Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Then the mesh , she told Sally the next time she saw her , I 'm sorry I made that mistake about you having a sister she said to Sally , I 've written to tell mother you 've said you have n't one she must of been mistaken what your mother said . |
| 2 | Actually I was so anxious to have him that I would have said anything — but I did put my marriage first , I made that choice , and although it meant I had many , many years of frustration as an actress , I 'm not sorry I made that choice . |
| 3 | I well remember going as a new convert into a Baptist church for the first time : how strange I found that row of five deacons ' chairs which dominated the scene , and even stranger the little cups for communion . |
| 4 | When nylon underwear first became popular I produced similar fireworks and had to earth myself to radiators when nobody was looking . |
| 5 | Her eyes appraised him and her thin fingers were spread towards him fan-wise , it was clear she expected some money . |
| 6 | It was doubtful she carried much money , but even so , could he possibly ignore a lady needing assistance ? |
| 7 | Indeed not ten years old she knew such words ( and the meaning ) as larynx and spleen and rigor mortis . |
| 8 | I am suprised they agreed personal terms . |
| 9 | I did n't say anything , though the way he had said it made it clear he expected some comment . |
| 10 | In public he expressed great contempt for the system , but he made use of it to an immoderate degree , particularly by bestowing honours — undue honours — on the least worthy of his personal friends and particularly if the suggestion was made by anyone close to him . |
| 11 | In public he paid handsome tribute to Modigliani , but the truth of their private relations is more tangled . |
| 12 | After catching on a short pole and rod and line I was quite happy with the venue but was still convinced I needed another practice session — time was running out and the only day available was the one after the Division 1 National . |
| 13 | But when she was very sad she understood that sorrow casts out fear , and then the murderer could call with a few of his friends and she would tell them wearily to bugger off and they would go , since , after all , there can be no satisfaction in murdering the dead . |
| 14 | I was also dismayed we allowed young Simon Houston , an exciting talented goalkeeper , to leave us for Distillery . |
| 15 | We think it 's sad they brought this case after the police declined to prosecute , and based it on evidence provided by an anti-hunt political pressure group |
| 16 | Even a courtier admitted that although he was tactful and judicious he possessed less character , less resolution and less intelligence than his father . |
| 17 | He did n't boil it , for fear the bleach might evaporate ; after the mixture was warm he added twenty bottles of Yugoslav Riesling , two bottles of Guinness and a pound and a half of oranges cut into segments . |
| 18 | After seeing Bali 's multitude of vistas , from dramatic mountains and dense jungles to volcanoes , rice terraces tripping down hillsides and long golden beaches — all in an area 85 miles long and 50 miles wide — I was glad I answered this island 's call . |
| 19 | I 'm glad I bought those tights when I did . |
| 20 | Lucky I had some biscuits in So whether it was er because my period started on Friday |
| 21 | For in fact I , as I said I 'm glad you made that point , it does press upon the er people in Bedford yesterday , in as not as well as that , that there 's , there 's point in that er , there was some |
| 22 | I 'm so glad you had this conversation with me while I 've been miked up and I 've got it all taped . |
| 23 | ‘ The fact is , he likes you very much , and I 'm really glad you found each other . |
| 24 | Betsy was lucky she had many friends who relished her company by Old Father Thames , where they all congregated when evening came round , cuddling in clusters all over the ground . |
| 25 | Perhaps er , you 'd just like to remind us erm , what your strategy is and no doubt how unfair you felt that comment was ? |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm glad we met this morning , because I was going to ring you anyway . |
| 27 | I 'm glad we had that conversation . |
| 28 | In brief we requested that legislation be enacted to preserve the total assets of Pension Funds for the sole benefit of members , that there be equal number of members and employers as Trustees and that members would have the right to oppose Hostile Trustees . |
| 29 | It was lucky we had enough trees to hide it in . " |
| 30 | Party Politics , who stands at 18 hands , has had a history of wind problems and before and after last year 's National he had two operations to improve his breathing . |