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 .
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