Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William met him at university . ’ |
| 2 | Le Gall translated it by forme , thus by the choice of two words remoulding the whole Neo-Confucian cosmology after the analogy of Aristotelian form and matter . |
| 3 | She 'd have to take off her thick blue jersey soon , and she could n't remember how many buttons had come off the shirt underneath , and it was sleeveless , and she had n't shaved her armpits since Philippa asked her to supper last week . |
| 4 | Asked us ower fur drinks and when we got there — I mean Ah 'd had a bath , splashed on some of the Givenchy for Gentlemen that Isabel got me for ma Christmas and got into ma designer tracksuit just to be casual like … |
| 5 | Mr Baker appointed him without interview because he had been impressed by Professor Stubbs 's publications on the importance of knowledge about language . |
| 6 | When Kendall left , Colin Harvey moved him to right-back after a season . |
| 7 | When Oliver Cromwell died in September 1658 , his son , Richard succeeded him as Protector . |
| 8 | After starting out with a Honda VF500 in ‘ 84 , Bradl made it to factory rider in just four and a half years , making a name for himself on the way as a man bursting with aggression . |
| 9 | All the same , if it happened that David made her with child , she would bear the child proudly , and be glad that she had brought him a degree of happiness . |
| 10 | Mrs Spencer asked us to tea ; they pressed us , so we accepted . |
| 11 | The original is in Catalan , but Tristram translated it into English . |
| 12 | When Jardine died in 1843 , Matheson succeeded him as MP for Ashburton , 1843–7 . |
| 13 | ‘ The itinerary , ’ Mary Ann pronounced it with care . |
| 14 | When Heg told us about TIE 's contacts in Brazil , we wrote to them . |
| 15 | THE THOUGHT OF ASCENDING BEN NEVIS ON A SATURDAY FILLED ME WITH dread . |
| 16 | Assistant recorder Paul Downes remanded him in custody for two weeks for a report to be prepared . |
| 17 | Yeah I was surprised that er Kathleen is it , when Kathleen told us down street about her , her son |
| 18 | That was why Simon Draper was appalled , horrified and dumbstruck when Richard Branson telephoned him at home one Sunday evening in March 1984 , gushing enthusiasm for another idea . |
| 19 | Richard joined us for dinner , though he ate cautiously . |
| 20 | Donna jammed it into reverse . |
| 21 | Lucy watched him in wonder . |
| 22 | FIONA SMITH 's brisk late-night win over Helen Troke in the final of the English National Championships at Crawley on Tuesday established her beyond question as the country 's best woman player . |
| 23 | David watched her in silence for a while , wondering what she was thinking , longing to persuade her to forget her husband , longing beyond everything to make love to her . |
| 24 | From beneath lowered lashes Shiona watched him in silence , as the secretary set out their cups of coffee before them . |
| 25 | Bragad took us by surprise . |
| 26 | The sun was going down when we sailed into the port , and the doctor and Mr Trelawney took me on shore . |
| 27 | But he had written his book — the people in Glasgow and Paisley knew it by heart , nearly — now it was up to themselves . |
| 28 | erm , Eric Clapton saw you in heaven , oh , oh , oh , oh , oh |
| 29 | erm , Eric Clapton saw you in heaven , oh , oh , oh , oh , oh |
| 30 | CHAMPAGNE flowed and new coach Peter Nash was carried shoulder high by his team emphatic 29–13 triumph at Clifton Park on Saturday took them into North Division Two next season . |