Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Adam found himself not at all sure what rates were but he knew that people who owned houses did pay them . |
| 2 | In November 1963 , President Kennedy visited Texas to help unite the warring factions in the Democratic Party in that key southern state . |
| 3 | During 1992 the number of women joining the boards of UK listed companies did rise slightly , but only to 0.54% of all directors . |
| 4 | The fire service and R-S-P-C-A used boats to help ferry the flock to safer ground . |
| 5 | Near where the charter 'd Thames does flow , |
| 6 | The early Church believed Jesus did forgive sins . |
| 7 | Certainly , received pronunciation does have a dominance in certain circles , particularly in the worlds of the mass media , education and commerce . |
| 8 | It showed love does exist in this horrible world . |
| 9 | We picked Yvonne up at the top of the slip by the RNLI shed where they sold stuff to help pay for the lifeboat . |
| 10 | For the rest of the war it was a case of just ticking over until a splendid Victory Meet in 1919 which raised cash to help build the Richmond YMCA . |
| 11 | Following the latest vandalism at Northern League club Ryhope , youth team keeper Peter Quinn went fund raising around the local pubs and clubs , and collected £147 to help repair the damage . |
| 12 | So … the Indian named William did exist and , moreover , he lived close by . |
| 13 | Silver Reed tell me the double knit ribber does have a yarn holder and this holds the yarns you are not using at the end of the needle bed , making changing by hand easier . |
| 14 | Oughtred claimed he had suffered losses in Spain and employed Clerke to help recover them from Spanish ( in fact Portuguese ) vessels in Newfoundland . |
| 15 | Blaise Cendrars , the writer , saw Modigliani let fall a twenty-franc note one evening when a well-known pauper came in to sit at the next table . |
| 16 | Sullivan also persuaded Bazargan to help obtain the release of a number of Americans who had been taken hostage in the listening posts that the US had manned along the soviet border . |
| 17 | Central Council is very grateful to all those who donated prizes or sold tickets to help reach this excellent result . |
| 18 | In a recent decision , the Venetian Comune cancelled funds to help pay the salaries of church custodians . |
| 19 | Much of Northampton 's medieval heritage was destroyed by fire in 1675 , but Charles II gave timber to help rebuild the town and this is commemorated by his statue on All Saints Church . |
| 20 | Already supported to the tune of some $50,000 a year from the proceeds of annual art auction , local rugby earned high praise when Parfrey 's club , The Swilers , donated $2,000 to help cover the costs of a month long exhibit of work by the French master Marc Chagall at Memorial University . |
| 21 | Mrs Rorstad said Poppies helped focus national attention on Darlington . |
| 22 | John Aitken , defending , said Bland did have certificates for some of the weapons . |
| 23 | Craig , 26 , said doctors did disclose that Kane had caught a bug and antibiotics were not working . |
| 24 | As you said accidents do happen and things do n't get put down when you need to verify . |
| 25 | Early studies suggested TV did reduce the time spent reading a paper . |