Example sentences of "sent [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well do you know , when I met , I , I 'm meeting old chaps through this very excellent marriage agency , I 've never expected any thing like it , they are marvellous , and the sent me a nice old lad , but I knew I was onto a looser when he said , of course I go to my daughter-in-law every Saturday for lunch , she absolutely insists because she says , she wants to make sure that I 'm eating properly , now this is a very healthy old man with a very good income who could afford to buy any food he wants and the fact of the matter is his that he 's son is probably not , he does n't want to upset his old dad , and it 's handy to have him to come on Saturday for lunch and be done with it as it were , but I thought surely Bernard your own sense would tell you that nobody want 's their old father and father-in-law every Saturday of their life , for lunch oh . |
| 2 | Harrods sent me a tiny twist of the stuff and I can report that when made it is extraordinarily clear and pale . |
| 3 | Among those to express their gratitude to Francis Place were the seamen of Tyne and Wear who , Place records , " sent me a handsome silver vase , paid for by a penny-a-week subscription " . |
| 4 | By contrast Burroughs Wellcome sent me a generous supply of6-MP along with some easy-to-follow directions for its administration . |
| 5 | And he sent me a lovely Mother 's Day card |
| 6 | I was fourteen at the time , so was she ; she sent me a signed photograph which I keep in the breast pocket of my school blazer until both photograph and blazer fell apart . |
| 7 | If you sent me a single orchid , or a pair of |
| 8 | ‘ I would n't have known about it at all , except that Mum sent me a little note to tell me he 'd passed away — in his sleep , she said . |
| 9 | She at once sent me a terrified letter , accusing me of concealing my marriage plans from her . |
| 10 | The project scientist who sent me the disappointed and sceptical account of all this said that there were shrieks from the store room , but not of success . |
| 11 | Abraham bought me new clothes , gave me a new place to live , and sent me the finest food . |
| 12 | That night Anthony 's wife sent me the following balm from Chequers : |
| 13 | Mrs Green also sent me the cardboard box in which the gift had come and , curious to find out more about the cake 's origins , I rang the Yorkshire Farm Bakery . |
| 14 | He sent me the first Education sentimentale ; I was not greatly impressed , but how could I not praise it ? |
| 15 | But it also seemed that the Treasury had wanted to forget about the competition , as three days later Hall sent them a long and detailed reminder about its progress . |
| 16 | And they , the company wrote back and said it 's so much a policy and looks reasonable and I sent them a bloody cheque you see |
| 17 | When Len sent them a five pound order , or ten pound |
| 18 | ‘ She sent you a posthumous letter . |
| 19 | He spoke already in terms of collaboration — ‘ I sent you a few studies because you can see from them that she helps me a great deal by posing . |
| 20 | He sent her a long , steady look , then glanced across the yard . |
| 21 | She held up her hands in mock surrender as Rory sent her a black sidelong scowl . |
| 22 | Travis sent her a thoughtful look . |
| 23 | He sent her a sharp glance . |
| 24 | His voice echoed indignation while he sent her a sharp glance . |
| 25 | Nigel sent her a nice little note inviting her for a drink . |
| 26 | Doreen sent her a cool glance . |
| 27 | Mr Evans and Auntie Lou gave her handkerchieves and her mother sent her a green dress that was too tight in the chest and too short . |
| 28 | and I said yeah she said that lady sent her a ten pound note . |
| 29 | He sent her a level glance . |
| 30 | Lucy sent her a level glance . |