Example sentences of "[indef pn] [pron] [vb past] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was the prime suspect this time because of the Golden Syrup job , and although I knew she did n't have any proof , nothing I said made any difference . |
| 2 | ‘ We could all be dead in six months , ’ she replied , shaking her head with an air of someone who 'd heard those sort of stories before . |
| 3 | Occasionally someone who 'd died Another type of undertaking was where somebody had died out of the island . |
| 4 | Not unless someone had discovered a way of reviving someone who had lost most of his brain matter and half of his skull . |
| 5 | But someone did , someone here did — someone who had overheard enough of the original plan ; someone who had sensed a wonderfully providential opportunity for himself , or for herself , and who had capitalised upon that opportunity . |
| 6 | Once , he thought , there had been someone who had mattered all too much , but by the grace of God and Llewelyn she was safe out of his reach now , calm in her sanctuary above Aber ; a refuge as sacrosanct as the grave and almost as narrow . |
| 7 | Especially not someone he 'd known all his life . |
| 8 | ‘ I really just wanted to see somebody who had done some heinous crimes and find out if there was anything different about him that would throw light on demon possession , that type of thing , ’ he says . |
| 9 | And I mean recently I came across somebody who 'd got some part holdings in diamonds , and of course the diamond market 's gone into rapid decline because of the er is it Namibian diamonds , and , and the Russians er breaking up the De Beer market . |
| 10 | The foresters of fee were to be summoned to appear before the king to show by what warrant they held their bailiwicks : likewise everyone who had assumed any liberty in the forest since 1217 , to produce his authority . |
| 11 | The four days went all to quickly and our grateful thanks go to everyone who helped to organise such a smooth running event . |
| 12 | But you just could n't book everyone you saw infringing some minor law or other . |
| 13 | Nothing she said made any difference . |
| 14 | I climbed out of my hired morning suit , mused lingeringly on everything I 'd experienced that eventful day … and fell fast asleep . |
| 15 | Client , you know there 's something I 'd forgotten all about . |
| 16 | It 's something I wanted to do all my life . |
| 17 | No one I canvassed had any personal complaint against the National Health Service . |
| 18 | But Lewis 's friends sensed , from this period onwards , something which had begun half as a tease hardening into an attitude . |
| 19 | During the course of this session , I repeatedly reminded her of the fact that she was seeing something which had happened some time ago and that time had proved her recovery to be complete — something which had been born out by the numerous examinations and X-rays she had since undergone . |
| 20 | The lesson , I think , there is to pick a course that will create the sort of environment in which performance can be maximised , rather than to pick something which appeared to have more vocational use , but may not be as good for the individual student as a course that he or she will enjoy . |
| 21 | She was at least the image of an injured Stealer , blackened and fused by fire , one which had lost some appendages , perhaps lasered off , perhaps in an explosion ; a Stealer which still remained very much alive and able to use its deadly main claws . |
| 22 | A successful policy for tackling the roots of urban disorder was seen as one which sought to involve all the community in dealing with the problems of each area so that they could come to feel that they have a stake in its future ( Scarman , 1981 , para. 6.42 ) . |
| 23 | The way things were , she was going to have to watch what she said to Aunt Sarah — and that was not something she 'd had any practice in . |
| 24 | For once there was no one you wished to see less of , even when standing for six hours . |
| 25 | She came to the spare bedroom , the one she had spent that first unforgettable night in , and slipped inside . |
| 26 | I was not the only one who had made this uncomfortable observation . |
| 27 | She was the one who had initiated this skirmish . |
| 28 | As far as is known , very few people in Islay kept a diary at that time and in those which have survived the entries are short and appear to have been inspired by the prospect of emigration or a return to their native heath by one who had spent many years abroad . |
| 29 | As far as is known , very few people in Islay kept a diary at that time and in those which have survived the entries are short and appear to have been inspired by the prospect of emigration or a return to their native heath by one who had spent many years abroad . |
| 30 | That 's when Major , who was on the photo , he was Major in the army of nineteen fourteen eighteen M C Major M C , military cross well he took charge and er a chap off the shop floor , well he was an old contemptible of the nineteen fourteen to eighteen war , name of Bert he was made Sergeant because he was only one who had got any military experience , and he started with us on the shop floor in doing foot drill . |