Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [verb] [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I could n't believe he had asked me minutes after first meeting him . |
| 32 | When Jancey persuaded them to sit in next door , none of them were too sure how heavy these guys would turn out to be . |
| 33 | PAUSE I thought I knew at last who you were , why you liked me at school , why you took the trouble to read those poems I 'd written . |
| 34 | Now , however , her husband had a motor-car — the first Cork Jew to possess one — and as they drove to the synagogue , their distinguished visitor , Karlinsky , beside her in the back seat , she felt she had at last come into her kingdom . |
| 35 | Spencer failed to retain his card this year after his debut season on the Volvo European Tour which saw him finish in 178th position in the Order of Merit with winnings of just £7,700 . |
| 36 | A settled domestic life with two year-old Daniel and the lovely former actress Suzanne Danielle provided the supremely talented Scot with a secure and solid base from which to plan his survival from decline which saw him slump to 51st in the 1988 Order of Merit . |
| 37 | He was unhappy but he felt he had at last sorted his life out . |
| 38 | Those who rebut any ideas of extraterrestrial civilizations ask what seems at first sight to be a very salient question : ‘ Where are they all ? ’ |
| 39 | As experienced dog owners we thought we knew what to expect at first — a little mess , some chewing , a bit of a handful . |
| 40 | The 119-page report is the result of a 10-month review led by the Press Council 's chairman , Mr Louis Blom-Cooper , who after meeting the full council yesterday said he expected it to take until next summer to reach final agreement on the recommendations . |
| 41 | I think I did in first place , I must a forgot to change it . |
| 42 | Which do I attend to first ? ’ |
| 43 | One rather exciting will home made will I hasten to add I dealt with last year , the lady of some who was not getting on with her husband and I think although I 'm not absolutely sure that the handwriting is that of her sister and we have this form filled in and it mentioned the bank or special savings account and it mentioned the premium bonds and it mentioned everything in the back bedroom and the linen in the linen and the linen cupboard because she 'd brought all this lot and it failed to appoint an executor and it failed to deal with the residuary estate it meant that technically there was a partial intestacy , as there was a partial intestacy the rules applied to that , first person to inherit ? |
| 44 | Who did I bump into first except John ! |
| 45 | Sara asked , ‘ Where did you get to last night ? ’ |
| 46 | ‘ Where did you get to last night , chief ? ’ |
| 47 | What time did you get in last night ? |
| 48 | Susan Einzig can also recall the shock and anger she experienced on first seeing this picture . |
| 49 | They probably do improve the services to the people on the estates ; they do hurry along their repairs , which I think you mentioned at first , Bill , but we 've still retained a central department . |
| 50 | How do you feel about last week 's ? |
| 51 | How do you feel after last night ? |
| 52 | ‘ Why do you believe in alienth ? ’ she said . |
| 53 | Do you understand at last ? |
| 54 | Who 's did she look at first ? |
| 55 | You put big heading Paul , what did we do first , what did we talk about first ? |
| 56 | What did we talk about first Paul ? |
| 57 | Listen , what did we talk about first ? |
| 58 | What did we talk about last week ? |
| 59 | So apart from that , do we need do we start do we wait till next week before we start selling raffle tickets ? |
| 60 | ha , car start near Woodcape Corner and go clockwise , which corner do they come from first ? |