Example sentences of "of [pron] [noun] [vb past] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I discussed the format of the diet with various callers and then one of my members came in to the shop . |
| 2 | The roof of my cave fell in , and nearly killed me ! |
| 3 | Arncliff folk were so poor — the meagre belongings of all twenty-seven totalling no more than £9. 7s. 4d. — that when the subsidy came to be levied , Robert Selson and William Prysche , with 20s. apiece , John Knolles ( 26s. 8d. ) , and Thomas and Leonard Atkynson ( 10s. each ) were selected as if at random and assessed at £2 each ; although the first two also enjoyed tiny incomes from land , it is to be hoped that some at least of their neighbours chipped in to make up the shilling due from each . |
| 4 | She discarded the trouser suit for a set of underwear in palest pink , and Claudia seethed at having the most wonderful moments of her life dismissed in so summary a fashion . |
| 5 | The full force of her loss came in upon her now , and she gave a shout of anguish . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , you 've got it now , ’ he said crudely , and watched with fascination as the corners of her mouth tucked in smugly . |
| 7 | She blinked twice , rapidly , then a third time more slowly as the significance of his question sank in . |
| 8 | Meredith was frozen , her mind numb as the meaning of his words sank in . |
| 9 | Three of his goals bounced in off the posts . |