Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [adj] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , in order to have a word with the silent Cis , I asked Elfed to fetch Richard , who had been awaiting in the kitchen the result of the meeting . |
| 2 | ‘ The first set was incredible — it was like a final — but after I got that set David seemed to lose heart a bit , ’ said Corsie later . |
| 3 | ‘ Eat up , ’ she said , ‘ There were going to be potatoes but I got lost chanting mantras . |
| 4 | It was at Thurso in Scotland that I 'd first seen surfers riding tubes . |
| 5 | For many years Plugger has specialised in searching out the rare and unusual fish which come into the American hobby , so I came prepared to take fish home with me — but nothing on this scale . |
| 6 | Morrell won the 1500 metres at the Kelvin Hall with an impressive display of strength in 3min 44.09sec , then declared : ‘ It was an easy run — I came prepared to run 3min 40sec and that should show people whether there 's anything wrong with my calf . ’ |
| 7 | Seven months after Peter Robinson and I penned those damning words , have we cause to change our opinion ? |
| 8 | I felt ready to consume gallons of it . |
| 9 | This made me feel a quite genuine shame and remorse although — it was as if I was torn into two separate parts both rationally and emotionally — I knew that hurt bewilderment was something I should beware of : he was my enemy who would use any art to outwit me if I could . |
| 10 | I knew this meant trouble as he was always very fizzy at shows . |
| 11 | I saw several give money to the people . |
| 12 | In a recent catalogue of a large funeral directors ' suppliers firm I counted 309 embalming preparations . |
| 13 | In Primary Three I fell in love with another boy because he lent me his ‘ Lo-lo Ball ’ and I thought this meant love ! |
| 14 | Well I mean I did those pilot appraisals |
| 15 | I did some light work and felt fine . |
| 16 | I did this top bottom up so that my dad would n't call me a tart as I walked out the house and I forgot to undo it again ! |
| 17 | I had first met Olive Kerr on a visit to Los Angeles in 1938 ; she and her sister moved freely within the circle of ‘ the British colony ’ in Hollywood . |
| 18 | I had first spied King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV , GCVO , GCMG , KBE , sitting in the royal box in church at Sunday service the week before . |
| 19 | I wanted to revisit the place where I had first caught sight of Jean-Claude years ago . |
| 20 | At the ripe old age of twenty-six , I had half-decided to take stock of my life so far and try to decide what to do . |
| 21 | Or perhaps earlier when someone had first suggested Morocco , and she had thought of it as somewhere different but not too far from Spain . |
| 22 | That he himself became deified lends credence to the concept of the Created God as herein defined , and to the assertion that mankind needs a ‘ god ’ . |
| 23 | In December 1936 a decree was issued which made all volunteer forces subject to military jurisdiction . |
| 24 | She was wearing — barley — another creating in cling silk , which drew any approving eyes . |
| 25 | Joan realised Bewey 's greater potential after watching a TV documentary about a Lincolnshire home for the elderly which used dog-stroking to soothe people . |
| 26 | In 1991 the Access Division was added , which allowed those supplying access and support equipment to become members . |
| 27 | It was measured at between 6.5 and 7 on the Richter scale , but its destructive force was limited by its depth — 100-150 km beneath the earth 's surface [ for 1977 Romanian earthquake which killed 1,500 see p. 28298 ] . |
| 28 | Firstly , the rice-salt solution failed to fulfil the second criterion , which demands that the materials needed for preparing the mixture should be affordable by all who need them : The actual components of the mixture were readily available , indeed this was one of the reasons which prompted BRAC to substitute rice for the less readily available gur . |
| 29 | That a deep-seated and all-embracing blood taboo unquestionably lay at the heart of so much of Jewish belief and ritual practice is clearly evidenced by the later ( Christian ) book of Hebrews which saw fit to characterize Judaism specifically as a covenant of blood , sanctified , purified and redeemed by the blood of cultic sacrifice : |
| 30 | When the UKCC announced its proposals for community nursing , Professional Nurse congratulated Council on its approach , which looked set to unite community nursing and pave the way for an improved service for patients , and also for giving nurses the opportunity to comment on the proposals in true democratic fashion . |