Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | But my ex heard about this and sent me two letters , full of how much he cares for me and that the break-up was his fault . |
2 | So after a year 's preliminary investigation they moved the charter and their centre of government to Boston ( Massachusetts , though named after the East Anglian port ) in 1630 and made it clear that they intended to cut off all official connection with the English government . |
3 | I will return and tell Prince Rainbow that the lung 's guard were foolish and gave me such treatment as one might expect from a crowd of flea-bitten louts . " |
4 | ‘ Mark has done well in pre-season and made it difficult for me because Dublin has also done quite well . |
5 | Her beautiful mother who missed her so much and sent her all her love . |
6 | The right hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) , the right hon. Member for Bath ( Mr. Patten ) and now the right hon. Member for Henley ( Mr. Heseltine ) have all been unsuccessful and got it wrong . |
7 | ‘ He was very friendly and told us other people , but no couples , had come forward claiming to be in his picture . ’ |
8 | Reference to Freemantle 's letter shows that although Philip and Anne Leapor both attempted to break their daughter of the habit of writing verses , toward the end of the poet 's life some accommodation was reached : ‘ But finding it impossible to alter her natural Inclination , [ her father ] had of late desisted and left her more at Liberty ’ [ vol. 2 , p. xxx ] . |
9 | He was weak and found it difficult to pick up his feet as he walked . |
10 | They declared that she was insatiable and begged them all to participate . |
11 | Sedate and relaxed it all is , but for the warning : ‘ crocodiles inhabit these estuarine waters ’ . |
12 | Hardy should have thought of that and found them some more suitable conveyance . |
13 | He was strong and took it all from Huston in a strong way . |
14 | But they said that it was a different matter over in the west , around Appleby way , where they generally paid more money but worked you very hard and gave you little meat . |
15 | chuck me in there , chuck me in the closet hit me with your rhythm stick , hit me hard and hit me quick |
16 | Hit me hard and hit me quick . |
17 | The first attempt was abandoned in perfect weather when Davison fell ill and found it difficult to see . |
18 | It was despairing and made him uneasy for a long time afterwards . |
19 | Nor can Hewlett be dismissed as having been lucky and got it right first time : it did n't . |
20 | It was old-fashioned and comfortable and suited me fine . |
21 | Around the latter group were many who had tried the traditional Marxist left and found it wanting . |
22 | He was very tired and found it hard to concentrate for long periods of time . |
23 | The living room scheme — inspired by the 1986 design for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Hong Kong — is the most complex and took him two months to complete . |
24 | ‘ After a few days I was n't half as hungry and found it easier to cut down . |
25 | I mean , for instance , if you do the the very high grade Norlands nanny training they go on till they 're grey and experienced it all |
26 | The man decided Tim was queer and made it clear he did n't tolerate those too easily . |
27 | The walk back from that moment had been silent but the closeness between them shocked and frightened them both . |
28 | Dr Griffiths spoke first and showed us some of his own cine films of steam runs mainly in the 1970s . |
29 | And they were all as one and worshipped they one and the same . |
30 | He could have felt superior and thought them all fools for pitying him for getting what he wanted . |