Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the war , under Lloyd George , a policy had been pursued which combined vigorous prosecution of the war with all-round reconstruction on the home front . |
| 2 | So how come you had nine pound last week ? |
| 3 | When they understood what was expected we had few communication problems . |
| 4 | As reconditioned they had new B.T-H. 509c motors and line switch attachments fitted to the controllers so that they could be used interlocked with air brakes . |
| 5 | Belinda met him in the front hall on his way to his sister 's room , and as expected he raised questioning eyebrows . |
| 6 | The curricular review for the age group 5–14 years presents exciting challenges and during the year a very successful primary pilot was undertaken which involved 100 schools throughout Scotland . |
| 7 | Outspoken speeches were given which received spontaneous standing ovations . |
| 8 | Several fellow players asked her to take them for a ride as pillion passengers but that treat seemed to be reserved for members of her regular entourage , though I suppose it could be argued she took Steffi Graf for a ride in the semi-finals . |
| 9 | Mia has since said she found true happiness with Allen . |
| 10 | ‘ Tom McKeith and David Laing are good additions to the team and we 've always felt we had great strength in depth . |
| 11 | Having decided they had that power , they decided not to exercise it and made no order under that section . |
| 12 | I ca n't remember that but I know she , she 'd been to the families either side , Mrs she 'd got one son and two daughters and there and what have you , and then at the end house furthest from the lock was a family named they got two lads and oh she only used to charge half a crown . |
| 13 | Married to a sickly wife , then having to cope as a widower with a daughter who suffered fits frequently , finding work difficult to obtain , Thomas Titford must have felt he had enough crosses to bear for one lifetime . |
| 14 | Perhaps the court would have accepted it had that stipulation been explicit . |
| 15 | Because he had taught school before becoming a Fed he had some experience of kids . |
| 16 | like that , and he said it was ever so funny , he took fifty up there because , I bet he told you about the money betting and all that and he 's said he bet fifty pound , he thought christ he said , I was bloody lucky he said I , I had the , I said well David . |
| 17 | The UN had not said he deserved political asylum . |
| 18 | That Act One marriage scene — I do n't think I 've ever seen it played that way before , as a comedy number . ’ |
| 19 | He was elsewhere on the course at the time , but since then he has seen it replayed many times on film . |
| 20 | Yes it might I 've seen it spelt both ways . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm so sorry ; I had n't realised you had such problems organising your harem . ’ |
| 22 | There were accusations last night that doctors at the hospital should have realised she had classic symptoms of the disorder . |
| 23 | Li Yuan , watching her , found himself spellbound by the song , transfixed by the pain in her face as she sang , and astonished that he had never heard her sing before — that he had never guessed she had these talents . |
| 24 | ‘ I was told I had 14 days to leave the country because my visa had expired . |
| 25 | It was curiosity , when I was sixteen at school I was told I had another sister at the same school . |
| 26 | After many long hours of negotiations between the key delegations , however , and increasing support among South American and African countries for a total ban on drift-nets , a compromise text was agreed which involved substantial concessions by Japan . |
| 27 | On the same day a water bill was approved which covered water-related projects in 17 western states . |
| 28 | Personally I would have thought you had more ambition than that . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ She was told she needed more experience nursing very sick children . ’ |
| 30 | Obviously Rune must have thought she harboured some grudge against him and had been anxious to prevent a potential display of hostility in front of his colleagues the next day . |