Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barbara 's foot skidded and she fell to the floor in the ‘ corridor ’ between the hessian screens . |
| 2 | It was the same when her Mum got when it happened to her they got her a load of new clothes and she was trying them on and grandad said hey get in here now . |
| 3 | Seven-year-old leukaemia sufferer Paul Hindle was dragged off his pride and joy when the gang pounced as he played with his pals . |
| 4 | If we have only been on cover for a short time and it is clear that the majority of the damage occurred before we came on cover , the claim should be referred to the previous insurers . |
| 5 | All the same , I must tell you that my heart sank when I thought of you getting ready to serve a life sentence of accounting in that ghastly tower block at London Bridge station . |
| 6 | She glanced at the backdrop of gentlemen , most of them in uniform , standing uncomfortably near the wall as though to divorce themselves from the proceedings and her heart sank as she thought of Craig , he should be here today , sharing in her adventure . |
| 7 | My heart sank as I looked at it . |
| 8 | Then her heart sank as he grinned at Doreen . |
| 9 | Having previously written some plays and two novels — The Jesuit ( 1832 ) and The Prelate ( 1840 ) — his break came when he returned from a continental tour in 1849 to write for the London Journal . |
| 10 | The Bishop in his reply added that he had in fact consecrated a third pro-Cathedral ; after extensive repairs , St George 's in York had been re-consecrated by him . |
| 11 | Although only twenty-two houses were represented the syndicat recognised that it stood for the rights of some sixty Champagne houses , virtually the entire trade at the time . |
| 12 | Jay says his greatest pleasure came when he played against two Grandmasters from Russia and one each from England and Romania , drawing twice and losing twice . |
| 13 | On March 26 the US State Department confirmed that it had in July 1991 denied a visa to Narong because of suspicions over his role in heroin trading . |
| 14 | The reasons why the Eisenhower administration acted as it did in 1956 remain potent , especially when examined without the advantages of hindsight . |
| 15 | He was taken to Middlesbrough General Hospital , but his condition deteriorated and he died on the afternoon of May 20 . |
| 16 | The tragedy happened when he slipped on wet grass at the home of 75year-old retired Brigadier Tim Pierson in Fownhope , near Hereford . |
| 17 | Courts in country B ( the country of shipment ) would not award the amount stipulated in the per package limitation of country A ( the importing country ) even though A 's implementing statute stated that it applied to inward as well as to outward bound shipments . |
| 18 | The orange light flared and he jabbed at it . |
| 19 | The Administration decided that it applied to any coal owner who had actively sought to mine the coal up to the day the law was passed . |
| 20 | Scathach 's horse panicked and he shouted at the creature , which stamped in the water , twisting and tugging with discomfort . |
| 21 | A PRISONER in a police car died when he fell under its wheels while trying to escape . |
| 22 | The adviser stressed that it needed to be a constructive exercise . |
| 23 | AN ACID house fan died when she collapsed in a fit and suffered liver failure after taking a single ‘ ecstasy ’ tablet , an inquest was told yesterday . |
| 24 | His eyes opened in alarm , but before he could say anything his concentration lapsed and he dropped like a stone , vanishing behind the far end of the table . |
| 25 | Momentarily his mind strayed and he thought of Fei Yen and the child in her belly . |
| 26 | My blood froze as I looked at the prices . |
| 27 | The Yorkshireman explained that he lived around the corner , if Bruce needed to rest between gigs . |
| 28 | When it goes , I mean I 'm speaking as a resident of The Stow and I know there 's lot 's of complaints and shop keepers and er people in the flats and that round you know the shops there and you do feel a bit intimidated if you walk through The Stow at night . |
| 29 | The issue arose when I took to Cabinet committee my proposals on railway electrification . |
| 30 | By his order dated 5 August 1991 the judge directed that she recover on her counterclaim the sum of £24,751.59 together with interest for unlawful eviction , general damages and consequential loss . |