Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] another [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My Lady , ’ I said , ‘ you promised me another purse ! ’ |
| 2 | He drew him another map and watched Blunset wander off into the darkness . |
| 3 | She found him another job and is paying for a private nurse . |
| 4 | She tried to speak , but the effort cost her another mouthful of water . |
| 5 | Oh well , I told you another time then ! |
| 6 | Lucy said with a hint of triumph , ‘ I told you another car would come along soon . ’ |
| 7 | No doubt something else had diverted his attention , and afforded him another cue to spread confusion everywhere around him . |
| 8 | Alan showed me another way out of the bar , so we avoided Young Trotsky , and walked with me to the van . |
| 9 | I read them , furtively , like boys do pornography , and they showed me another world . |
| 10 | I poured him another glass . |
| 11 | Alfred handed him another drink , and the Prince of Wales absent-mindedly took it . |
| 12 | She handed him another towel . |
| 13 | He handed her another plate . |
| 14 | Perhaps it would be just as well if he paid her another visit . |
| 15 | Magda poured her another drink . |
| 16 | He poured her another glass of wine from the carafe which stood between them on the table . |
| 17 | Then , just before that gig , I went over to Central School of Art in Holborn and swung us another gig there . |
| 18 | He watched her another moment , then turned and strode to a cabinet on the opposite wall . |
| 19 | She asked him another question , as he did n't seem to mind . |
| 20 | She quieted the children , offered me another coffee , then said , ‘ Come , Um Yusef . |
| 21 | We 're talking about half an ounce , which does n't exactly sound like a weight problem , but it took me another day or so to take it off her . |
| 22 | But anyway : while he was tramping through that dull and backward province with his malign companion , Gustave sent me another flower , plucked from beside the tomb of Châteaubriand . |
| 23 | ‘ No more , thanks , ’ she said when Vitor offered her another piece of chocolate . |
| 24 | He offered her another glass of wine . |
| 25 | She sipped at her cordial with evident pleasure , and when Herbert Fraser offered her another nip she accepted without hesitation . |
| 26 | They sent her another tape . |
| 27 | Later , just before they both retired , he brought her another book . |
| 28 | Though later , driving home , Nathan saw it another way . |
| 29 | I ordered some things yesterday , they sent us another catalogue then , two skirts and two blouses |
| 30 | Writing offered us another way of dealing with time , anxiety and frustration . |