Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What 's up with him ? ’ asked Perdita in amazement . |
| 2 | ‘ What did Raimundo do ? ’ asked Perdita in awe . |
| 3 | THE NEXT TIME Heathcliff came to Thrushcross Grange , he met Isabella by chance in front of the house . |
| 4 | Beckenbauer , who led Germany to World Cup triumphs as captain and coach , is known as Kaiser Franz to his fans . |
| 5 | Privately , Roxburgh and his assistant , Craig Brown , wondered if the questionable temperament which embroiled Ferguson in court cases arising from incidents off the park would ultimately hinder his progress . |
| 6 | She stabbed Ben to death with a pair of dress-making scissors and then tried to kill herself . |
| 7 | Ludwig Erhard , who succeeded Adenauer as Chancellor in October 1963 , was an experienced minister , the man held responsible for German economic success since 1949 , deeply committed to the US alliance and who , at 66 , could look forward to a long career as Chancellor — given the record of his predecessor . |
| 8 | ‘ Maldita , she is dead , ’ gabbled Umberto in Spanish . |
| 9 | ‘ I met Truman through Babe Paley , about 1952 . |
| 10 | After Olybrius 's death in 472 it was he who appointed Glycerius as emperor . |
| 11 | Met Dana in class . ’ |
| 12 | Kennan met MacArthur for lunch on 1 March ; MacArthur stated that there had previously been only one successful military occupation in history and this had been Julius Caesar 's achievement in the subjugated barbarian provinces . |
| 13 | At the farm I met Pat from Brigade H.Q He was delivering a message to the C.O. of 6 Commando . |
| 14 | IAN WRIGHT proved a point to manager George Graham at Highbury last night as he led Arsenal to victory in their delayed third round replay against First Division Derby . |
| 15 | ‘ This is his sort of course because he 's a grinder , ’ who succeeded Faldo as champion . |
| 16 | Erm , and it turns out they 're all from T G I and it is because we got Richard as manager . |
| 17 | The rest of the embassy met Falconer at dinner that Monday . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's just what I have been ! ’ exclaimed Peggy in surprise . |
| 19 | Behind her in the procession to the dining-room was Grace Langley on the arm of a languid young man with a monocle , several couples of strangers , and then Rose Langley in pink , giggling , and a young man like a ferret . |
| 20 | This reaffirmation of Hanoi 's scheme was given despite the lobbying of the Thai Foreign Minister , Sitthi Sawtsila , who visited Moscow on behalf of ASEAN a week prior to Nguyen Van Linh . |
| 21 | We visited Meiktila by plane and continued by air to Mandalay , landing on a very rough airstrip . |
| 22 | and in his next over Steve Rhodes went — caught Healy without scoring . |
| 23 | In turn , Goff invited Minton for weekend visits to his four-hundred-year-old cottage at Dallington in Sussex . |
| 24 | EDZELL Enforcers will make certain of the Scottish League men 's second division title if they beat Stirling at home on Sunday . |
| 25 | ‘ I canna help it , ’ shouted Tam by way of apology . |
| 26 | I seen Andy in town today walking round with his erm headphones in . |
| 27 | Cox approached Hockney in autumn of 1988 , thinking that the dramatic content of the opera and its central theme of creativity would suit Hockney 's imagination . |
| 28 | At the beginning of April , Sheikh Saud Nasir al-Sabah , a member of the royal family and Kuwait 's ambassador to America , visited Phoenix in order to reacquaint himself with the Phoenician . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , is that all ? ’ exclaimed Meredith in relief . |
| 30 | Mike Duxbury found his namesake Lee Duxbury wide on the right and the winger cut speedily past Drew Coverdale and beat Prudhoe with ease . |