Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sighed and relaxed and when his lips sought hers again she met them with matching urgency . |
| 2 | Franks led them through some swing doors with a flourish and into another corridor , explaining that normally he would not waste money by taking them to a full editing suite . |
| 3 | Now that those people have run up those enormous debts , where are the Labour Members of Parliament who led them into that position ? |
| 4 | The local police had had a busy evening with an exceptional number of hoax calls that led them to non-existent road accidents drunken brawls and even — a touch that showed a nice appreciation of British susceptibilities — a rabid dog on the loose . |
| 5 | Again , the would-be reformers ' interpretation of the 1980s led them to this conclusion . |
| 6 | Captaining Jamaica for the second successive season , he not only led them to Red Stripe Cup triumph ( their third in five years ) , but , with the ball , he broke the tournament record with 36 wickets at 11.30 . |
| 7 | As they strolled deeper into the gardens she became aware that the Pantominteatret was by no means the only form of free entertainment , as their progress led them from one area of performance to another . |
| 8 | A decade ago , Kung Fu martial arts films were banned by Zambian cinemas after Kaunda attacked them for encouraging violence amongst youths . |
| 9 | Ward was due to take over the driving and at the end of it I slumped into the seat beside him in a happy daze which insulated me from all sense of reality . |
| 10 | When I next saw the King , he asked me about this experience . |
| 11 | I mean you asked me about formal education , and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 12 | I mean you asked me about formal education and immediately we 're talking about nursery education . |
| 13 | The hon. Member for Linlithgow also asked me about competitive tendering and the tendering process . |
| 14 | No one asked me for any comment . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes Dad , she asked me for some help . ’ |
| 16 | They asked me for more money . |
| 17 | I want to take you through the thinking that led me to that conclusion , and then to concentrate on one of the keys to securing that future — the whole question of advancing the cause of children 's books . |
| 18 | In the time I was there she did pencil out a few passages , and got me to red ink a lot more . |
| 19 | And last night it got me into hot water . |
| 20 | You got me into this mess . |
| 21 | It was drink that got me into this mess . |
| 22 | I know it was only the extra weight of the Cross that got me up that hill . |
| 23 | Eadmer inserted them at this point into his Historia Novorum . |
| 24 | They took their toys to The Priory Church of England School and sold them to each other to help the starving in Somalia . |
| 25 | In their wisdom ( or because of the lack of it ) they appointed me as working group chairman . |
| 26 | Madame raised her crackling voice from the large brown desk where she presided in the hall beyond , and asked them with unusual largesse if they would like some refreshment . |
| 27 | It was Mr Gorbachev , after all , who got them into this mess . |
| 28 | ‘ I got them in some shop in Covent Garden . |
| 29 | Prof Chris Turner , professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences , Stirling University , made his at this week 's Children 's Panels conference at Peebles : |
| 30 | To begin with Gyggle tried me on sensory deprivation . |