Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | JIM COURIER redeemed himself for past Davis Cup failures by beating Switzerland 's Jakob Hlasek in Fort Worth , Texas last night to clinch the Cup for the United States for the 30th time since 1900 . |
| 32 | fucking er it was like that but they ai n't just do n't go and get very close to the like that So I 've gone up under arch of the wheel got my like that right state I got in ! |
| 33 | We thought all was well until the Battlebus passed us at full speed in the opposite direction . |
| 34 | A journalist attacked him in 1791 for the ‘ permanent predominant prejudice , that the music is everything , and the words , nothing ’ at the Opéra : ‘ one is made aware of just one author , the author of the music . ’ |
| 35 | ‘ Ice ? ’ he enquired , as he reached for a glass and Shiona seated herself in one of the armchairs . |
| 36 | In breaks in our work Edward entertained me with curious stories of the old alchemists . |
| 37 | His secrecy about his unhappiness made everything about daily life seem a little counterfeit , apart from meals with Sam and sprees with him at the pictures . |
| 38 | His mouth met hers with bruising force , and the clamour inside her head rose to a deafening crescendo , the world twisted and turned , tossing her adrift with the turbulence of a whirlwind . |
| 39 | A typically ambiguous attitude towards foreigners manifested itself at this point . |
| 40 | Smith 's wife died in 1825 ; this loss made him for some time anxious to resign , and may help to account for the relative lack of distinction of his period of office . |
| 41 | The eyes lanced hers with swift rage and her pulses raced . |
| 42 | In particular , the powerful Beni-Gomez family schemed continually against Rodrigo until Alfonso banished him in 1081 . |
| 43 | The Mayor rebuked him in warm terms , whereupon the elegant creature said , hotly : ‘ Who are you to talk to me like that ? ’ |
| 44 | When begged to return , he relented only on condition he could carry out a remarkable experiment : the so-called oprichnina , Ivan designated something like one-third of the country , carved out of scattered towns and provinces , as his personal domain , and set up a new administration to subject it to his personal will . |
| 45 | Words failed me at this last find … but not so my companions ! |
| 46 | I do n't know why my search drew me to that part of the house , except that Curtis was the only soul in it other than myself and Leon . |
| 47 | He fell about laughing when his agent phoned him with this news . |
| 48 | Indirect Rule and the evolution of the Commonwealth idea had disarmed much left-wing criticism of the empire in the years between the wars and encouraged the development among British radicals of ‘ responsible ’ views on imperial subjects , which came naturally to bloom when Labour found itself at last in office . |
| 49 | Alcock found it within one minute of starting his regular binocular search of the sky , after nine nights of cloud . |
| 50 | Evesham drew them from several Cotswold parishes ; the abbot of Owston received 2 marks a year from Tickencote . |
| 51 | May Roberts Rinehart used it to excellent effect in The Circular Staircase . |
| 52 | On 13 October , the Leader of the Opposition described it in three different ways — which is typical of him . |
| 53 | Eventually Johnny drew him to one side with a shock-haired young reporter who sported horn-rimmed glasses and a velvet bow-tie . |
| 54 | Once the original cease-fire had been put into effect in 1988 , both parties found themselves with immense tasks of reconstruction to contend with and little , apart from their battered oil-export systems , with which to finance them . |
| 55 | Only 13% ( 26 ) spoke to their spouse about it , and fewer than 10% mentioned it to another family member or friend . |
| 56 | In their first game the Transvaal beat them by fifty runs . |
| 57 | To begin with Gyggle tried me on sensory deprivation . |
| 58 | In 1974 23% of teenagers described themselves as daily smokers . |
| 59 | The indictment charged him with two offences . |
| 60 | The hooded eyes surveyed her with frank appreciation mingled with amusement . |