Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up to a dozen viewers had heard my throwaway remarks and had assumed that the party at Frenchay really would be out in the street . |
| 2 | Maud Bailey went on : ‘ I 've checked my card index — I 'm working on a full-length study of Melusina I 've only found one reference to Ash . |
| 3 | Detonation would have wrecked my promotion prospects . |
| 4 | The South African war had just broken out and I had received my embarkation orders . |
| 5 | The school-leaving age — without the exceptions opposed in 1936 by the Local Education Authorities , the National Union of Teachers , Harold Macmillan , Walter Citrine of the TUC , and ( of course ) William Temple — was to be raised to fifteen on 1 April 1947 , and to sixteen as soon as it became practicable ( which , in the event , was not until I had completed my teaching career in secondary schools ) . |
| 6 | 12.40 : Saw Deputy Head re incident and arranged to see him with Class Teacher in his office when I have completed my dinner duty . |
| 7 | ‘ Back ter Sunday school , I 've forgotten me test card , ’ I lied . |
| 8 | I have been playing a cad for too long and have forgotten my table manners . ’ |
| 9 | You have n't solved my business problems yet . ’ |
| 10 | Has anyone pinched my spectacle case ? |
| 11 | If I pulled out he would probably do me over for being a chicken , but if I competed and beat him ( unlikely but not impossible ) … well , I might as well have booked my hospital bed then and there . |
| 12 | She writes : ‘ I have enjoyed my university career enormously and felt that only then was I beginning to live ’ . |
| 13 | At any rate , I must have dropped my car keys quite without knowing it . |
| 14 | My work has always paralleled my life experiences . |
| 15 | In the UK , ICL plc has previewed its Search Accelerator for the Informix relational database running on Unix SVR4 . |
| 16 | TWO of Britain 's top building societies have slashed their mortgage rates to below 5% in an attempt to clear their backlog of repossessed homes . |
| 17 | A couple of calls and er one dedication to do now , for another person who 's claimed their afternoon show pack full of goodies including programme schedules , photos of the D Js . |
| 18 | Annabelle 's family have owned their furniture shop for over 100 years and it is easy to see why they are a success if you have had the privilege of actually working for them , as I have . |
| 19 | The UK British Aerosol Manufacturer 's Association has committed its member companies to a 90 per cent reduction in the use of CFCs by 1990 , together with a voluntary ‘ ozone friendly ’ labelling system . |
| 20 | Alison Halford has dropped her sex discrimination case against Merseyside Police and announced that she is to retire on medical grounds with a lump sum payment and pension . |
| 21 | She had promptly dropped her tin tray and her shrill shrieks began to split the crisp winter air . |
| 22 | Murray Income , Murray Johnstone 's income and capital growth trust , has outperformed its benchmark indices in its first half-year . |
| 23 | Nevertheless there is clear evidence that some couples have modified their childbearing patterns in order to obtain a particular type of housing ( Busfield and Paddon , 1977 ; Madge and Brown , 1981 ) . |
| 24 | Dada had excused her morning prayers ; now , Nannie her evening bath . |
| 25 | CORE Design has just added its Christmas offering , Doodlebug , to the list of cutesy , platform Amiga games . |
| 26 | In recent years , it has supplemented its news service with training schemes for journalists from all regions of the world . |
| 27 | South Oxfordshire District Council has reopened its Ladygrove Park after it was closed for a cleaning up operation ; the park was closed some weeks ago after gypsies staying there left it full of litter . |
| 28 | In group A the Paper Tigers with their amazing bouncing ball have lifted their rounders difference to great heights while Dr Blobby and the Blobettes have at last picked up some points from a game , which means that all teams this year have managed to win at least one point . |
| 29 | Whatman Scientific has amalgamated its Anotec membrane manufacturing facility with its Anotec assembly and product development teams in a new unit in Banbury , The address is Whatman Scientific . |
| 30 | Does this mean that Santa Cruz has re-compiled its operating system to take full advantage of Pentium 's performance ? |