Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She went straight into the kitchen , and automatically made them both a cup of coffee , a mutual family ritual when one of them went out to a meeting . |
| 2 | You made me completely a woman |
| 3 | Just a minute … ’ and finally , ‘ Well , I expect we 'll see you when you 've the time , ’ as if she only visited them twice a year . |
| 4 | In a new project with the local community the pupils from Rydon School , Storrington , undertook a community programme whereby they were allocated a Sussexdown resident and visited them twice a month . |
| 5 | He lured me there a couple of years ago to talk to his sixth form group about the Irish problem . |
| 6 | ‘ More to follow ’ : I phoned them right a way ( and they agreed to come ) You must write it a gain ( and this time , get it right ) |
| 7 | On a lighter note a fellow worker approached me only a couple of months ago er , the new European directive almost ruined his holiday he then explained he booked up to take his family to EuroDisney . |
| 8 | When she became too ill and breathless to come to the surgery , I visited her once a week . |
| 9 | In truth , I found her rather a pain on the subject and merely parried her constant questions about my job-hunting activities . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'd worked with him about four years ago and helped him quite a bit . |
| 11 | Belonged to an old lady who only used it once a week for shopping . ’ ’ |
| 12 | Which is good , because Cliff Gallup used it quite a bit , too , and this month and next , we 're going to try his solos from Gene Vincent 's Race With The Devil . |
| 13 | He liked him very much , and felt the enchantment , and found it almost a spell . |
| 14 | As Signals explained , television ruined all this homespun entertainment but personally I found it quite a relief when we got a set and could all sit around watching King George 's funeral . |
| 15 | ‘ I found it quite a transition to go from being a single bloke to being married . |
| 16 | of all , preserv 'd me still A Poet , made me seek |
| 17 | Three times their number drove them unrelentingly a mile and more through the broken copses and across the brook south of Cegidfa . |
| 18 | Tsu Ma studied them both a moment , then raised his cup . |
| 19 | He told me quite a lot about his experiences during our stay in hospital together . |
| 20 | It 's typical , they just accepted it all , so it did n't really achieve a great deal , but Mike told me quite a lot of things that I do n't really have any idea , or I did n't know about , |
| 21 | Mach studied him thoughtfully a moment , then nodded . |
| 22 | On that first visit he told her quite a bit about himself . |
| 23 | Travis allowed them only a half-hour rest before moving off again . |
| 24 | Tammuz poured them both a drink , handing one to Zambia as he sat down . |
| 25 | Lorton led the way into the kitchen and poured them both a drink . |
| 26 | When she concluded by asking if Madame Vassoir still had the letter from Beatrix and if its contents could have provoked Samantha 's abduction , her hostess poured them both a glass of sherry before replying . |
| 27 | ‘ As much as I can , ’ she laughed as she poured them both a cup of coffee . |
| 28 | One room he showed me only a glimpse of , a lumber-room . |
| 29 | The FO telephoned him once a week , to keep in touch . |
| 30 | The other factor against a return was that I reckoned it only a matter of time before they stopped being DINKS ( double income , no kids ) and became WHANnies ( ‘ We have a Nanny ’ ) . |