Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | well look at some of the apples you were getting round about Christmas , they had brought them in , they had polished them and put that spray on to make them look shiny |
| 2 | I suppose we could have pushed ourselves and got these things , but I think we both knew that erm if we did , we 'd probably have to sell them halfway through paying for them . |
| 3 | You are what your life has made you and to regret past experience would be to regret one 's whole life . |
| 4 | It was because not for anything in the world would she have disturbed him and missed this spectacle . |
| 5 | The Hilary of once upon a time would have done it and taken great pleasure in confronting him , but the Hilary of now seemed to have become a spineless coward . |
| 6 | But if a solicitor had made it and put three halves we could take an action against that solicitor or the executor could to erm for the costs of going to court to find out what on earth the will meant . |
| 7 | The Committee held four meetings , and after hearing charges which had been formulated by the Professional Conduct Committee under Byelaw 5 , reprimanded two members who were found to have misconducted themselves and expelled two others from membership . |
| 8 | One girl told me that though she had never taken them herself , her friend had tried them and turned bright orange . |
| 9 | Wincanton winner Sun Surfer will give him plenty to do , but Grand Hawk is sure to have learned plenty and has more scope for improvement . |
| 10 | Viewed from close up he showed absolutely no sign of being controlled by an extraterrestrial intelligence.The guys from Tellenor were probably so good that they had over-reached themselves and programmed free will into him . |