Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel had reasoned that , as most washing originated where one divested oneself of one 's dirty clothes and bed linen , i.e. the top floor , it was poor time-and-motion study to have the cleaning apparatus on the ground floor . |
| 2 | The patches can then be located where you want them among the preamp 's memory locations ( or programs ) , and then called up by a MIDI pedal . |
| 3 | Their working lives ( up to about fifteen hours ) can be maximised if you handle them with care , so avoid subjecting them to mechanical shocks when in use ; switch off and allow them to cool before moving them around on the set . |
| 4 | C does know who borrowed it ( it is not B ) — but is frightened of being bullied if s/he says anything about it . |
| 5 | ‘ Then how come when we pulled her from her suit I found a folder full of Alex Bannen 's notes stashed away inside the sleeve ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I was a bit overwhelmed when she kissed me like that because we 'd never met before and it was in public . |
| 7 | ‘ Your tea is ruined so I threw it in the bin . |
| 8 | Well I 'm blowed if I saw it on , on that receipt . |
| 9 | It 's easier to get your case accepted if you offer it as a collective decision : ‘ Something we could consider is … |
| 10 | The South Koreans are rated because they made it to the last World Cup finals , but personally I will always think of the North Koreans in ‘ 66 . |
| 11 | Erm , I probably would have done because I made lots of mistakes and I could n't be bothered to go back and check them ! |
| 12 | Mr Robert Cole , a CND vice-chairman , was jailed for 14 days at Blaenau Ffestiniog , Gwynned , for refusing to pay a £150 fine imposed after he chained himself to a container of nuclear waste last August .. |
| 13 | They could , for instance , roleplay the situation they have seen before they hear it with sound . |
| 14 | Father hated to be disturbed when he had anybody with him and I could see he was annoyed so I made myself scarce ; I mean I did n't stay to say what I wanted . ’ |
| 15 | What was it his girl friend , Sandy Riverton , had said when she called him in the middle of the night ? |
| 16 | People wo n't do anything they 're told if you get them like this , secret police and a few other little dodgers . |
| 17 | Kernaghan , seeking a transfer this summer from relegated Middlesbrough , said : ’ I 'm pleased and relieved because I blamed myself for the goal Albania scored against us in the last match . |
| 18 | BAF spokesman Tony Ward described him as ‘ the best team manager Britain has had because he felt himself to be one of the athletes ’ , while Liz McColgan said he ‘ was n't just a friend through athletics , he was a personal friend as well ’ . |
| 19 | Lisabeth reluctantly agreed after I put her in charge of phoning the hospital for twice-daily reports , which was exactly the sort of thing she liked to take charge of . |
| 20 | Always a footballing footballer , even when under pressure in defence , Derek 's quality was there for all to see and the appreciation of the Palace fans was shown when they elected him as our Player of the Year in 1975 . |
| 21 | I had nothing further to do with Sally but she did n't seem to be bothered when I passed her in the street without speaking . |
| 22 | A masked man who broke into a woman 's house at Newbiggin , Northumberland , fled empty handed when she threatened him with a walking stick . |
| 23 | It is erm alleged , it is to be alleged as I understand it by the er defendant relying on Mr opinion that the business would have failed in any event er because of the plaintiff 's general lack of experience in this trade and what is described as a lack of financial expertise or caution er to which the availability of extra money as envisaged in the original proposal , would have made absolutely no difference . |
| 24 | ‘ What 's — the matter this morning ? ’ she said , in the voice she had used when he asked her for an off-games note . |
| 25 | If they have to stay in the trench long enough for new roots to develop , they are not so likely to be damaged if you lift them from loose , friable soil . |
| 26 | Dvorak 's ‘ American ’ was so called because he composed it in the United States in 1893 , the year when his ‘ New World ’ symphony was first performed , both great works deriving from the same inspiration . |
| 27 | The blue eyes narrowed as he regarded her for a moment . |
| 28 | I just knew I was inspired when I proposed you for this job here , that it would come back to me in some incredible way . |
| 29 | Her heart swelled as he turned her towards him . |
| 30 | His breathing gradually slowed as he propped himself against one edge of the desk , drinking . |