Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He saw this diving towards Filfla trailing clouds of black and white smoke , but was then chased by another Messerschmitt and failed to see what happened to it . |
| 2 | Wycliffe thanked him and promised to keep him informed . |
| 3 | Rain felt distinctly uncharitable as she straightened the bed and tried to pretend they had never been there . |
| 4 | Competing in the free market of air fares had catapulted Branson into the rarefied area of government policy and international relations , and helped to define what had hitherto been purely instinctive beliefs in a more rigid ideological context . |
| 5 | When she reached the top of the stairs and turned to descend she saw Simon on the hall phone and hesitated , wondering . |
| 6 | When the true meaning of the custom had been forgotten , and the maypole had become merely a part of the holiday festivities , people saw no reason for felling a new tree every year and began to leave one erected permanently , merely decking it with flowers and fresh greenery on Mayday . |
| 7 | Twoflower wondered why he had thought of the phrase ‘ a sliver of a scream ’ … and began to wish he had n't . |
| 8 | When he got through and began to speak he cheered up as he laughed and talked away , before becoming depressed at the end of the call . |
| 9 | A call from a trusted contact informed me that senior police officers from the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection squad had been summoned to Buckingham Palace and ordered to find who leaked the story . |
| 10 | I am not sure about the precise details , but I do believe than when Great-Grandfather Tallentire became old and decided to retire he refused to allow his sons to carry on the licence . |
| 11 | This is not a case where the police came upon the crime and looked to see who had a motive , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Eventually the guard climbed aboard and entered Mrs Ross 's carriage and demanded to know who had pulled the communication cord which none of the passengers could see from their seated position . |
| 13 | The comment was made with the intention of changing the subject and , thanks to the Dane 's interest in his commercial success , her ploy worked , for he nodded and proceeded to recite what sounded like a full two pages from his order book . |
| 14 | He was called Howard Hughes and had lived what appeared to be a glamorous , exciting life . |
| 15 | But nature was cunning and had kept her trapped . |
| 16 | When I asked Lee what 's going on , he told me this guy had met him at the airport and that he had a letter and had said he 'd caddied for Henry Cotton . |
| 17 | I was surprised , for I had lost all count of time and had felt it had gone on for a week . |
| 18 | By the end of ‘ Great Expectations ’ I found that I had enjoyed the book and had found it thought provoking and interesting . |
| 19 | He disliked occidental empires and wished to see them ended as soon as practicable . |
| 20 | You will meet those who spent two , maybe three days there and left believing they had done it all . |
| 21 | Protocol was strict in a less democratic age ; members of the Engineer 's staff were not permitted to speak to students unless spoken to , and all maintenance staff were issued with two sets of overalls and instructed to keep one set spotlessly clean . |
| 22 | Turning from the altar , Cameron could not see Mr Whistle among the congregation , but did think he glimpsed Judi , loitering embarrassed near the back . |
| 23 | He had often experienced it , he assured us , but had thought it had died out with the Christian missionary influence of recent years . |
| 24 | Some of them had previously experimented with fixed-term contracts but had found they imposed too much rigidity . |
| 25 | Nutty was jealous of Nails 's riding Switchback with Biddy all to himself every night but had to admit it had saved their chance for the competition . |
| 26 | She came to Salzburg to the festival but refused to let anyone put themselves out for her ; I was enormously impressed by how kind and unassuming she was . |