Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Money and talk of money got you attention . |
| 2 | And of course made it part of the job that you had to attend night school classes for bread baking and confectionery . |
| 3 | She gave her answers in a low voice , almost feeling William Ash 's relief as the vicar pronounced them man and wife . |
| 4 | In that year , also , L'Estrange 's ineptitude cost him control of the official news-books and Muddiman regained it because of the regard he had won from both secretaries of state . |
| 5 | ‘ I suppose , ' ’ Rab said , but he hardly felt the better ; not , with hobo drinkers , they looked at him and the tattooed barman called him Stick . |
| 6 | The US State Department thought it time to look closely into the causes and extent of British criticism . |
| 7 | One monster brought me water . |
| 8 | The Royal Air Force gave me emergency rations , advice on medical supplies , and a day at RAF Cranwell to learn how to navigate with a bubble sextant . |
| 9 | He never rose above the rank of lance-corporal , but a posting as an orderly room clerk on the east coast gave him leisure to write short stories of army life , published in Horizon and other periodicals . |
| 10 | They were free spirits working for the gods ; the pharaoh gave them food , clothing and shelter . |
| 11 | The snow gave them proof of what they always feared : the winter-hungry foxes were biding their time , ready to raid any hen-house which remained unfastened at dusk . |
| 12 | Since then he has been seen by the right-wing as Maggie 's prince-in-waiting , but his skill has been that he has remained very much in favour with the Major Government where his ability and amiability won him respect . |
| 13 | Where the charge laid before the magistrate did not constitute the offence over which the statute gave him jurisdiction , affidavit evidence could be introduced . |
| 14 | But his failure to attend a WRU coaching course ( a sin of omission shared with Ray Prosser , perhaps the finest coach of forwards Welsh rugby ever had ) coupled with his outspokenness denied him access to the magic circle . |
| 15 | When forced by the Inspectorate of Education to retract his decision , the good mayor refused them access to the school canteen , controlled by the municipal services . |
| 16 | Nor is he entitled to examine proceedings in Parliament in order to show that the appellants by fraudulently misleading Parliament caused him loss . |
| 17 | ( Knollys was not a relation , but most of the village called him Uncle out of respect . ) |
| 18 | Adolf Hitler was at a military hospital in Pasewalk in Pomerania , recovering from burns to his eyes after a British gas attack at Ypres , when on 10 November 1918 a pastor brought him news of the armistice . |
| 19 | It was a Sunday , and the coach took us south of the border to the dusty town of Tia Juana where the passengers wandered about looking for souvenirs and tequila . |
| 20 | The girl brought me soup and then my trout , the best and freshest I had ever tasted , though the potatoes that accompanied it were not so good . |
| 21 | Remember the carry-on after that communist fool gave them independence in nineteen forty-five ? ’ |
| 22 | To have a woman was different , her juices mixed with his and later the recollection gave him zest ; but alone it was cowards ' sport . |
| 23 | The cleaning lady gave me comfort . |
| 24 | The not very exacting demands of a theology degree gave him time to make a lot of useful Anglican friends . |
| 25 | Sent into to keep the peace between warring communities the first soldiers had no more legal powers than the ordinary citizen until the Special Powers Act gave them power to stop and question , search and arrest without a warrant . |
| 26 | Durance 's indignation gave him power , it was as though he actually grew in physical stature . |
| 27 | My Creator gave me life , and the profit of it is I know how to curse ; he gave me feeling , and the profit of it is I know how to suffer ! |
| 28 | David Straney increased Glenavon 's lead when the Larne defence allowed him time and space to score . |
| 29 | An ample private income allowed him time to indulge his tastes for writing , politics , and rowing . |
| 30 | When asked if his first sniff made him fee sick , Carl had this to say : ‘ No , it 's something I enjoyed and I wanted to do more . |