Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor can Hewlett be dismissed as having been lucky and got it right first time : it did n't . |
| 2 | The men turned and entered her paint-peeled front door . |
| 3 | Sopworth smiled , extended the bottle and poured me another half inch . |
| 4 | Anyway this woman , the problematic one , stopped me in full view of everyone and handed me this folded piece of paper . |
| 5 | And showed you this lovely land . |
| 6 | I found peasants who sheltered and fed me that next day . |
| 7 | Then she carefully made up her face and brushed her long auburn hair , the solemn wide-eyed child watching her every movement . |
| 8 | She seized on that with triumph and called him That Theatrical Type . |
| 9 | The international action made me aware of the necessity for international co-operation in the fight for the fundamental rights of man and reassured me that human compassion is still alive in this world . |
| 10 | It worked well , and gave me much more contact with my audience . |
| 11 | She turned to face me and gave me that vivid smile that transformed her already delightful face . |
| 12 | Neil invited me into his office — the only room in the building with even the vaguest resemblance to modern architectural demands — and gave me some cheap wine and a Benson & Hedges . |
| 13 | His passionate onslaught at the 1985 party conference against the Militants of Merseyside ( whom he accused of hiring taxis to hand out redundancy notices to their workers ) appealed to the unions and gave him new public stature . |
| 14 | ’ And Trevor just turned round and gave it this tremendous kick . |
| 15 | Joscelyn shrugged and spread his one good hand , fingers splayed out . |
| 16 | ‘ I did n't want to raise this in front of your daughter , Mr Jordan , but had you any special reason to harbour a grudge against Riddle ? ’ |