Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I recoiled so much I thought I was going to topple backwards but the cable round my legs kept me anchored to the beer keg . |
| 2 | My feet decided they needed a day off . |
| 3 | It 's just I , I was sitting here , have n't phoned my parents to say I got back here alright . |
| 4 | ‘ I was two months pregnant and my parents said I 'd brought shame on their house and they kicked me out . ’ |
| 5 | I did n't want my parents to know I had a boyfriend : they would not have approved because they would have felt I was too young . |
| 6 | And when my periods began I thought I had piles . |
| 7 | Then , placing my hands on my hips like I had seen Mum do many times when in a– temper , I looked her straight in the eyes . |
| 8 | After my waters broke I had an uncontrollable urge to push but the midwife told me not to . |
| 9 | Despite their double handicap , Everton pulled themselves back to 3-2 with two Stuart Barlow goals before Sinton completed his treble two minutes from time , and Francis added : ‘ At 3-0 my players thought they 'd won it . |
| 10 | It reacted to the crime , and its attempts to suppress it succeeded only in forcing cattle stealers to adjust to administrative policies . |
| 11 | At the very bottom , her fingers touched what felt like a photograph . |
| 12 | She crouched down to retrieve a comb from underneath the seat in front , and her fingers brushed what appeared to be a small piece of card . |
| 13 | Whether the lust for gold had mastered us , whether a hatred of the thieves suffused our outlook , whether their attempts to thwart it had not toughened our resolve I can not say : but I know that after the bomb had been thrown into our midst , we would , one and all , have died in agony rather than let the treasure fall into the enemy 's hands . |
| 14 | Perhaps he had had the same thought , because as their eyes met something seemed to pass between them , some spark of longing they both recognised . |
| 15 | As soon as their eyes met he inclined his head in acknowledgement . |
| 16 | As their eyes met he raised his glass to her , and smiled . |
| 17 | Damian lifted hooded blue eyes to look at her , and as their eyes met she felt her body tremble , heat rushing through her . |
| 18 | As their eyes met she straightened suddenly , ignoring the stabbing pains . |
| 19 | As her eyes closed she heard her own swift intake of breath . |
| 20 | As her eyes refocused she noticed a depression in the pillow Fen had used — and something else . |
| 21 | As her eyes widened he added , ‘ Perhaps now you can understand the reason why I bought it and why it is so important to me that it should succeed ? ’ |
| 22 | Fortunately a supply of candles was found and as the competing teams and their supporters arrived they settled down to some serious drinking as darts players do and nearly cleared the stock of bottled beer before the lights came back on . |
| 23 | The brief comments recorded here made me long for more : ‘ How did Ophelia know to scratch her legs like she did ? |
| 24 | As she moves , the ears on her legs keep her oriented in the direction of the call . |
| 25 | Six months before her husband died in April 1803 , she had a letter from Coutts her bankers to say she had outstanding bills for £700 but her current account balance stood at 12s 11d . |
| 26 | But whenever Angus and his daughter went out in the boat fishing for their lives to keep themselves fed , it seemed that a seal swam in front of the boat and lead them towards the places where the fishes were thickest in the sea in that part of the coast . |
| 27 | But if apprenticeship was to work as its devisers hoped it relied upon the interest of freedmen in working for themselves in the time they were allotted and their generosity if their work for their former masters was to be energetic . |
| 28 | Her parents say they had no idea of the risks . |
| 29 | Her parents say they had no idea of the risks . |
| 30 | Her parents say no-one warned them that the drug , Pre , could affect the immune system , making Lexie more susceptible to infection . |