Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few weeks ago we were fortunate enough to meet in a public house where I bought you half a dozen pints and we engaged in a long and fascinating conversation . |
| 2 | Each person had thought that he or she knew him best and each person had felt he had the right to more sadness than the others . |
| 3 | I bought a French team shirt , and wore it at the Liverpool game where we stuffed them 2–2 . |
| 4 | Some German military police took Tribe prisoner and locked him in a barn , where they shot him fifteen minutes later . |
| 5 | They 've all been partially excluded from mainstream schools , where they found it hard to fit in . |
| 6 | With a mental shrug she tried to ensure she kept up , knowing that nothing irritated him more than to be kept waiting even a second when he was in this mood . |
| 7 | How he had overcome all the complex problems of graft-rejection , septicaemia , and so on — not to mention the central problem of bestowing life — was beyond me , although I took it that fortune had favoured his researches . |
| 8 | Because although I hated it worse than anything , I did enjoy it too , once I got used to it . |
| 9 | ALTHOUGH I promised you last week that I 'd bring details of the all Ireland Schools teams competition this week , I 'm afraid that I do n't have full details to hand as yet , so I 'll hold it over to next week . |
| 10 | ALTHOUGH I promised you last week that I 'd bring details of the all Ireland Schools teams competition this week , I 'm afraid that I do n't have full details to hand as yet , so I 'll hold it over to next week . |
| 11 | But although I found it impossible not to be moved by the vibes and hype of enthusiastic publicity people and charming sales teams , there is no getting away from the fact that it is going to be a very tough year , with too many major titles to be able to do justice to them all ; and I do n't see any real evidence of anyone pruning their lists . |
| 12 | Although I found it impossible to imagine such a conversation with Mrs Monro , I had no doubt that Lili was telling the truth , and whatever the psychological convolutions the facts were there . |
| 13 | And although I found it hard to understand that you did n't want to meet her again that evening , I accepted that she was possibly ‘ not your type ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ My spirits varied between depression , acceptance , and hope , ’ he said , ‘ although I found it easier not to think of my son , Antoine . ’ |
| 15 | You see — ’ she looked up once more and met his direct blue gaze ‘ — you think I wanted to marry you , that I planned it all , but you were wrong , I did n't . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ By God , Sally-Anne , your mother said that I spoiled you rotten , and I think that she 's right . |
| 17 | ‘ I was so terrified that I fought him all the way . |
| 18 | Beesley 's case offered corroboration : the hero of the Titanic was a blanket-forger and transvestite imposter ; how just and appropriate , therefore , that I fed him false cricket scores . |
| 19 | I got your first letter to Nanking on Saturday , and had plenty of letters at Sian — I 'm not sure that I got them all , in particular I got a letter from Tom sent on March 23 , but I 'm not sure whether that 's the one you referred to , anyway I 'm grateful to you all for keeping me in touch . |
| 20 | Summarize what the candidate said to make sure that I got it right ? |
| 21 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
| 22 | So much to that I made it clear to my club that I would like to be selected as a tighthead ’ . |
| 23 | I was so disquieted by it that I finished it that evening . |
| 24 | ‘ I am so sorry that I caused you such grief by acting as I did , by going off without telling anyone . |
| 25 | It was at this point , partly because I was so nervous , that I felt it necessary to build her weight up a little , so I fed her up and overdid it , with the result that she got above her ideal flying weight . |
| 26 | You 've got ta stick to the same order that I showed you this morning , yeah ? |
| 27 | It was precisely because the measures in the social chapter would have damaged first employment prospects and secondly our competitiveness against Japan and the United States that I found them unacceptable . |
| 28 | Why else should I still be yearning after a man whom I knew to be a murderer while shrinking from the innocent Syl whose only crime was that I found him unattractive ? |
| 29 | And I have to admit that I found you delightful . |
| 30 | I was so carried away by the wisdom of my hon. Friend 's question that I found it necessary to repeat it . |