Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1982 and 1984 BCS between them only uncovered two cases of attempted rape and 17 and 18 sexual assaults respectively ( Jones et al . |
| 2 | I duly knitted two backs , marked the shape of the front neck and also a slight ‘ dip ’ on the back section and stitched two lines with the sewing machine using a long stitch . |
| 3 | In all my life there have been very few occasions when I badly wanted more money and that was one of them , because on my wage of three shillings a day as an AC2 I was unable to drape her with expensive clothes . |
| 4 | I badly needed more money , so the take-over could not come too quickly as far as I was concerned . |
| 5 | After some further outside tests and a fair amount of soul-searching , I eventually bought this detector and the 10.5in accessory coil . |
| 6 | I slowly munched diced meat pie stuffed with herbs . |
| 7 | I merely made encouraging noises and left quickly . |
| 8 | Also , Christie 's tell me that their film and entertainment sale of December 1991 saw a mere 10 per cent unsold by value and a paltry 25 per cent unsold by lot , which of course does not add up to ‘ a third of the lots ’ unsold , as I wrongly stated last week . |
| 9 | I personally came one morning and erm the building up |
| 10 | Thomas de Quincey was by any standards a sensitive little boy ; when he was nearly seven , his much loved elder sister , Elizabeth , died . |
| 11 | I foolishly sent this medal home . |
| 12 | It did n't take long and I only spotted one word with more than one syllable . ’ |
| 13 | And he said well just get yourself home and tell your father that I want it paid for this time because I only replaced that glass last week , which he had |
| 14 | ‘ I only managed 26th place taking 43 minutes , but Howard Moiser came 14th with a very credible time of 38.10 minutes , ’ he said . |
| 15 | The frontispiece from a copy of the music from the Peer Gynt suite by Grieg was a beautiful piece of artwork even before it was decorated , so I only arranged some flowers in two of the corners , rather than all the way round , which would have overpowered the original design . |
| 16 | ‘ I never waited so long to play a match and I only played three games . |
| 17 | ‘ Bathsheba , ’ he said , coming closer , ‘ If I only knew one thing — whether you 'd allow me to love you , and marry you after all — if I only knew ! ’ |
| 18 | I only spent six years of my childhood there during the war years . |
| 19 | We had to quickly change it back , but I only got one hook done up and she had to go holding one hand behind her back for the whole scene . |
| 20 | ‘ I only got one memory of me ma 's face . ’ |
| 21 | I only got one packet cos they 're cheap in Gateway and I thought well if if they 're alright might just go on them then . |
| 22 | I only got two things , there then |
| 23 | I only got four sultanas |
| 24 | I only got this book last week . |
| 25 | ‘ I only saw one battalion of skirmishers . ’ |
| 26 | I only saw one Sunday paper , but he was their Man of the Match ( Whyte getting 6/10 ! ) . |
| 27 | Yeah , why I did n't see that , I only saw one bit of it , tiny bit |
| 28 | They did do them in white , but they do n't seem to have them here , I only saw one pair , they were n't my size the other day . |
| 29 | In fact , I only met one decorator … a young couple wanted to buy a piece and I offered them a discount as they had n't got a decorator - at which she drew herself up and said : ‘ We are not married . |
| 30 | ‘ I only said four words — ‘ I am Ken Hunter . ’ |