Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I instinctively had a quick look but I could n't see a damned thing . |
| 2 | The connection time was very tight and there were some weeks when I rarely caught the 7 o'clock bus to Ferryhill and had to wait for the 7.15am bus which takes a longer route and delayed my arrival even more . |
| 3 | At first the beeves were indistinct masses , cold and blurry , but I eventually got a satisfactory materialisation . |
| 4 | I eventually bought an MX-5 with hard-top , limited slip diff , air conditioning and option package A for £8000 , some £6000 less than a tax-free UK-supplied car of the same specification . |
| 5 | Taking one of the white roads , I eventually found a small village . |
| 6 | To convince myself I eventually performed the ultimate in Doubting Thomas exercises , trained some chicks using the inhibitors , and got the same result . |
| 7 | I additionally sported a wide silver tie furled in buxom Windsor knot . |
| 8 | As it happened , I emerged a little late and I fear I rather startled the young gentleman , who immediately pulled his attaché case away from me and clutched it to his chest with both arms . |
| 9 | I am sorry that I so rattled the Prime Minister with my question at the previous Prime Minister 's Question Time that he has not come to the House today . |
| 10 | ‘ On the last tour I basically played the same thing every night and I suddenly came to the realisation that I was n't progressing as much as I should . |
| 11 | On the last tour I basically played the same thing every night and I suddenly came to the realisation that I was n't progressing as much as I should |
| 12 | I personally felt a great affinity with the people of the highlands and islands , although I know this was not so with many of our officers who preferred to work in the south . |
| 13 | I personally led a vigorous campaign to get Niblet removed at the first opportunity . |
| 14 | I personally favoured a psychological explanation . |
| 15 | Now , I served on the island many years later and became friendly with a host of people , and I personally researched a great deal on our raid when not a single bomb fell on the seaplane base . |
| 16 | When I first moved from India ( where I was born ) to England , I obviously had a great tan , and I got called ‘ Indibum ’ and all.that . |
| 17 | I obviously made a huge mistake in thinking that we could ever learn to tolerate one another . |
| 18 | In fact I have gone further and said a " mixed " crew was , in my view , infinitely better than , any " national " crew , one of the reasons , possibly , for the high proportion of Commonwealth crews was my established policy of spreading my selection net as widely as I could in view of the poor cooperation of the Groups ; to this end I literally plagued the various HQs in London — the Aussies at Kodak House etc . |
| 19 | I inadvertently got the best vantage point on one of the most exciting holes in the world ! " |
| 20 | I only died a small death at his words and the way he said them . |
| 21 | I broke my leg in training and I only played a dozen games undefeated , mind you ! |
| 22 | I only asked a polite question . ’ |
| 23 | And did so , with a smiling , ‘ It makes me very glad I only ate a light lunch today . ’ |
| 24 | Well I only got a few responses so the rest of the votes I made up . |
| 25 | I 'm afraid I only got the briefest details on you , " he said by way of explanation . |
| 26 | And as I say again , I never went into a into the shops , I only saw the expensive stuff really . |
| 27 | I only saw the first page which , in case you 've forgotten the system , shows the subject 's photograph , age , length of time spent in the employ of the company , when he — or she — joined us , when he — or she — left us . |
| 28 | but I only saw the white one in front of this grey one |
| 29 | On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family , before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach . |
| 30 | ‘ I only had a tiny part in Coriolanus , ’ he said a few years later , ‘ but it was the most exciting experience I 've ever had in the theatre . ’ |