Example sentences of "[vb past] [indef pn] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked nothing but justice of Heaven , and of man he asked only a fair field ; and his father seeing of how good heart he was , gave him his sword and his blessing . |
| 2 | ‘ The drugs , ’ Rain demanded in a voice which revealed nothing but composure . |
| 3 | In actual fact , I got nothing but support , encouragement and — dare I say it ? — love from my colleagues . |
| 4 | ‘ I got nothing against religion — any religion , ’ said Len . |
| 5 | Certainly he lacked nothing in intelligence or skill . |
| 6 | But the impact on the camp lacked nothing in effect on that account . |
| 7 | However carefully and reverently the job was going to be handled , obviously he expected nothing but disaster . |
| 8 | You got someone in mind ? ’ |
| 9 | They had a look in the river and on the banks but found nothing of course . |
| 10 | She glanced up warily , found nothing but sympathy in my gaze . |
| 11 | He went to the kitchen and found nothing but food and neatly arranged cooking knives and spoons , hanging like guardsmen from their hooks in perfect rows . |
| 12 | From the moment that La Pietra 's anchor was safely biting ( again , watch those mooring chains ) , a superb air of idleness overtook everyone on board , so much so that no one could be bothered to put up the awning and we lay and baked in the sweltering afternoon heat . |
| 13 | Of the distance drew nothing to momentum |
| 14 | IN summer-like conditions Bangor and Banbridge provided plenty of entertainment for a good crowd at Upritchard Park with the home side running out comfortable winners . |
| 15 | Once the police got into the van , they found plenty of evidence to connect Charley with the murders . |
| 16 | As we reached the more remote areas of the north where the increase of oil-related activity was in inverse proportion to our shore controls , our rummage crews found plenty of work and seizures of dutiable goods began to mount . |
| 17 | Luke and Maggie found plenty of food . |
| 18 | We found plenty of interest in the area but not many Klondykers and somewhat thankfully broke the ice through the Caledonian Canal to return via the East Coast to Southampton for Christmas . |
| 19 | Sue normally drives an estate car but found plenty of room in the Volvo 460 — just as well with all three children home for half-term . |
| 20 | I inspected her locker , found plenty of room , |
| 21 | Endill found plenty of use for his screwdriver , unscrewing various bits and pieces round the school . |
| 22 | Oh yes , and I also found plenty of time to play football and cricket . |
| 23 | And although they maintained none of County Durham 's 5,000 teachers would lose their jobs the higher than expected pay deal will make the county dig into its reserves to pay for the salary hike . |
| 24 | Like Hokasai , the old man mad about drawing , he drew everything in sight , insatiably . |
| 25 | We snatched something like rest , and then went to see our Church . |
| 26 | After her poem drew one in reply , Ella Wrote an article in prose in the next issue in which she put a point often made in the later period ( see Chapters 5 and 7 ) by women workers , and one which is central to the debate on women 's pay generally . |
| 27 | The 6ft 9in Antonio Martin ( 21 points ) and the 6ft 10in Ferran Martinez ( 12 points ) proved mobile enough to inflict irreparable damage to the English interior defences , and the 6ft 5in Jordi Villa Campa ( 22 points ) sank everything in sight . |
| 28 | Rescue teams used everything from golf buggies to a sea king helicopter to search the area adjoining the golf course . |
| 29 | This channel is indeed Fender-like in character : I found everything from vintage Bassman to modern Twin with the least amount of fiddling about . |
| 30 | When he switched on the light and went in , he found everything in order . |