Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That had frightened me at first but now I thought the Star Zoo was wonderful . |
| 2 | To Ruth , crouching by Gran , he seemed hugely tall ; but he gazed round like a helpless child , seeming not to see them at first . |
| 3 | The girl cried out in alarm at the sound of Rohmer 's shout , swinging back to see them at last . |
| 4 | Seven student teachers will be taking their examinations on 21st and 28th March — we wish them luck and hope to see them at next Q.T. Day . |
| 5 | Glaring from one to the other as they stood on either side of the bed , she said crossly to Lucy , ‘ So you 've brought him to see me at last . |
| 6 | It is a moment that is likely to reshape the strategic thinking of traditional , print-on-paper publishers , perhaps encouraging them at last to re-define their activities and participate more extensively in information media of all kinds . |
| 7 | Men often ‘ raise questions , and multiply disputes , which never coming to any clear resolution , are proper only to continue and increase their doubts , and to confirm them at last in perfect scepticism ’ . |
| 8 | Nestlé Co. could have obtained an injunction restraining the sale of those tins and they required the buyers not to resell them without first removing the labels . |
| 9 | Welshman Ian Woosnam would have joined them in second place but for a double bogey at the 17th for a 73 , while Scotland 's Colin Montgomerie is tucked in just behind after finishing four over par . |
| 10 | They would be unable to meet them with Third Division gates , and possibly not even with the added revenue Second Division status would guarantee . |
| 11 | They would be unable to meet them with Third Division gates , and possibly not even with the added revenue Second Division status would guarantee . |
| 12 | Stockport 's second victory in four days at Edgeley Park moved them into second position in the Fourth Division . |
| 13 | Which of the dubious benefits of civilisation would you introduce them to next , I wonder ? |
| 14 | I found them at last . |
| 15 | So their best event found them in sixth position . |
| 16 | Sorry we should never of let them in first |
| 17 | They won one , in South Paddington , and cost official Conservative candidates the seat in several more , often driving them into third place . |
| 18 | Business Week , in February 1989 , also ranked them in fourth position , with 1988 revenues of $55m. earned from 1185 searches by 118 consultants . |
| 19 | Then he looked more closely , and exclaimed : ‘ Ruth — I did n't recognise you at first ! ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You must be Mr Sachs , what a pleasure it is to meet you at last . ’ |
| 21 | It 's good to meet you at last . |
| 22 | ‘ Paige , how lovely to meet you at last , ’ Rose McKenna pronounced warmly , holding out her hands so that Paige had to place hers in them , and was drawn down to have a kiss pressed to either cheek . |
| 23 | ‘ I found you at first light this morning , ’ he said , getting up to take her half-empty plate . |
| 24 | ‘ I did n't recognise her at first , ’ Lily told her . |
| 25 | I 'm glad to meet him at last . ’ |
| 26 | She felt a warm rush of gratitude for his sensitivity as he kissed and played with her in a teasing , light-hearted way which both excited and disarmed her at first . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It was in the boot-and-brushing room that Nicandra found her at last — after a search through the larders , the dairy , and the empty laundry , its warm steam now subsided into a vaporous chill . |
| 29 | Marion searched for him in the crowded room , and found him at last , talking to Sue 's dad near the window . |
| 30 | I helped her at first but it was a mistake . ’ |