Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the words had chilled her at first hearing it was more because of the cold light they cast on the woman 's most intimate life than for any reference to her own innocence . |
| 2 | It has often been pointed out that even if he had written nothing before this stage he would still be regarded as an important poet . |
| 3 | My little girl Natasha was with a friend at the time and because my mum had n't seen me for some time she was concerned . |
| 4 | I 'm sure I 've seen one on Mediterranean cooking I do n't know |
| 5 | If you had n't met anybody by this time you certainly would now . |
| 6 | Er but she 's a member and we went there for lunch and it was the ideal place , you know , cos there were n't any , many people around and so we had quite a nice lunch and erm whilst we were there we then had a drink in er in the bar and erm her the , the secretary of the club , a lady , came to talk to Barbara and she mentioned that she 'd seen her on Blind Date you see , and so I got to know more by listening to them two speaking er and er that 's where I learnt about er that . |
| 7 | ‘ You still have n't told me about this evidence you have against me , ’ Claudia said with an assumed air of indifference . |
| 8 | If danger threatens powerful muscles can snap the valves tightly shut , and once a bivalve has closed itself in this way it can be very difficult to force it open — it has ‘ clammed ’ up . |
| 9 | er I mean I know it 's a bit messy at the moment , I ai n't washed it since last time you see ! |
| 10 | It 's crazy , it 's crazy , if only people again 'd sit back and look at it and see exactly what 's happening , rather than saying it serves them right , they should n't of done this , they should n't of got themselves into that position they 're in that position |
| 11 | The first thing I thought of was that we 'd offended them in some way we did n't know — done a terrible insult to their gods or something . |
| 12 | And I think sent me on that course you know . |
| 13 | So they went and got some barbed wire and they strung it across this street you know , Street at . |