Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [vb past] be [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1	First good watch I had was for my twenty first , I 've still got , it still goes
2	The salesman I approached was in his early forties and begrudgingly admitted that he had a fair knowledge of the wordprocessor we use .
3	the first piece of Bhimji 's work I saw was at her degree show at Goldsmiths ' College in 1987 .
4	Nervous , perhaps , on edge maybe , because it seemed to her that she would have to keep her wits about her unless she wanted this outing to end up as fruitless as the other times she had been in his company .
5	One minute she had been on her hands and knees scrubbing and the next she was being wined and dined by the owner of the largest store in town .
6	Every female role he made was for his wife , even though she was well past her prime ; Semenyaka 's youth was wasted stepping into others ' shoes .
7	That someone she would never have ; the only man she wanted was beyond her reach and she would n't , could n't accept second best , though that was what she would have to do unless she wanted to walk alone forever .
8	Smooth and firm it had been under her own nervous touch , and she watched Miguel 's muscles , catching the sunlight as he dismounted and reached up to help her .
9	Mrs Allen rarely spoke to any of the hospital staff ; any information she got was via her stepson .
10	However , much one may respect Borg 's reputation and his unerring sportsmanship , I find it hard to share his optimism , especially as only 16 of the 54 points he won were from his winners .
11	The exhibition could be read on many levels , but the immediate impression I had was of its strong Americanism .
12	In all the time she had been with her Paula had never seen her so angry .
13	This was n't a reflection of his feelings about me , I knew that , and when pressed he would only say that the most resounding impression she gave was of her innate class .

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