Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [noun prp] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rohmer tried to hit Cardiff in the face with his other free fist , but Cardiff was expecting it . |
| 2 | This formed part of a defence line erected to defend Britain in the event of a German establishment of a beach head in Cornwall . |
| 3 | It revolves around a single simple question : how many men came to arrest Jesus in the Garden ? |
| 4 | She turned to catch Archie in the act of trying to vanish upstairs . |
| 5 | He reserved two rooms in the name James Gage and arranged to meet Paula in the dining-room . |
| 6 | They lived a long way away , but they decided to take a weeks holiday in Cornwall and decided to see Daryl in the middle of it . |
| 7 | On 9 October I went to see Macmillan in the nursing home and he talked about the future leadership . |
| 8 | Agreements were signed on economic , scientific and technical co-operation and on Malaysian technical aid ; Malaysia also agreed to assist Vietnam in the management of its rubber industry . |
| 9 | Kite , the US Open champion , had a seven at the fourth but recovered with six birdies for a 69 , while Norman failed to join Faldo in the lead by missing from 8ft at the 18th for a 71 . |
| 10 | I hoped to catch Toby in the Press tent — a good bet since he kept his appearances on the course itself down to the minimum , on the grounds that his editor was not interested in golf but only in scandals that might be unearthed or invented . |
| 11 | He said nothing , just that he wanted to see Duncan in the hall . |
| 12 | Lieutenant-Commander Nigel Clogstoun-Willmott RN , navigating officer of the force intended to raid Rhodes in the summer of 1941 , thought of his uncle with the Australians , while planning the beach reconnaissance . |