Example sentences of "[vb past] [coord] [pers pn] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | cos time was going on and I thought well just watch that , I knew you wanted it taped and I thought time were going on |
| 2 | In the distance a square of light flickered and I heard music swelling . |
| 3 | Although it took her months to get over Cerdan 's death , Edith Piaf 's desire for other men finally conquered her grief and according to her sister , Momone , ‘ she went wild , she ate her heart out , she was jealous and possessive … she howled and she locked guys up ’ . |
| 4 | The youth moved in to stay temporarily at the manse but a crisis occurred and he committed suicide . |
| 5 | Belinda grumbled but she followed Rachel and they joined the others . |
| 6 | Autumn came and they picked bilberries on the mountain : tiny , purple fruit that stained their teeth and their clothes . |
| 7 | Our social worker came and he said Mum had told him I had a boyfriend . |
| 8 | Actually , I think he 's found it harder than he expected and he needs help . ’ |
| 9 | PRESSED for the pros and cons of being the son of one of the famous , Rock replies : ‘ I think I 'm among the most blessed of people who ever lived and I think Liza is too . |
| 10 | I asked her where she lived and she said Tower Hamlets , so I offered her a lift in the van . |
| 11 | A dog barked and they heard laughter from the kitchens . |
| 12 | Nowadays he rewrote ‘ Sonnet ’ every night at the Pinnacle Trumont before Henna arrived and they called room service . |
| 13 | After a while , the bedroom door opened and they heard Mother and the visitor come down and go into the front room of the house . |
| 14 | ‘ The door opened and I saw Dr Crockett . |
| 15 | ‘ The door opened and I saw Dr Crockett . |
| 16 | You met but you know Iris |
| 17 | The nurses topped it up again as soon as they realised but it took time to go through and have any effect so I had about twenty minutes of real labour pains . |
| 18 | Her annoyance vanished and we became conspirators . |
| 19 | The error was spotted after work began and it cost £70,000 to raise the bridge . |
| 20 | " I prayed and He changed things . " |
| 21 | ‘ We 're both jolly jolly fine , ’ he yelled and he dragged Willie on behind him . |
| 22 | Mm , she worked and she worked night shift as well , you know they had to do alternative shifts , so consequently |
| 23 | He was thinking about that when the doorbell rang and he admitted Captain Jack Carter . |
| 24 | When I came home the sun was shining brilliantly and warmly into the front of the house so I first of all had a read about the similar groups and then had a quick and short snooze till the phone rang and I began work on the laptop in the sunshine , as the battery capacity lasts about an hour or so . |
| 25 | Right on cue , the telephone rang and I waved Mrs Bradshaw into my lounge . |
| 26 | Fenella blushed and I changed subjects quick . |
| 27 | we , we went and you know park where we normally park and went down to the United chip shop and er we got our chips and stood outside |
| 28 | Anyway you look like him , yeah you do I thought and I told Sasha right , he looked like Carlton and Sasha and he |
| 29 | We were standing in the loft , watching them flying over the fields for half an hour , until darkness fell and we lost sight of them in the gloom . |
| 30 | Mark laughed and we compared notes on the most garish sights we 'd seen . |