Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | As they strolled deeper into the gardens she became aware that the Pantominteatret was by no means the only form of free entertainment , as their progress led them from one area of performance to another . |
| 32 | Nicandra led them by all the ways she had known and disregarded since childhood . |
| 33 | Simon the Trapper led them by devious paths to the lakeside hut . |
| 34 | Avoiding Richard , who got to his feet as soon as he saw something to be carried , she kicked open the top of the Arctic and flung them in golden handfuls onto the glowing bed of fuel . |
| 35 | A decade ago , Kung Fu martial arts films were banned by Zambian cinemas after Kaunda attacked them for encouraging violence amongst youths . |
| 36 | Ward was due to take over the driving and at the end of it I slumped into the seat beside him in a happy daze which insulated me from all sense of reality . |
| 37 | They even got the transparency of the house the wrong way round in their ‘ Country Homes ’ magazine , but their name and reputation insulated them against such elementary errors . |
| 38 | The staff and right leg propelled me for forty yards until the leg gave way and the injured one , without a thought , took the strain and I ended up on my hands and knees ranting and raving . |
| 39 | There was a very long and comfortable settee in front of the window which had a view of the River Thames which mesmerized me to such an extent that I could scarcely tear myself away to go to bed . |
| 40 | The hon. Gentleman asked me about future numbers . |
| 41 | When I next saw the King , he asked me about this experience . |
| 42 | That was why , when you first asked me about this , I turned the whole question round and said ‘ You have to begin from the philosophical problem ’ , but indeed it could be applied in many places . |
| 43 | That was why , when you first asked me about this , I turned the whole question round and said , ‘ You have to begin from the philosophical problem ’ . |
| 44 | I mean you asked me about formal education , and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 45 | I mean you asked me about formal education and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 46 | The hon. Member for Linlithgow also asked me about competitive tendering and the tendering process . |
| 47 | After my return to England I was able to continue my interest in Burma 's future , for when General Aung San and his colleagues came to London for consultations with the British Government , Mr Attlee asked me to 10 Downing Street to introduce the various members to him . |
| 48 | You asked me for that ? |
| 49 | He asked me for 50,000 francs for Félix . |
| 50 | No one asked me for any comment . |
| 51 | ‘ Yes Dad , she asked me for some help . ’ |
| 52 | They asked me for more money . |
| 53 | My new project led me into unexplored realms of psychology which I might otherwise have ignored . |
| 54 | I want to take you through the thinking that led me to that conclusion , and then to concentrate on one of the keys to securing that future — the whole question of advancing the cause of children 's books . |
| 55 | A thin disdainful blonde girl led me up narrow stairs to a room filled completely by a single bed . |
| 56 | A small Palestinian boy led me up some steps to the side of the building and the woman ushered me inside . |
| 57 | Much to my surprise , he led me towards one of the public beer tents . |
| 58 | That got me to thirty-and-five . |
| 59 | In the time I was there she did pencil out a few passages , and got me to red ink a lot more . |
| 60 | Yes and er I er they got me on that and I 'd er seen a bit on it before hand one way or another , but I went to a place and , and asked them if I could er see and er they showed me and explained it , the er the way to er . |