Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had Andrewes remained in Cambridge , his reputation would probably have been unblemished but he would have lacked the stimulus to write the magnificent sermons which he preached at Court ; and he would not willingly have engaged in the controversial writing in which for the first time he set out the Anglican Church 's position in terms which European scholars could respect ; above all his Preces , even had they been written , would not have contained the breadth of experience , and the depth of feeling , based on that experience , which made them treasures of the Church . |
| 2 | The fact that the local authority had the legal right to control the premises made them occupiers to the exclusion of the previous owners of the house . |
| 3 | What is beyond dispute is that the portfolio valuations benefited on two counts : firstly through translation of foreign share holdings into sterling at more advantageous rates , and secondly through the appreciation of the shares of those companies whose large overseas involvement made them beneficiaries of a lower pound . |
| 4 | I have just met some colleagues in the House — and I do not dare to name the Opposition Members — who asked me questions about the amendment because there were points that they could not understand or that they had not seen before . |
| 5 | Travelling by bus at night in winter could be a chilling experience , so my mother made me anklets from the fur cuffs of an old coat ; these stayed on by means of snap fasteners , and I must have looked like a poodle , but they provided considerable comfort . |
| 6 | A group of sports fans are claiming they were overcharged and let down by a tour operator who sold them tickets to the Olympic Games . |
| 7 | I have a couple of mates who are Forest fans , and I got them tickets for the first game of the season . |
| 8 | In another case , headlined as ‘ The Alleged Hooligan Tragedy ’ , a man died after a street-fight and it was reported that on arrival at hospital he had made a statement to the effect that , ‘ I got my injuries in the Borough through being kicked to death by Hooligans . ’ |
| 9 | When I got my hands under the protruding portion I realized there was no point in heaving . |
| 10 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 11 | I ran a fragrant bath through muslin bags of mint and lavender and flung my clothes onto a chair eager to get in . |
| 12 | When I was out on the road I mean before I came into training I was so I laid my cards at the table at this point in time to say yes I need to sell insurance erm and I always remember particular broker who you go in and and he 's saying well so how many of these particular products would you sell over the next year and he said oh twenty five and you go in great , guy 's promised to sell twenty five domestic contents policies over the next year . |
| 13 | Only your good news banished my cares for a while . |
| 14 | Prost , who appeared at the same conference , said : ‘ I made my apologies to the world council . |
| 15 | I shook the rain out of my hair and wiped my feet on the doormat , then stepped into the porch and tried the inner door . |
| 16 | I have wept copiously and shared my feelings with a woman , that is , my intended . |
| 17 | That is why I cherish the work of Messrs David Alford and Ted Hynds of the People , who condensed my musings on the subject of my nasal ingestion of the powdered and refined fruits of the coca leaf into the terse , pithy and intriguingly erect motto , ‘ Cocaine And Me , By Funny Man Fry . ’ |
| 18 | However , I must stress that the word ‘ vigilante ’ in fact never passed my lips during the interview conducted by your reporter . |
| 19 | I stopped a hundred yards down the road and checked my bearings in the paperback A-Z I keep taped behind the sun visor . |
| 20 | I wrote to Belgium , and found them places in a school in Brussels , which was owned by a Monsieur Héger . |
| 21 | Nat turned and shouted this garbled message to me and I hooked my dogs to a tree and went forward to talk to him . |
| 22 | While walking the Pennine Way I cooled my feet in the beck before continuing south to Airton and Gargrave . |
| 23 | ‘ I have met the Luciferi , ’ I replied , and heard Madame Ralemberg moan as I briefly described my assailants in the alleyway and the appearance of my mysterious protectors . |
| 24 | I trained my binoculars on the reeds closest to the hide ; an up-and-down bobbing movement had caught my eye . |
| 25 | I gulped , and fixed my eyes on the blood-red pen on the desk . |
| 26 | I eventually found my parents in the sponsor 's tent in a huddle with Jack and his delightful wife , Jenny . |
| 27 | Suddenly I was jumping , yelling out as the flagstone beat my feet like a cudgel or stone cricket bat . |
| 28 | Her sudden vehemence stopped my tears like a slap in the face . |
| 29 | I framed my remarks in a hypothetical context following on from delegation to the regional arts boards , and I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman was not there to listen and to learn . |
| 30 | Have I in any respect misused the resources which Thou gavest me , or used my senses to no purpose , or my preconceptions ? |