Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one occasion Clara 's class purchased a pound of sausages , took them in with them , and roasted them on one of the burners , and ate them , in full scent and in fairly good view ; Mrs Hill appeared not to notice , and talked quietly on of Boyle 's law . |
| 2 | I broke off a piece of wood or whatever it is from a tree , if that 's a tree , and flung it at one of the huge pancake things like giant water-lily leaves that floated on the surface of the water . |
| 3 | He wrote a preface to David Jones 's In Parenthesis in which he noted the fact that Jones was of the same generation as Pound and himself ; he also wrote a preface to Lewis 's One-Way Song and described him as one of those who had been falsely labelled by " the Messenmensch " as a fascist but nevertheless chose " to walk alone " . |
| 4 | Simpson called it quantum evolution and described it as one of three evolutionary modes . |
| 5 | A friend in Joan 's office was active in the Womens ' Loyalist Action Association and invited her to one of its meetings . |
| 6 | The ball bounced near Scott and he trapped it with his left foot , then swivelled and hooked it to one of the young boys with his right , smiling to himself . |
| 7 | He did not like this and changed them for two of the same length . |
| 8 | On another occasion , a lovely lady called Elsa who came to tidy my room , and who was from a South American country , took me into her confidence and told me about some of the problems she was facing . |
| 9 | Vass leaned back in his chair and subjected her to one of those arrogant black looks of his . |
| 10 | His brother , Tim drove a pick up similar to Simon 's and parked it in one of Banbury 's main car parks . |
| 11 | In addition , the commission claimed that García removed US$50,000,000 from the BCCI accounts and dispersed it in several of his own private bank accounts . |
| 12 | He lifted her up and perched her on one of the kitchen stools , then filled the kettle . |
| 13 | What is not disputed , however , is that their current degree of refinement and decorative panache is primarily the result of the skill and artistry of the 16th and 17th-century Persian weavers and designers , who took a number of hitherto rather simple motifs and compositions and turned them into some of the most beautiful , elaborate and awe-inspiring examples of textile art the world has ever known . |
| 14 | A shift in viewpoint , not in technology , totally changed the economics of ocean shipping and turned it into one of the major growth industries of the last 20 to 30 years . |
| 15 | Jane Melvin came to the New Inn at Pembridge in Herefordshire in 1984 , and turned it into one of the most popular country pubs in the county . |
| 16 | She took some gravel off the top of the pill-box and threw it through one of the slits . |
| 17 | Harold Evans clearly had seen the List and regaled me with some of its more unlikely names . |
| 18 | Pete took his jacket off , and hung it on one of the bookcase doorknobs . |
| 19 | He wadded the money up tight and shoved it into one of the pouches on his Sam Browne belt . |
| 20 | In 1733 , the Apothecaries erected a marble statue by Rysbrack to their most generous benefactor and placed it in one of the rooms of the orange house , but in 1748 it was moved to the centre of the garden , where a replica stands today . |
| 21 | Sarah finished the washing-up and , taking off her apron , folded it and placed it in one of the table drawers . |
| 22 | So I made a collage that said something about that day and their plight , and named it after one of the banners they were carrying . ’ |
| 23 | So I made a collage that said something about that day and their plight , and named it after one of the banners they were carrying . ’ |
| 24 | He put an arm around my shoulder and steered me to one of the leather sofas which had a girl where other sofas have cushions . |
| 25 | They had such nice manners and treated me like one of their own , so I reckon I was one of the lucky ones . |
| 26 | Ruth would retire behind her screen to read them and stored them in one of her drawers . |
| 27 | ‘ Incidentally , when Inez went Matthew collected all her belongings together , everything that reminded him of her , and stored them in one of the attics ; nobody else was allowed to touch the stuff . |
| 28 | When it was obvious that Inez was not coming back he packed up everything connected with her and stored it in one of the attics . |
| 29 | David Quarmby helped her in choosing these topics and assisted her with some of her coursework . |
| 30 | Then I took some smaller bombs and planted them inside some of the rabbit holes , stamping down the roofs of the tunnel entrances so that they caved in and left only the straw fuses sticking out . |