Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 4 ] All of them made clear the extent to which poverty persisted even in households headed by a male working long hours , and when wives and children contributed to family income in all ways possible . |
| 2 | I I misread previous the word previous |
| 3 | A discussion I overheard concerned the merits of an airing cupboard as winter quarters for fly-traps . |
| 4 | I made sure the head was secure , then clambered to the top of the dune to watch with my binoculars . |
| 5 | While I made sure the fire was safe she drank a sort of gruel which her home help had left for her in a Thermos . |
| 6 | When using the motor , I noticed that there was a lot of vibration , so I made certain the clamps were tight before I started . |
| 7 | ‘ Doctor , ’ Bernice said , standing , ‘ why do n't you come back here and answer some questions while I make sure no bits of my inner ear got left in the transmat . ’ |
| 8 | The main problem I encountered concerned the 1Mb of on-board RAM , which was n't enough for the more complicated graphics output . |
| 9 | I told her I 'd breast-fed the children on it and taught them to read by the fire on it , and that it had been wonderful as a family gathering place for many years . |
| 10 | I 'd half-expected the door to be on a chain or to be asked to push some ID through the letter-box before she opened up . |
| 11 | I ripped open the envelopes . |
| 12 | so I prized open the backlid |
| 13 | ‘ I broke open the tin box you keep your money in . |
| 14 | I feel certain the purpose of the slimness stems from the natural instinct to shoal in a compact body . |
| 15 | ‘ I feel confident every time I go out . |
| 16 | I also wanted to explore the reasons why I feel angry a lot . |
| 17 | It smears my file , and I feel sick every time I look at it . |
| 18 | I felt guilty every time I gave him his tablets , and discussed it with our GP . |
| 19 | ‘ Look , ’ Simon said impatiently , ‘ so far there have only been passing mentions of me in the papers , but when I become famous the media interest will soar . |
| 20 | One very simple improvement I saw concerned the pouring of lacquer into containers before spraying . |
| 21 | I tore open the door and the wailing took on words . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've unblocked the case , have n't I ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I 've unblocked the chimney ; the fire 's going well now . ’ |
| 24 | I pushed open the door and bounded in . |
| 25 | I pushed open the door and we looked at the hole in the floor . |
| 26 | I pushed open the door of the old house , which I thought was uninhabited , but to my surprise there was a bed , a table and a candle inside . |
| 27 | With that stupid feeling of relief you get when you 're home , I pushed open the door , tripped over what felt like a set of billiard balls and fell headlong into a carefully arranged selection of this week 's vegetables . |
| 28 | But when I pushed open the gate into the yard on my return , I always saw Jean-Claude at the window . |
| 29 | When I pushed open the gate to the courtyard I was aware of a commotion . |
| 30 | I pushed open the window . |