Example sentences of "and [vb past] [pers pn] [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until she was eighteen , her father had educated her himself ; he had dressed her in navy serge and black stockings and made her read John Stuart Mill for an hour every evening . |
| 2 | She screwed her eyes up and pretended she saw evening coming on . |
| 3 | ‘ But the neighbours were suspicious and found he had soil in his shoes and a cock 's head under his bonnet . ’ |
| 4 | She chewed hers and found it contained cod liver oil . |
| 5 | He said he only wanted to kill himself and claimed he ate rat poison and planned to inhale car exhaust fumes . |
| 6 | A TEENAGER yesterday denied breaking a curfew order and claimed he watched Inspector Morse instead . |
| 7 | She has never been romantically linked with anyone and the biggest revelation to emerge in recent times came when a photographer spotted her shopping in Kensington last week and discovered she ate Kellogg 's Special K for breakfast . |
| 8 | It was claimed by the witnesses in their evidence that Hegan was the poor relation , he claims he was offered £1,000 , and swore he heard Bremner say ‘ Give us a penalty and I 'll give you a grand . ’ |
| 9 | She walked slowly towards her chair , sat down , folded one leg over the other and placed her clasped hands over her knee . |
| 10 | When I learned your probable identity , and knew I had Kirtlington for my neighbour — ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Christ Moll , what happened ? ’ he gasped in awe , and rubbed his scored shoulders . |
| 12 | ‘ The truth is that Patrick was partly terrified of Peter , who came up behind him and thought he knew better what he should do . |
| 13 | If they had difficulties then I broke each stage down into small steps and gave them repeated practice . |
| 14 | Nevertheless she thought it best to humour him and sat down on the side of the table away from him and put her clasped hands on its polished top . |
| 15 | They had long hair and said they knew Jack Kerouac . |
| 16 | Wholesalers reported an improvement in sales both year-on-year and compared with February , and said they expected volumes to keep up the pace this month . |
| 17 | The Science Museum , which owns the airfield , admitted it 's had to increase the amount it charges the Association , and said it regretted plans to pull out . |
| 18 | Last night AA Roadwatch urged drivers to take care in the icy conditions and said it anticipated problems with heavy traffic during the holiday period . |
| 19 | Richard Lee , who trains Market Leader , expressed himself happy with Greene 's riding and said he felt Market Leader was a moderate animal . |
| 20 | He said they would all be wanting to study the designs the minute Balor had cleared away breakfast and Bith at once reached for the knapsacks , and said he hoped Flaherty had not spilled jam on the drawing of the four-pronged diadem and Flaherty , injured , said indeed he had not and it the best damson jam he had ever tasted . |
| 21 | She was most attentive , introduced me to another lady straight away , as Elsie , and said I had family in the Diplomatic Service . |
| 22 | He looked at my work and said I had talent , but that I needed " earnest practice in drawing " , to which I wholly agree : He also said he would be glad to take me as his " chela " but that my name and work must go before the council of professors of the Academy , which meets next Thursday , 17th inst. and that if they accepted me I could start work on the following Monday , 21st inst . |