Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he held her from behind , Tom 's hips and thighs were solid against the thinly covered curves of her lower torso , and as usual the contact between them made her immediately weak and speechless . |
| 2 | As we ate , I asked him about 45 Marine Commando casualties since the landing . |
| 3 | and er you know I I read them fairly straightforward |
| 4 | Erm , so Jan had these butties , she said oh I made them lovingly last night , tuna , mayonnaise and onion and er she said trust Viv to ring today like when I 'd made these butties ! |
| 5 | ‘ But I made it absolutely clear how frail you were … that it was imperative that she come here … ’ |
| 6 | I made it absolutely clear that , when we know precisely what happened in that case and can draw the lessons from it , we shall be willing to learn them and take note of the need for future action , if that is shown to be necessary . |
| 7 | But I made it perfectly clear — or at least I thought I did , ’ Blufton added , spreading his palms in a gesture of openness , ‘ that I was n't actually offering her the job . |
| 8 | My Lords , I think I made it perfectly clear what I did mean er I did qualify it by saying that of course there are times when patients do have to wait on trolleys for diagnostic purposes , for observation and for other reasons er but once an admission has been agreed , then that patient should be admitted , that is our policy and that is what we 're working towards . |
| 9 | And Lord Wilson , who was in favour of continued EEC membership , said , ‘ I made it very clear , that as soon as this was all over , we would revert to strict Cabinet rules and collective views and all that kind of thing . ’ |
| 10 | I made it very clear from the start that I was married but having problems . |
| 11 | ‘ I made it quite plain to him that I could find no-one in mid-Essex who wants this unloved road , ’ said Mr Burns . |
| 12 | ‘ But I made it quite clear that I was n't prepared to share a bedroom with you ! ’ she retorted angrily . |
| 13 | Once we received the decision that went against us , I made it quite clear , at the full city council meeting , that we would seek the views of our legal advisors as to whether or not the decision was flawed . |
| 14 | And I think I made it quite clear that it was not the quality of the Education Authority that was the basis of the Banbury School 's proposals , it was the County Council 's decision to go ahead on a consultation for tertiary education , an entirely different animal in Oxfordshire , and I , like Bob , would agree that the erm quality of education offered in Oxfordshire is first class . |
| 15 | Only I realised it too late . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I met her only three times , ’ he said shortly . |
| 17 | When I met the Association of British Insurers about six months ago , it was reluctant to take a collective view , but when I met it about two months ago , its views had changed considerably , because the claims paid by insurers rose by 46 per cent . |
| 18 | I got him away all yesterday . |
| 19 | I got it fucking awful again this morning . |
| 20 | I designed it pretty much around the idea that it could be used in the studio and on the road . |
| 21 | I found him half asleep and I thought it was you . |
| 22 | I felt he maintained a distance and because of that I found him more difficult to approach than Dalglish if there was anything I needed to discuss . |
| 23 | But I found him very stimulating to be with , full of ideas , I needed to meet such people . |
| 24 | ‘ I met him several times at balls and routs , and I found him very entertaining . |
| 25 | He was difficult sometimes — maddening sometimes — but he had , I always thought , a curious innocence of character so that you could n't be angry with him for long — and I found him always stimulating to be with — talkative , bursting with ideas and comments — and for a great deal of the time — just plain good fun to be with . |
| 26 | In spite of this phenomenal show record , I was never really inspired by this dog ; in fact , I found him quite coarse and plain , being rough in coat and straight in stifle . |
| 27 | But I found them thoroughly disgraceful , all the same : aesthetically , they worked on me like violence . |
| 28 | When I first put the boots on I found them surprisingly stiff — given this solid feel I wondered why there was n't a traditional square cut heel on what 's quite a heavily cleated waterproof sole . |
| 29 | You conjured up for me the legions of the unborn , and I found them as grisly a sight as the legions of the dead . |
| 30 | I found them very easy to use — you simply twist the grips on the handlebars and the indexed gears click into place . |