Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [verb] [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 Both men were taken to the police station where Grannell said he had been drinking and had no recollection of what had happened .
2 Marcus was still in there , probably sitting on the lavatory , where Irina said he liked to spend time .
3 Erika was aloof but seeing Fritz watching her pulled Herman closer .
4 Although Steven said he 'd heard arguing , I never had so it came as a complete shock . ’
5 Later that evening , as the Churchill faction talked and drank and lived it out again , Bob Boothby claimed the honour , although Edward thought he had seen Leo Amery mouth the words .
6 He sold his home to get on the grid … when no-one it seems except Nigel thought he had any talent … he roared into formula one with the old Lotus team …
7 ‘ I do n't think he did know , although Robert believes he did . ’
8 I could n't convince her that it would never happen , although God knows I tried — with both of them . ’
9 But do we really know any more about the animal kingdom now than Pliny thought he knew then ?
10 Once Sigarup thought he saw a tār , a flash of greyish-blue streaking away into the mist .
11 He said that if Ramsey accepted he had it in mind to recommend Donald Coggan for the see of York .
12 If Hugh thought she knew everything perhaps it was better that he should think it .
13 But it was n't until Robert thought he recognized a familiar English word that he leaned across to the headmaster to check if he had heard it correctly .
14 Cos Ange said she 'd , she 'd been chatting about Jenny to her .
15 Mrs Rosser said : ‘ If Daniel asks what happened in court we will tell him .
16 Until Rose came he had reached the stage of not wanting to go out .
17 What if Lubor said he had heard , but that Ven was n't returning for another week ?
18 I knew that if Sandy won it gave him exemptions in the US the next year , the US Masters , Tournament of Champions , World Series .
19 yeah , but when come , come on Saturday she looked in her ears cos Sharon said she had to go back with her , she says I wait do n't go ears are cleared
20 Allen looked uncomprehending ; if Marian understood he did not .
21 Rain said if Maureen did it suggested a powerful reason for her certainty that her father had died for political reasons .
22 She did n't have to ask if Christine knew what had been going on here .
23 If Richardson said he wanted to employ him , Albie would not resist .
24 If Dunn admitted he owed Rich the money he claimed , and he had it — he was always going to pay but just forgot — he paid it over and that was the end of the matter .
25 Cos Tim said you knitted one .
26 He liked her to phone him for two reasons — it kept his phone bills down and if Gina answered it proved that he was fancied .
27 And he said if Rocastle felt he had no future at Leeds he should ask for a transfer .
28 If Stone believed he had slipped quietly away to the phone box , he had underestimated — or forgotten — the pursuit abilities of CI5 .
29 Cos Paul said you brought it home did n't you ?
30 But if Nicholas felt he had suffered at the hands of Celtic , then the suffering he experienced in London at the hands of the media was to force him out of the limelight and into a melancholic shell where scoring goals seemed harder than pulling Mother Theresa .
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