Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [verb] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.

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1 If Liu Chang had lied to him , or had given him a signal which would tip Herrick off …
2 ( my thanks to the somewhat bemused friend I just telephoned and asked to tell me the first ten objects that came into her mind — though I do wonder about her and what made her choose those particular objects ) .
3 Neither could I conceal that although I wrote to my parents once a week ( a school rule ) they scarcely ever wrote to me , and failed to send me the necessary supplies of toothpaste , stockings , etc. , so that I was always having to borrow from other girls ( strictly against the rules ) and getting into trouble as a result .
4 Now , they consulted their executive committee , and agreed to give us the free use of an empty office .
5 The plaintiff instructed the defendants , a firm of estate agents , to sell his house and agreed to pay them a percentage of the selling price as commission .
6 They met him and agreed to pay him an extra £10,300 at £575 per flat to ensure that he continued with the work and completed on time .
7 Preston stumbled out of bed and tried to give her a hug , but she fought him off as if it was an attack .
8 He shifted uncomfortably and tried to give her a reassuring grin .
9 Someone came to the shop and tried to sell him an old cross with paste stones in it .
10 We jumped out and met him at the rear of the vehicle and tried to show him a letter of introduction from the Algerian Ambassador to Britain , Lakhdar Brahimi .
11 THAT was a really important break for us , and helped to push us a few more rungs up the ladder .
12 Llandudno had merely assisted with funding his flight to this country and helped to get him a job in the locality .
13 Teachers Sarah , Caroline , Else and Wendy send a big ‘ Thank You ’ to everyone who supported their first ever Rally and helped to make it a big success — they are actually thinking of a second one this year !
14 George did , and yearned to tell him the Army had thought of it , that Maxim had mentioned how they worked under codenames , then wondered if the Army should tell Moscow that , too- and realised that he was after a list , as well .
15 Nowadays , quite a few recognised him , and seemed to bear him no grudges .
16 He had no ticket and she had a Season , and while he stood in line at the window they missed one train and she rolled her head and her eyes and seemed to think it a joke and when the train came there was one thought only in Millet 's mind .
17 Dorothy stood by him and came to visit him every day .
18 ‘ You sound as if I 'd been gone for a few hours and forgot to leave you a note . ’
19 One day , to escape heavy rain he wandered into a tavern called the ‘ Spotted Dog ’ which was kept by Joe Parrish , a veteran fighter , who became impressed with the young lad — then aged 16 — and began to teach him the science of the ring .
20 She took me up to an apartment and started giving me a blow-job .
21 I thought how nice he was and decided to give him a treat and sit on his lap .
22 Norfolk-born Mavis McKechnie , 71 , of Mill House , Wissington , near Nayland , has wanted to try the walk for some time and decided to give it a serious purpose .
23 Then I thought about those children and decided to give it a go . ’
24 ‘ I 'd thought about it for some time , and decided to give it a go . ’
25 Although we broke even , we could not pay our wages and decided to call it a day ’ .
26 By 1 p.m. we had another forty-five sheep on deck and decided to call it a day .
27 The staff agreed the bird was too beautiful to be thrown out and decided to make it a mascot .
28 Manson saw that somehow and decided to write them a letter because he did n't like being called a creep .
29 The abrasive new general brushed aside Stirling 's request and proceeded to give him a lecture .
30 An experienced armourer came into the hangar with a group of new armourers and proceeded to show them the wonders of the Washington .
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