Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had a longish , plain face with a straight nose and almost no eyebrows ; she must have plucked them away in order to repaint them in higher up . |
| 2 | I had taken the slabs one course back from the edge of the hole , and Lou had arranged them neatly in order , so we would know what went where . |
| 3 | Later , the knowledge filtered through to me that the two ruffians — escaped prisoners like myself , without a doubt — had attacked me solely on account of my fire . |
| 4 | Coming from a Communist family background in the early 1960s , the pull of the underground- and a trip to South America — had sucked him away from politics . |
| 5 | Thus we 've never considered it right to hand out cheques on a mere whim , deciding to sponsor a project , or support a charity because it happened to be the flavour of the month , or because a director had some some particular keen interest in it . |
| 6 | Her joking tone matched his almost to perfection . |
| 7 | No seeing as though they 've been produced I 've said I all in favour of the jury seeing anything that 's referred to and then there , there 's no mystery about it then . |
| 8 | His insights and skill have made him much in demand as a consultant . |
| 9 | Before , she had seen him comfortably as part of the family , so to speak . |
| 10 | ‘ That 's another thing , ’ Candy continued , far too old a hand at the game to be distracted by such a blatant bid to change the subject , ‘ I 've seen him deep in conversation with quite a few people in the club recently . ’ |
| 11 | She had n't moved or made a sound , just opened her eyes in the red-tinged darkness and seen him there without surprise as if she had been aware of his presence ever since he arrived . |
| 12 | Having seen him safely in hospital , though not in the best of health myself , I called at the poll tax office and waited one and a half hours in a very smoky atmosphere to have the summons withdrawn . |
| 13 | Her parents Stan and Doreen , who arrived in Bangkok last week , have visited her twice in prison , the embassy spokeswoman said . |
| 14 | He had seen her briefly at breakfast and she had n't seemed disturbed about anything . |
| 15 | McLeod put an offer to the Wheway board and has now made it public in order to get a quick resolution . |
| 16 | Trading continues to be difficult in all the major European markets , but our cost cutting programmes have positioned us well for recovery . |
| 17 | Why else had he come up to Tucker 's for fags when he could have got them closer to home ? |
| 18 | I 've brought out a pack of cards , but when you know you 've got them only to while away the hours , they are as exciting as a stack of washing up . |
| 19 | ‘ British Rail staff have always been very helpful to me but this ca n't justify the cuts and I have told them so in writing , ’ he added . |
| 20 | The disapproval she had sometimes sensed from him , and that had bothered her fleetingly from time to time , had erupted into a torrent of burning hatred at the discovery that , in spite of the fortune his father had showered on him , Ryan had died in a state of virtual penury . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't tell you before , because I did n't want you thinking it was n't convenient to come and stay or something , darling ! ’ she 'd told her apologetically over coffee after lunch . |
| 22 | There was a wild quality in her innocence that startled him ; it was as if he had violated and deflowered her quite by mistake . |
| 23 | A time out procedure had been discussed with the parents and they had used it unsuccessfully at home . |
| 24 | I had used it only in reference to the night sky and the Zodiac . |
| 25 | The audience could not have told it apart from Christmas or the Assumption of the Virgin Mary . |
| 26 | The 11 May sale features over one hundred paintings and drawings , highlighted by George Braque 's late masterpiece ‘ Atelier VIII ’ ( 1952–55 ) ( est. around $8–10 million ) , bought by Cooper directly from the artist , who had sold it only on condition that it would never leave France . |
| 27 | I 've invited them aboard for lunch . |
| 28 | He had called her shortly after midnight , she already knew something of the personalities involved . |
| 29 | ‘ But I wish we had played it more for comedy — it was too depressing . |
| 30 | Musk oxen were formerly widespread across the low tundra , but hunting by man has now restricted them mainly to north Greenland and the Canadian far north . |