestic service . |
| 4 | At my weekend surgery three pensioners came to see me in considerable distress because of the difficulty that they faced in paying their water and electricity bills and other bills from private utilities following the large price increases . |
| 5 | Without any preamble , except the customary offer of a cup of tea which I declined , the Inspector began to take me in painstaking detail through my account of my discovery of Froggy 's body . |
| 6 | Most of her guests brought flowers when they came , knowing how she liked them , and how she loved to arrange them in tall glass vases on the kitchen table while people gathered around her , chatting in a tight excited crowd . |
| 7 | and I , I went to see her in open evening , I could n't understand her , cos she you know , she real , I mean she is French |
| 8 | The lovely Polish mezzo Stefania Toczyska , who had three arias of her own , as well as joining Carreras in duets from Cavalleria Rusticana , Il Trovatore and Carmen , was also permitted a single encore before she quietly disappeared to leave him in sole charge . |
| 9 | The early industrialists were proud of their achievements and liked to have them in full view . |
| 10 | The metal-winged VH-BAF joined the Airworld Collection in 1988 , who continued to maintain it in airworthy condition . |
| 11 | One girl wanted to cover him in whipped cream and honey and then slowly lick off every bit . |
| 12 | He also wanted to dress her in warm wraps , soft furs and the finest of leather boots . |