Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of them became good Americans . |
| 2 | I do n't quite know what the idea of the visit was , but the French Canadians had a similar one — anyway , everyone sold gold bricks to one another like mad . |
| 3 | His restlessness permeated the entire house , and she felt guilty , certain that her presence was tying him to Gullholm , that if it were n't for her he would go home , or visit one or other of his sisters or his mother , all of whom made regular telephone calls . |
| 4 | Everyone got free passes over there . |
| 5 | They had six sons , one of whom died young and four of whom became Anglican clergymen , and seven daughters . |
| 6 | It was noticeable that many of them made emotive comments when addressing this question ( for example , ‘ a last resort ’ , or ‘ a place for old people to go when nobody else wants them ’ ) , a reflection possibly of their personal involvement with the residents of the home and concern for their well-being . |
| 7 | Two of them bore long fruits like courgettes , though pink in colour and set with needles like a cactus . |
| 8 | I became chief executive in 1971 and I then became responsible for the implementation of the plan . |
| 9 | ‘ As I became chief executive there was a change of policy . |
| 10 | Young Black and I became good friends . |
| 11 | After that Nellie and I became close friends and so did her Mum and my Dad . |
| 12 | In the course of my newspaper work for the Times-Herald I became Provincial Editor , a title which brought no increase in salary . |
| 13 | ‘ In every year since I became Prime Minister , more money has been spent on the health service . |
| 14 | When I became Prime Minister this is what I promised . |
| 15 | IN AN interview with The Independent newspaper , John Major complained of ‘ the inheritance I had when I became Prime Minister . |
| 16 | Three weeks later , on the day I became Prime Minister , my first impulse was to sit down in the study which had been Harold 's and write him a letter of appreciation and grateful thanks . |
| 17 | ‘ When I became Prime Minister we were on the eve of war to free Kuwait . |
| 18 | A petite , pleasant-faced doxy , however , caught my eye and for a few hours I became old Shallot again , whiling away the time , telling the most outrageous stories and making her laugh both in the taproom and on her feather-filled mattress in the chamber above . |
| 19 | Then we had to change the Unions to Newsize and er I er I became National President of the Newsize er district inspectors branch of Newsize Yes I was president till I retired . |
| 20 | I became head chef in a kitchen with two cordon bleu chefs at The Rose Revived in Oxford . |
| 21 | So I became Red Hat the clown and travelled among the street people ( in Europe ) , a little drunk , but not crazy drunk in those days . |
| 22 | I asked Grand Met how it justified the rent increases being imposed . |
| 23 | When I asked Grand Met how it could justify the high rent increases , I was told that tenants could easily afford them because tenants would now receive all the proceeds from the amusement machines instead of sharing them with the brewers , although they still have to pay a high licence fee and rent . |
| 24 | I asked professional John Burns what the hazards were at Silloth . |
| 25 | I asked innumerable friends and acquaintances which was their favourite house in England ; almost invariably their choice was built between these dates . |
| 26 | More or less what I asked personal point of view that er one is afraid that Europe , as it is , is rather limited . |
| 27 | He looked very doubtful when I asked certain questions and laughed me to scorn when I gave my verdict . |
| 28 | I asked Brown Owl if we could sell the cakes that were left over and give the money to Blue Peter . |
| 29 | To get a more general view of how the Health Service departments treat their Asian women patients , I asked social workers in different parts of London what their experiences had been in dealing with hospitals , Health Visitors and Area Health Authorities . |
| 30 | When I asked Special Branch for extra men for surveillance work , I was told there were no extra men available . |