Example sentences of "[vb past] [coord] [prep] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | But it was as a cotton spinner , not a merchant , that Mayall excelled and by 1870 he controlled approximately 319,000 spindles , with c .1,350 hands . |
2 | The numbers have increased dramatically recently : until 1977 fewer than 10 a year died but by 1988 it was 130 . |
3 | Still she hesitated and at last he said , ‘ Think about it , talk to your parents and to Jennifer and see what the reaction is . |
4 | Said fair enough he said and with that I come out the garage . |
5 | Somewhere , a camera-bulb flashed and at last he knew who these people were . |