Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pers pn] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although in fact ultra vires , taxing many men worth less than £2 on goods must have been considered justified by circumstances , for their numbers alone made them an important element in the local community . |
| 2 | But when I said as much to Mala , as a joke to ease the tension that still showed in her eyes , she merely called me an unrepeatable name and stalked away to her cabin again . |
| 3 | hello , hi Matt , alright I did an absolute steamer , excellent , did it really well , it only took me an hour and ten minutes it took me an hour and ten minutes I have n't no I knew , I knew vaguely , knew vaguely enough I mean I have , perfect question came up just describe er the youths portrayed in the er book and there was only two , there was the main character who I got most of the stuff from , from what Katie told me and the rest was the other bloke was called Carston Corsalius and basically all we knew about him was he fancied this other one , the main character , and erm was a journalist , that was it ah put it in nine times , no , I , I do n't know what it means eh , er Matt did n't come in , er a bit of a shame could n't no yeah , what did you really want ? or was that it ? yeah yeah , fixed , flexible and managed yes fixed , flex , fixed , flexible and managed oh right yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , do n't they and er advantages and disadvantages of indirect tax was , untax and direct was the other one , you know it indirect taxes yes yeah I ca n't remember , I really ca n't remember , like a colour yeah , you wan na know both of those , I 'd , I , I could n't remember all of demand pull , I put down the wage , price , wage spiral or the waged price spiral , that 's a stinker that is , that 's a beauty , I put that down , its ' a beaut , that 's my best diagram and I did three diagram' in four essays I hate doing diagram' yeah he 's here now , we 're about to go for a quick drink like , he says he 's been revising all day so erm , and I shall , I shall brief him , just as you would expect , I shall tell him all he needs I do n't , I do n't want to leave him in the lurch okay see you in French yeah , bye , bye , bye |
| 4 | There 's memorable dialogue in this film , not least in the last scene , which turns Jane Darwell , as Ma Joad , into a spokeswoman for all the oppressed of the Earth and ends the picture on a defiant , upbeat note that rightly won her an Oscar . |
| 5 | The melodrama of it appealed to her sense of the ridiculous , and she hastily stifled a laugh as a youth passing inside gave her an odd look . |
| 6 | In the Old World , Teclis and his companions arrived at the court of Magnus the Pious , where Teclis 's wise advice and mighty sorcery soon made him an invaluable councillor . |
| 7 | , but she told Helen , I just called her an old cow and she put the phoned down , well if she thought I said cow , well I do n't know but she went and used that . |
| 8 | It just gave them an excuse to do what they wanted in the name of the Devil . |
| 9 | It just gave me an excuse to come charging up here . ’ |
| 10 | A fully qualified nurse thought it was a bruise and just gave him an icepack . |
| 11 | So how would you , if I just gave you an equation , of a function , |
| 12 | I just gave you an extremely provocative conversational opening , and you murmured a polite nothing and let it lapse . ’ |
| 13 | I do n't think the boys ever found her an embarrassment . |
| 14 | Tommy came to the barn every day after Nebbins work was finished and always brought him an apple , or a lump of sugar . |
| 15 | I told him my story and he promptly offered me an unsalaried post as a life insurance salesman . |
| 16 | His paintings of Spain also made him an apt choice of artist for V. S. Pritchett 's The Spanish Temper ( 1954 ) and for Cedric Salter 's Introducing Spain ( 1953 ) for which he reworked an earlier drawing of Alicante . |
| 17 | It also took them an hour to assemble in the darkness and likewise they discovered that most of their supply containers were missing . |
| 18 | I also sent him an article entitled ‘ Interpretation by Economics ’ . |
| 19 | Besides giving Anselm his only opportunity for showing his abilities in action , the Council of 1102 also gave him an opportunity for displaying his primatial ideal in practice . |
| 20 | He also gave him an overcoat . |
| 21 | It also gave them an additional incentive in their efforts to keep the peace between Plantagenets and Capetians , for they stood to lose lands and revenues through confiscation in time of war . |
| 22 | The original PSSRU schemes used shadow budgets for the case management teams ( up to the value of two thirds of the cost of residential care ) , but also gave them an allocation of money with which to purchase those services which were not readily available and which , although small , would make all the difference to keeping the client at home . |
| 23 | This not only altered the strategic military balance in favour of the rebels , it also gave them an important psychological boost . |
| 24 | When she first arrived in Bristol Moggach lived at Badock Hall , then the only mixed hall of residence , which also gave it an aura of excitement . |
| 25 | To remember this now brought him an actual physical pain in the deeps of his body , in his intestines . |
| 26 | A gentleman of the faculty in the neighbourhood , hearing of the circumstance , and finding it so well authenticated , immediately made him an offer of ten guineas for the dog , which the grateful farmer refused , exultingly adding that so long as he had a bone in his meat , or a crust to his bread , he would divide it with the faithful friend who had preserved his life : arid this he did in a perfect conviction that the warmth of the dog , in covering the most vital part , had continued the circulation arid prevented a total stagnation of the blood by the frigidity of the elements . " |
| 27 | Lloyd even promised us an interview with Andrew Ball but we heard nothing . |
| 28 | One would like to think that she even found it an advantage to be an ASROG , and that Miss B. and Miss T. , who could take it in their stride , had prepared her to enjoy it . |
| 29 | ‘ Philippe very kindly gave me an open invitation , but today I was in Alès , as the guest of Alain 's mother . ’ |
| 30 | Trevor Stephenson , C&P ; North-West education liaison manager , kindly gave me an induction day at the Heath . |