Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [conj] [pron] [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ You 'd be the first to complain if I so forgot myself , ’ she laughed back at him , ‘ but you need n't worry . |
| 32 | Since ownership passed to the legatee without performance having taken place , it was much harder to see that he actually did do with the legacy what the testator had intended . |
| 33 | But his reaction was difficult to define because he merely gave a small shrug and , taking Lucy 's hand , he led her back along the path , where the darkness continued to be broken by the moon 's rays filtering through the trees . |
| 34 | I am sorry to say that I often broke the tenth commandment for I really coveted that model and expect many of my contemporaries were also guilty of that sin . |
| 35 | I am sorry to say that I never heard her at her best because of circumstances . |
| 36 | I mentioned this in view of the fact that Eliot had wanted Rowse to read the original essay , and I was anxious to see whether he still recommended this . |
| 37 | Thus the plaintiff would be obliged to show that he either bought/sold shares at an inflated/deflated price compared to what would have been the price , but for the defendant 's actions . |
| 38 | In fact many parents were so anxious to sign that they actively sought out the petition holders . |
| 39 | ‘ It 's sad that we are closing but our lease is due to expire and I always knew it would end if we could n't find other suitable premises , ’ said Mrs Erica Law , of Reeth , who set up the shop . |
| 40 | The the Jolly George er was a ship that was loaded with arms er to send to Russia , to for our the use of our troops in Russia , and the sailors refused to sail it , and there was quite a to do about this because they 'd got the steam up and it was ready to go but they never went . |
| 41 | Cos Rita swears she 's been , I mean I was out with her once and we went in for a coffee and we finished , right , and we 're ready to go and I nearly said to her I hate it after you 've finished and Jackie lights up and then I have to sit there while she has a fag |
| 42 | These economists were ready to accept that there probably did exist a particular unemployment rate at which inflation was neither rising nor falling but they were unwilling to associate this rate with a state of overall full employment . |
| 43 | That left Michael McMahon , and when I wrote to his solicitors I was astonished to hear that he too had written a 100,000-word manuscript . |
| 44 | ‘ Half a mill , maximum , ’ said Fonda , but he was ready to negotiate because he desperately wanted to make the picture . |
| 45 | The Eezit spray was easiest to use and it also neutralised nasty smells . |