Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [pron] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As inevitably occurs when abstract semantic properties are posited independently of form and then forms sought which express these properties , however , the binding hierarchy explanation , while offering some significant observations , does not square very well with the full range of data from actual language use . |
| 2 | ‘ Pineapple pyramids : I always felt that the Jews made them to mourn all the slaves before them that the Egyptians had broken with building their mighty pyramids . ’ |
| 3 | Bede 's methods led him to give 680 for a year he would otherwise have thought of as 679 . |
| 4 | ‘ You make that sound like an omen , Ling , ’ she said lightly , at the same time wondering why the words made her feel despondent . |
| 5 | And she gave me an indulgent look and she said , ‘ I 'm really sorry , the pictures made me feel tender feelings for you , but they just really did not arouse me . ’ |
| 6 | Perhaps he had decided she was n't even worth despising , although the brooding expression in those dark grey eyes prevented her feeling complacent . |
| 7 | As the Americans saw it , both goals required them to reassure those parties who felt nervous about what was going on . |
| 8 | Left influence was sustained increasingly by events overseas , events over which most Labour supporters felt they had little control and which most of them probably saw as secondary to their still-lingering economic burdens . |
| 9 | Her skin was a pale olive colour but absolutely clear and her magnificent eyes gave her face all the definition it needed . |
| 10 | these bricks did you see those |
| 11 | What subjects did you enjoy most ? |
| 12 | Yet neither at this stage nor for the next eighteen months did he have any clear plans to launch a full-scale attack on the church or to break with Rome . |
| 13 | Many retailing organizations said they gave fixed-term contracts to seasonal workers brought in to cope with the Christmas peak . |
| 14 | It is a matter of examining the contract to see whether the parties intended it to remain valid even if the goods were not in existence or had perished . |
| 15 | ‘ Scottish , ’ he corrected automatically , and wondered why English accents made him feel inferior , though it did n't seem to matter so much over here , there were fewer of them . |
| 16 | These business obligations made her feel impatient and frustrated : she would have preferred to spend her time working m her cosmetics business . |
| 17 | On the other , my parents made me feel horrible , guilty . |
| 18 | The fact that there was no sense of any history of lesbian and gay struggle in any of these articles made it seem incomprehensible why any council would have adopted any policy or set up any unit to serve the needs of lesbians and gays . |
| 19 | The communique issued by the participants stated that ‘ surplus countries committed themselves to following policies designed to strengthen domestic demand and to reducing external surpluses ’ and ‘ deficit countries committed themselves to encourage steady , low-inflation growth while reducing their domestic imbalances and external deficits . ’ |
| 20 | And now with his own hands and feet tied he has great notions of delivering me . ’ |
| 21 | One of the stewards saw him a-doin' this and he say : |
| 22 | Well Ian we 've , we 've finished the completion of the document erm the planning your future document , now which of those five areas did you find interesting ? |
| 23 | Several informants in my study articulated the view that their parents preferred them to speak British English : Mom — mom likes me to speak mostly English , she said when I go out into , you know , upper class society , and I start speakin " Patois dey might not understand , and take me as an idiot . |
| 24 | As the weeks passed she became accustomed to seeing Luke already at his desk when she arrived , immaculately suited , his dark head , with that one dramatic streak of white hair , perfectly groomed , his long , square-tipped fingers idly toying with a gold fountain-pen as he frowned over his mail . |
| 25 | And that nose which seemed to sharpen with the years made her look predatory … |
| 26 | To Billy she was quite as affectionate , but as the days passed he became certain that she was pregnant . |
| 27 | As the days passed it became clear to Ned 's family that he was drifting away from them and his strange affair with the stone was fast turning into a deep and meaningful relationship ! |
| 28 | Merely viewing its contents made her feel better . |
| 29 | But as European and Japanese business turned their attention to the US market their relatively low wage costs allowed them to make substantial inroads . |
| 30 | When Sunderland came to the Manor in the league in December less than 2,000 Weirsiders saw them lose 3-0 . |