Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An ample private income allowed him time to indulge his tastes for writing , politics , and rowing . |
| 2 | ‘ I suppose , ' ’ Rab said , but he hardly felt the better ; not , with hobo drinkers , they looked at him and the tattooed barman called him Stick . |
| 3 | when an old artist offered me coffee . |
| 4 | His savage etchings of the leading figures of English society brought him fame , if not fortune . |
| 5 | The British government gave him protection , but backed the principle of free speech only as vigorously as was diplomatically comfortable . |
| 6 | A quietly efficient English manservant brought them coffee and Armagnac , and then withdrew . |
| 7 | When war broke out , the Foreign Office refused him permission to enlist , so he resigned and stood for Parliament . |
| 8 | The applicant sought judicial review of that decision , and the Divisional Court granted him relief in the form of a declaration . |
| 9 | Top-line caddying was at first only part-time for Dave , although even a part-time career brought him face to face with the second of the twin imposters , disaster , in 1971 at the Open championship at Royal Birkdale . |
| 10 | I remember you once saying you were delighted people sent you underwear , or demands for underwear … |
| 11 | Its ringing , double-noted call haunted me night after night — a call the least experienced birdwatcher would recognise instantly . |
| 12 | My now dog-eared letter gained me admission again through the main gates and into the office of a Mr Saleb , a shabby fellow in slippers and an undershirt . |
| 13 | He had rehearsed the words earlier , yet his surprise at Li Yuan 's sudden reversal gave them force . |
| 14 | The landlord of this slate-roofed building cooked them mutton chops which proved inedible , and Johnson 's supper , later traced in Boswell 's notes , consisted of bread and a lemon . |
| 15 | The colonial experience gave him material for his propositions about colonial nationalism , the subject which he quickly made his own . |
| 16 | When forced by the Inspectorate of Education to retract his decision , the good mayor refused them access to the school canteen , controlled by the municipal services . |
| 17 | Roffman and Purdy have quite rightly stressed that Vidor 's traditional populism gave him sympathy for the underdog , but prevented him from moving towards any collectivist political situation . |
| 18 | Late November found us weather bound at Gt Yarmouth with a stiff north-easter which , after one aborted attempt at continuing northward , had sent us scurrying back to Yarmouth . |
| 19 | His demise amazes some of us who consider that his swing and mental approach assured him millionaire status . |
| 20 | To confess with a canvas chair as a prie-Dieu , gouging at his heart until a rough and stupid hand bade him rise and go ? |
| 21 | McCALL Header off line crucial in first half , while surging runs and accurate long-range passes made him thorn in Leeds ' flesh 8 |
| 22 | This was only partly explained by Gloucester 's territorial interests in the north , which by their very nature gave him authority only in defined areas . |
| 23 | This was only partly explained by Gloucester 's territorial interests in the north , which by their very nature gave him authority only in defined areas . |
| 24 | Although Stranraer were in command from the start of the final , they were in danger of losing four shots and the match at the last end but a missed stone from the opposing skip handed them victory . |
| 25 | For a few moments he was content to look at the maid 's face and the way the orange firelight lent it strength and mystery . |
| 26 | Frankie 's very success made them part of the pop family . |
| 27 | In 1969 the Italian government made him commander of the Order of Merit for services to Italian culture . |
| 28 | Davide did not seek to change Maria Filippa 's nostalgia for her idea of the past , his own old-fashioned style gave him stature and beauty in her eyes , he knew . |
| 29 | His outrageous treatment brought him sympathy despite his denigrators . |
| 30 | John and Emily sat themselves up to listen , and felt most solemn : but the schoolmaster 's plain reading gave them confidence and Emily 's hand reached out to touch John 's arm . |