Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these notes I described the aims and origins of the scheme : |
| 2 | ‘ That was one of the prime reasons I raised the issue , because if the constituents are saying that , it is time the councillors were saying it as well . ’ |
| 3 | For humanitarian reasons I thought the family ought to know . ’ |
| 4 | In terms of the economic activity projections , as a result of representations made to me by one of Professor Lock 's colleagues , that was one of the main reasons I increased the assumptions on the eco economic activity based projection , to increase B one office relocations to a a far higher degree percentage than previously . |
| 5 | Nowhere to be seen and one of the reasons I bought the magazine was to read the article as I have a Ti'ko machine ( and incidentally have been very pleased with it ) . |
| 6 | Each book ran to 64 pages and from these gems I learnt a great deal about Soccer , Cricket , Rugby Union , Rugby League and other sports . |
| 7 | In supplies , for example you often have to undertake almost military type operations I witnessed a group of 150 women who planned and carried out an ambush of the enemy to requisition bread and flour and the only arms they were carrying consisted of sticks and cords , To be a nurse also requires a lot of mental equanimity and physical strength . |
| 8 | There is no need to be too rigid in your choice of material for each season , unless you feel it is important , but nevertheless you should still maintain the overall feeling of each season , although in some cases I chose a few out-of-season flowers to give a better colour or shape . |
| 9 | In both cases I recorded the results through a Fostex desk to find out how the Power Tool translates these sounds to tape . |
| 10 | Within a few hours I noticed a large number of fry appearing at the water surface . |
| 11 | From the ramparts I had a view across the bay to green marshes and , far above them , rising above a swathe of cloud , the snow-covered summit of Olympus , infinitely remote . |
| 12 | Of Gleizes ' work he said : ‘ Standing in front of his canvases I had the very definite impression of a sobering up after an Impressionist debauch . ’ |
| 13 | At meetings I adopted a ‘ fly on the wall ’ role . |
| 14 | After about five minutes I heard a voice behind me say : ‘ Hi , there ! |
| 15 | After ten minutes I heard the camera motor stop as the film ran out , but the director , knowing by now we could n't use a foot of it , let the old boy run on until he had finished . |
| 16 | In ten minutes I saw a summary of the whole butcher 's shop of war . |
| 17 | But after a few minutes I saw the creature 's body begin to move . |
| 18 | In three minutes I had the Hispaniola sailing easily before the wind , along the coast of Treasure Island . |
| 19 | At times I thought the process would never end . |
| 20 | In my utter loneliness I had only one resource : several times I took the ferry to North Shields , and walked up the steep bank to a certain public lavatory beside a roaring pub . |
| 21 | Several times I saw a big bull , sometimes even two together . |
| 22 | The bellends are long and low and though they give good shape for wind deflection I found at times I needed a little more height when cooking . |
| 23 | I remember clearly one of the first times I gave a word of knowledge . |
| 24 | The first few times I lit the stove , up popped yellow flames and I turned it off . |
| 25 | I did quite well at school in the sports area , and for ages and ages I had the school record for the under-14 's javelin … . |
| 26 | And with my own eyes I saw the stalled clock at Treblinka … |
| 27 | I could only lie there staring , burning more pages to hold back the dark , because every time I closed my eyes I saw the same thing : the dark shadow of a manlike creature with shoulders curving up in two great arcs on either side of its head … |
| 28 | With fresh eyes I surveyed the familiar landscape . |
| 29 | ‘ I used mainly my green Ibanez that I had on the last tour , but for a Be-Bop solo on Giant Steps I used an Ibanez George Benson . |
| 30 | From these fragments I reconstructed the brooding melancholy of a land subject to disaster after disaster , a family forced out through poverty , and I wove from insubstantial vapour the misty quilt in which I sensed his childhood to have been enveloped . |