Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ibrahim rather doubted it had been there in the first place . ’ |
| 2 | Susan clasped her hands because she was trembling , but the tension in her locked fingers only made her shake the more . |
| 3 | Being spurned by Malcolm McLaren only made him want the group more . |
| 4 | Well we know we 've changed the resistance so did we make the resistance more or less ? |
| 5 | A heavy silence filled the air and Newman suddenly realized he had heard no birds sing since they entered the area . |
| 6 | The handbrake was extensively used to cope with icy conditions on what seemed to be never-ending hairpins and headlights in the distance changing direction constantly made us wonder whether the word insanity had taken on a new meaning [ going up and down snowy mountains in a 30-year-old car ] . |
| 7 | None of this was the assertion of a separate nationality ; they were all subjects of the King of England , and relied on this for their safety , but this reassuring English presence only encouraged them to manage their own local affairs in smaller and smaller units . |
| 8 | Only when the hollow reverberations of the horses ' feet on the timber rolled along the rock fissures below did he start out of his trance to the realisation that a company of mounted men was riding into Parfois . |
| 9 | Politeness alone made her go back to see the doctor , and listen to her almost stern advice . |
| 10 | ‘ Ireland 's vastly-improved performances obviously helped me get on stand-by for this tour . ’ |
| 11 | Just stay here ! ’ but Jean just told him to shut his big gob . |
| 12 | I might have escaped her vigilance when I made off with the boat , but my wails of distress soon brought her running to the rescue . |
| 13 | But Simpkin finally broke her to lead 5-4 , then had two set points . |
| 14 | Her skin was still lightly tanned from the summer , her thick dark eyelashes did n't need mascara to give them extra body , and the blue of her eyes and the dusky pink of her lips usually gave her face enough colour . |
| 15 | In Prescott v Bulldog Tools Ltd [ 1981 ] 3 All ER 869 the court adopted a more pragmatic approach by saying that if the defendant genuinely felt he needed an examination of the plaintiff which involved the risk of a real but short-term injury , the court could balance the plaintiff 's objections against the defendant 's request to ensure a fair determination of the issues . |
| 16 | Mrs Parvis always made him agree with whatever she said . |
| 17 | The Sheffield Wednesday flyer yesterday learned he had cracked a bone in his ankle when he scored at Highbury on Saturday . |
| 18 | As the workload gradually increased she started to notice discomfort and tingling sensations around her wrist joint , but particularly at the base of her thumb . |
| 19 | The Northern Echo yesterday said it had received pictures of 150 terrorist suspects from an ex-soldier who said he wished to illustrate ‘ the shambles of security in Northern Ireland ’ . |
| 20 | Her eyes still closed she waited , expectant and drained of all emotion . |
| 21 | one of wo one of the worst ones cars ever made I mean they do make rubbish , but that 's one of the worst ones ! |
| 22 | SOMERSET County Cricket Club yesterday announced it made a profit of £82,612 during the last year , although chief executive Peter Anderson warned that the county is still in debt . |
| 23 | MICHAEL Purtill probably thought he had stopped being featured in the newspapers . |
| 24 | Mr Wiseman also hinted he had found a prominent milk producer to lead his attempt to recruit dairy farmers to supply milk directly to his dairies . |
| 25 | This last action nearly caused her to fall off and she lurched to a rather drunken halt at Mildred 's feet . |
| 26 | Sir David also asked her to submit a number of stills for him to look at . |
| 27 | The Congressman also said he had talks with SDLP chairman Mark Durkan , Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams , and met Unionist members at a dinner hosted by the American consul-general . |
| 28 | The same ostentatious pride in Southern good manners also prompted him to sit up immediately when one of the ship 's white-uniformed junior officers appeared at his side bearing a tray of iced drinks for him , his wife and two sons . |
| 29 | Milla also said she steered away from romance with actors and models ‘ because they try to be prettier than me ’ . |
| 30 | and er , she said my eyes really sparkled she said first time I 've seen them sparkle for a long while so I was right chuffed about that . |