Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By setting this film against a backdrop of the London Underground , Christine Halsall and Steven Sprung made us feel inextricably woven into this madness . |
| 2 | Fairbrother had not picked up the emphasis in that suggestion , and Richard decided to let it go . |
| 3 | Ewan had seen you leap on Hector , and struck out at you — I tried to hold back his blow ! ’ |
| 4 | Nutty could get Spot over the jumps but did not enjoy it , and Biddy refused to let them swap permanently . |
| 5 | She brought up her clenched fists to beat at him , and as he saw the dirt on them Benedict did let her go , stepping back out of the way . |
| 6 | But Maggie had heard him draw notes out of it which rent the air with their sadness , and through his music she 'd seen a side of him he 'd kept hidden from the world . |
| 7 | Eva could be snobby , that was obvious , but if I saw something , or heard a piece of music , or visited a place , I would n't be content until Eva had made me see it in a certain way . |
| 8 | Tallis had seen nothing like them in all her life , their hides so thick , their fur patterned in blacks and browns and whites , infested with parasites . |
| 9 | My Pete said , my Pete said do you mind that we sat at the table , I said yeah , that 's , that 's , that 's a |
| 10 | Wickham had let it become obvious that important parts of his story did not coincide with the version supplied by the only other person on the spot but Tavett maintained that what he said was correct . |
| 11 | It was the following day , a Tuesday ; Ben Hesketh had arrived again , this time with a big estate car , and Ruth had helped him load the crates into the back . |
| 12 | he could wander rou , if only Joey had let me do more |
| 13 | Hayling had let them know that the move would complicate his personal life . |
| 14 | It was the first time Pumfrey had heard anyone use the word ‘ misgives ’ . |
| 15 | " Funny , being a bird-watcher , " a boy called Cosgrave had once said and Stephen had made him take that back , twisting his arm until he agreed to . |
| 16 | Tammuz' jaded beliefs were not that novel : Quincx had heard them spill from many a Tech-Green 's lips ; but then Ewan had always thought himself unique . |
| 17 | When Quinn put down the phone , it was the first time Sam had seen him appear visibly shaken . |
| 18 | Nicola had made me go and see if he was okay and I said yes he was , because I 'd seen his eye move and I left him there . |
| 19 | Finally , Mrs Frizzell rose to make her report . |
| 20 | Celia promised to let me know , but I have n't seen her for weeks . ’ |
| 21 | In a letter to a newspaper one man commented that he was taking his six-year-old daughter to her school sports day when she asked , ‘ Daddy , can I have some of the drugs that Ben Johnson took to make me run fast ? ’ |
| 22 | Thoroughly upset now , she repeated the question and instruction , and this time Jack did see something move in his stepfather 's eye . |
| 23 | Harry signed for Palace after Manager Edmund Goodman had seen him play for the amateur side , Kingstonian , in a Surrey Charity Shield Final at The Nest early in the summer of 1921 , when Palace had just won promotion to Division 2 . |
| 24 | She had promised to take me sailing , and Paula had let her borrow the boat for a few hours , as she had often done before . |
| 25 | Bob said do you want a drink and Ron said do you want a drink and I said to Ron do you want a drink Ron and everyone said do you want a drink and |
| 26 | Mrs Zamzam agreed to let me photograph her and she sat a little unsteadily beside the wall of her home just in front of the cherry tree . |
| 27 | Although Peter returned to help you finish that tour , the early '70s must have been fraught with looking for replacements , before you crystallised the line-up with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks … |
| 28 | After a successful return the crowd again got at the youth and Chapman decided to let him go , ‘ though it meant sacrificing a player who , I was convinced , had exceptional possibilities of development ’ . |
| 29 | Visits to sports grounds in London and Birmingham had made me realize just how many second generation black kids were following the likes of Hope and Cunningham and channelling their efforts into sport . |
| 30 | And , as Dalgliesh had heard him argue , for all their demands for equality of status and opportunity , putting them in the front line behind the riot shields , taking the petrol bombs , the hurled stones and now the bullets , only made the job of their male colleagues even more onerous . |