Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] [pron] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even knowing he was finished she would not stop but pulled herself against him , levered and bucked with a grunting intensity which made him look down on her with pity . |
| 2 | Somewhat forbidding socially because of shyness , Dorothea had an absolute integrity which made her stand up for what she believed should be done . |
| 3 | I was , moreover , amused by the juxtaposition of names in the Bedford High Street — Blood , Sand , DeAth : the bullring , of course ! — which made me think back to my Special Subject paper in the Finals , on the Spanish Background of English Literature . |
| 4 | One difference between the pub and the rest of the street was that the brickwork had been painted cream which made it stand out from the long façade of varying shades of red or grey . |
| 5 | The answer came in a sudden cramp in his left leg which caused him to roll out of bed yelling as though the flat were on fire and stamp away to the bathroom as the bones and muscles slowly settled into a position to cause him only moderate discomfort . |
| 6 | But when Andy announced he wanted to cool their relationship a little , Frances felt a panic and dread inside which caused her to lash out in unexpected anger . |
| 7 | [ Name ] found a small driveway in front of some shops and we parked there , which allowed us to speed off in either direction after the vehicle , should it appear . |
| 8 | He sees the introduction of compulsory competitive tendering as a career turning point which encouraged him to move back to local government work . |
| 9 | The boatman scampered across to the opposite gunwale , turned the boat , turned it again and set off on a long glide which took them close in along the bridge . |
| 10 | ‘ I had the chance to go out when there were only four cars on the track , but I made them change the car which meant I went out in the busy section . ’ |
| 11 | They had reason to hate the Turks , who had driven them from their homes ; they were grateful for the grants of land which enabled them to settle down in their new homes , and they owed no allegiance to the Croatian and Hungarian nobles . |
| 12 | They had always relied on speed and skill in horsemanship , which enabled them to dash in upon their adversaries , fire off a salvo from their short but deadly bows , and then retreat before any reprisal . |
| 13 | His rich vein of form has come after a winter which saw him left out of the West Indies World Cup team … their loss has been Gloucestershire 's gain . |
| 14 | Igglesden is still troubled by the groin strain which forced him to pull out of the squad for the first Test at Old Trafford while McCague was nursing a pulled hamstring . |
| 15 | ‘ By the way , I never did ask you — what made you come round to the cottage that night ? ’ |
| 16 | Charles could have chosen any excuse for the phone call and it was pure chance that he had lighted on the meaningless ‘ numberplate racket ’ I ‘ So that 's what made you drive down in the Datsun , and move the plan forward , and lose a quarter of a million pounds ? ’ |
| 17 | He felt bold enough to ask her : ‘ What made you run out of Mr Zamoyski 's ? ’ |
| 18 | I asked Suzannah what prompted her to go up to town tonight . |
| 19 | If s if he does n't why not and would , would you please tell us what possessed him to come out with such a , a remarkable statement and I think this goes to the what we 're talking about this morning . |
| 20 | So I finished up with T to the one , what did I start up with ? |
| 21 | Yeah how did I what did I start out from ? |
| 22 | But what did I get out of him ? |
| 23 | scraped it all in and I said I 'll leave it in dish cos it 's a dog doggy dish went back in house and , oh what did I come back for ? |
| 24 | ‘ Talking of poachers , what did you find out about the ones who were stalking Mills just before he was murdered ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ So what did you get up to last weekend ? |
| 26 | And what did you get up to ? |
| 27 | What did you get up to ? ’ |
| 28 | Well what did you get up to this morning in your few minutes of freedom ? |
| 29 | What did you get up to tonight ? |
| 30 | And what did you get up to ? |