Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smith 's wife died in 1825 ; this loss made him for some time anxious to resign , and may help to account for the relative lack of distinction of his period of office . |
| 2 | I do n't know why my search drew me to that part of the house , except that Curtis was the only soul in it other than myself and Leon . |
| 3 | He fell about laughing when his agent phoned him with this news . |
| 4 | Some candidates for overseas study told me in all honesty that the acquisition of consumer durables , the modern-day trappings of success , was the main motivation for their efforts , although they also hoped to help the ‘ motherland ’ in the process . |
| 5 | We do swear — ’ He paused , and a murmur followed him with some clearer , harsher voices audible amongst it : ‘ We do swear — ’ He went on : ‘ Never to swerve , ’ and they said it together , ‘ Never to swerve — from our present path — till we have cleansed the country — or this oppressive Act . |
| 6 | Wally Smott 's mediocrity raised him above many of the managers who guided the club over the years , but Athletico reserved a bottom six position from 1951 to 1955 and Ken Mentle 's dream of League football became a nightmare . |
| 7 | One such benefactor called me on that recent morning when the old fellow with the hooked nose drifted into his final coma . |
| 8 | A mile 's drive south in the car took us to all that remains of Clare 's beloved heath land . |
| 9 | I say advantage because if you were to close your eyes while playing , it would be impossible to say which guitar the Carlton 's neck reminded you of most . |
| 10 | That small part of the Doctor 's character that allowed for scepticism reminded him of all the times such naivety had landed him in trouble before . |
| 11 | Kate 's voice was full of warm concern as though some conspiracy held them near each other . |
| 12 | In January 1950 Averell Harriman , a man whose international experience distinguished him from many of the more parochial critics , protested that the British chancellor of the exchequer 's narrow economic vision was sabotaging Western European integration . |
| 13 | Loving and aching , her heart recognised it as such . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd have gone there last year but for the shin splints ’ she added , before a note of irritation and frustration became evident as she went on to say ‘ This question haunted me for half of last year . |
| 15 | A small Palestinian boy led me up some steps to the side of the building and the woman ushered me inside . |
| 16 | The we means ‘ someone in my group ’ , and when a Zuwayi used we in this sense , the reference group was small and was likely to include his own ancestors and relatives , men he could name in a line of descent which included both speaker and audience , which explained the existence and identity of each person , and provided them with a character and loyalties . |
| 17 | APB chairman Bill Morrison stressed that the paper was the ‘ first stage in the debate , not the conclusion ’ , and many of the immediate responses on publication welcomed it as such . |
| 18 | Decorum demanded it in any case . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's nigh on two year since I 've been out that house , ’ said Bella suddenly , ‘ since the Warden took me for that X-ray after I fell over and hurt me wrist . ’ |
| 20 | Bernhart Silberysen was the mayor in charge of the restoration , and the town council presented him with this bowl in thanks . |
| 21 | His work reminded me of that of Kyffin Williams , the Artist of Anglesey . |
| 22 | In the end , however , the Ukrainian decision to vote for full independence left him with little alternative but to withdraw from the USSR and in effect bring about its demise ( see pp. 179–85 ) . |
| 23 | Doubts about the genuineness of his own faith troubled him for many years . |
| 24 | This brief experience as a merchant seaman qualified him for another voyage , this time on an American cargo vessel bound for London . |
| 25 | Rain caught her in both arms , held her tight , and knew it was only her grasp which kept the woman upright . |
| 26 | And they say yes we will , our business teach teacher told us about that you see because it 's been happening a lot , cos Marks and Spencers do n't ask for a receipt you see , it actually happened , they used to take things from upstairs , bring them downstairs and said they bought it and got the money for it . |
| 27 | Although they had decided that it was a drill motor , Bernice 's imagination turned it into all sorts of monsters . |
| 28 | The plaintiff encouraged him in this behaviour . |
| 29 | The way her heart seemed to squeeze inside her chest , the way her pulses seemed to skip a beat whenever Roman watched her like that , was deeply disturbing . |
| 30 | And the touch of his scorching lips , the clasp of his arms , the close union with his warm , strong body robbed her of all strength and of all power of resistance . ‘ |