Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But her fear only provoked him further and he turned + slapped first Jo , and then her solidly across the face — a thing he had never done before . |
| 2 | The police force generally left them alone , providing they kept the fighting amongst themselves . |
| 3 | My American agent once got me some stuff placed in Reader 's Digest . ’ |
| 4 | Kindness always moved her more than anything else . |
| 5 | The UFD also made it clear that , since accepting the position of Minister of Equipment and Transport , Mohamed Ould Lamar had ceased to be a member of the UFD . |
| 6 | Dexter had no idea why , except that the superintendent sometimes found it useful to revisit the scene of a crime alone and absorb its atmosphere at different times of day or night . |
| 7 | But Mum just gave them one of her black looks and elbowed her way past the two women and went into Granny 's house . |
| 8 | He was really well tanned , short dark hair , lovely white teeth — and his accent just topped it all . |
| 9 | BOBBY GOULDING is no saint — but I 'm glad the disciplinary committee only gave him two matches last night after his trial by TV . |
| 10 | Despite its seemingly sanguine attitude the HSE nevertheless thought it wise to set up its own small epidemiological study , part of a larger project within the HSE aimed at helping the industry to set standards for equipment and installations . |
| 11 | Drummond once told me that Radio 3 broadcasts to about 30 minority tastes , each of which is characterised by its intense dislike of the other 29 . |
| 12 | The 1980 Act also made it possible for parents to send their children to a school of their choice provided that places are available in their chosen school . |
| 13 | The doctor refused to give her more sleeping tablets but scribbled a prescription for tranquillizers , which were increasingly prescribed for women like Clare , with symptoms of anxiety in stressful situations such as poverty , divorce , or bereavement ; women with marital problems and women who were out of work also found them helpful , although the pills did nothing to resolve the problem responsible for the initial anxiety . |
| 14 | The COI also made it widely-known that the shy Blewitt had been made a Freeman of the City of London in recognition of Dunston-based DMB 's skills in tackling the restoration of the city 's Blackfriars Bridge . |
| 15 | Lecturing was now easier for him than it once had been — he had , after all , accumulated a great deal of experience — but the readings of his own poetry frequently left him exhausted . |
| 16 | A patch of soft sand almost sent him sprawling . |
| 17 | And there are new techniques being discovered every day — why , the Great War alone brought us many new methods of surgery and medicine . " |
| 18 | He was lovely but watching him in that living room somehow said it all . |
| 19 | The climb to the ruined fortress of Pisac above the red-roofed town soon left me breathless . |
| 20 | A grand image I have to admit , but then re-entering that room still gave me some anxiety : as my American ‘ friend ’ surely recognised , I was in need of ‘ positive visualisation . ’ |
| 21 | The sensible diet and strict routine also did him good , but the surrogate maternal love was best of all . |
| 22 | A fine 27th place overall earned him third spot in the over-50s category as Britain scooped the team prize . |
| 23 | A kindly uncle with no children of his own had paid for him to be educated , but education only made him discontented with his lot in life . |
| 24 | Reggie seemed genuinely pleased with the idea of a tribute to Joyce , and from that day forth gave me endless friendship and encouragement . |
| 25 | The juice clearly did him some good . |
| 26 | I tell you our night really told you One night I was standing , we were getting ready to go out to do a show and I was ironing in the kitchen and it were about six o'clock at night and all of a sudden Rudy come flying at me like this all over me , I thought Christ not this time of bleeding night ! |
| 27 | That hike with Fielding , that uptown safari really did me good . |
| 28 | When Maureen and her father eventually returned they both fell into an exhausted sleep after seeing Julia resting peacefully , her breathing shallow but regular . |
| 29 | Boon duly got it next day and took his average to a Bradmanesque 86 . |
| 30 | Apparently her lack of repentance only made me angrier . |