Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although in fact ultra vires , taxing many men worth less than £2 on goods must have been considered justified by circumstances , for their numbers alone made them an important element in the local community . |
| 2 | but found me an old yapp album , |
| 3 | In 1925 the Post Office , which operated independently or through other licensees outside London , went to the length of installing , for a private subscriber in Eastbourne , a free line to St Andrew 's Church 933 yards away , and charged him an annual rental of £1 17 6d ( £1 8712 ) under a three-year contract . |
| 4 | His finger was fast on the dial pad , his blue gaze unwavering as he lifted the phone to his ear , as he cast her an oblique glance . |
| 5 | ‘ There seemed to be some doubt in your mind about my exact gender , ’ Maggie put in drily , and he cast her an irritated look , his dark eyes running over her again as she sat facing him , her hands in the pockets of the loose shirt . |
| 6 | Vitor cast her an impatient look . |
| 7 | The tutor found her an old block from a ruined church and brought it to the house . |
| 8 | Jane found her an exhausting girl ( she was twenty-six ) and yet she was sorry for her . |
| 9 | ( A sentimental view if one contrasts it with Nina Hamnett 's , who said that most people found him an awful nuisance . ) |
| 10 | The guard found him an empty compartment and locked the door . |
| 11 | I found it an impressive programme and I hope it will not lead Mr Heseltine to conclude that chess sets are less harmful potentially than television sets . |
| 12 | He found it an impossible spectacle to watch , and walked up and down the corridor for nearly two hours . |
| 13 | But hard as John Meaney tried he found it an uphill struggle against Hughes , who was firing on all cylinders , and his great ‘ cool ’ blessed with a wide repertoire of shots saw him a worthy winner 4–0 from seven frames . |
| 14 | So , when Caine told Peter Langan that he was interested in setting up a British restaurant along the lines of La Coupole , Langan found it an irresistible proposition . |
| 15 | It was an admirable venture and most of the Girls found it an exciting place to stay . |
| 16 | during its limited period of service with the RAF , most aircrew who flew the B–29 found it an enjoyable experience ; a good stepping stone into the age of the jet bomber . |
| 17 | Eventually , John summoned up courage to ask permission to use different music : Ravel 's two-handed piano concerto in G. Presumably he was happier working with that , but few people found it an apt choice for the subject of the ballet , about a witch who destroys her lover . |
| 18 | Patrick 's Hill was so long and steep that even pedestrians found it an excessive strain , and its footpaths had been layered with sets of steps at regular intervals to make the ascent tolerable . |
| 19 | PS : Blandly found us an excellent man to be captain , and Silver found a man called Arrow to be first officer . |
| 20 | ‘ You know , Holly , there was a man here once who told me an extraordinary thing about women … ’ |
| 21 | His wife darted him an impatient look . |
| 22 | And although the old woman 's premonition was an unhappy one and mention of Daniel caused her an immediate spear of pain , she nevertheless felt purged ; she always felt some elation after being in the company of the story-teller . |
| 23 | However , some remnants of the latter ( the Citizen Army and Sinn Fein Volunteers ) seized Dublin in 1916 and proclaimed it an Irish republic . |
| 24 | The Scottish Office allowed them an additional borrowing consent of £750,000 and £370,000 came from their existing financial resources . |
| 25 | At the church youth club Christmas party George Jennings handed me an orange squash . |
| 26 | He showed me an underwater grotto , a light-shafted nave of pale-blue shadows , where the large wrasse floated as if in a trance . |
| 27 | He threw her an angry look over his shoulder . |
| 28 | ‘ Look , Mr — ’ She threw him an enquiring glance . |
| 29 | She threw him an emerald glare . |
| 30 | Dacourt threw him an angry glance but , slightly mollified by Benjamin 's assertion that Vulcan did not bear the guilt for Waldegrave 's death , nodded and stumped off . |