Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You know , boy , ’ he mused as I hefted the heavy thing , ‘ these coins are excessively rare . |
| 2 | ‘ No , ’ Connelly shouted as he saw the glowing rings and felt their heat . |
| 3 | And as far as in the appraisals I mean I found when I did the three s part staff and , and I was , it was that pilot and , and I know |
| 4 | The Imperial troops posted to defend the river gates from Kislev fled when they saw the green horde stretched out across the horizon and advancing at full speed towards them . |
| 5 | A weird island , they found as they walked the last half mile — after leaving the Mercedes in a car park with Dillon seated in the rear . |
| 6 | Most of the shops seemed already to be closed and her heart sank as she identified the unlit frontage of number seventeen . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , it 's a reply to my fax from Beryl ! ’ she exclaimed as she scanned the first paragraph . |
| 8 | He stopped when he saw the twisted grin on Luther 's face , and it made him remember with a falling heart that this man was not his real father . |
| 9 | This was the same formula that Harmsworth ( Lord Northcliffe ) used when he launched the Daily Mail in 1896 . |
| 10 | CCG Catering staff in Bridge of Allan suffered after they walked the ten miles from Bridge of Allan to Menstrie and back to raise money for Forth Valley Health Board . |
| 11 | ‘ I can , ’ Caroline muttered as she inched the tiny plastic teeth shut , ‘ if you can do without breathing . |
| 12 | But the actual impetus to ‘ act ’ only came when I met the right people in the right context … that is , Gerry and Amitha and the rest of the Working Party . |
| 13 | When Sam flopped as she hosted the 1989 Brit pop awards Pat was her shoulder to cry on . |
| 14 | ‘ I … asked if they meant the famous Thelwall , ’ Walsh reported . |
| 15 | They climbed until they reached the first pocket of snow , which lay in a long , dark slash on the mountain 's side . |
| 16 | A young woman who was with her hid when she heard the first shots and witnessed what happened . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , sir , ’ I said , and retreated as he began the ultimate heresy of sloshing Remy Martin 's finest on to rocks . |
| 18 | Her fingers shook as they traced the familiar outline of chest and shoulders , strong back , flat stomach . |
| 19 | My right hand shook as I remembered the sudden fear of seeing the crimson tracer flick up from the ground . |
| 20 | Martin 's hands shook as he opened the heavy gate and relocked it behind him . |
| 21 | Urquhart 's face lengthened as she related the two episodes . |
| 22 | He sighed as he rang the front doorbell . |
| 23 | ‘ Quite simple really , ’ Daphne replied when I put the same question to her that evening . |
| 24 | Entering the bower , Bridhe stiffened as she felt the resentful hush . |
| 25 | ‘ Keep on your belly , ’ he ordered as he grabbed the Greener . |
| 26 | Corbett grinned as he sipped the rich red wine . |
| 27 | She was too well trained to take it out on Florence and she finished milking her , but she scowled as she lifted the heavy pails and carried them outside , lifting them into the water trough to cool . |
| 28 | We talked until I missed the last train . |
| 29 | She said I did n't appreciate her , I took her for granted , I did n't notice all the little things she did and that I sulked if she made the slightest mistake . |
| 30 | It was travelling fast and wobbled as it hit the bumpy piece of road under the railway bridge . |