Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [pron] [prep] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I cried out in relief and happiness : I thought I recognised him as a former schoolmate , a boy with whom I used to exchange groans about the maths problems whose solutions so frequently eluded us . |
| 2 | I handed it to a former flight engineer of 213 when I visited him in Toronto some years ago . |
| 3 | I enjoyed it for a few weeks but then went to Stanley . ’ |
| 4 | I comforted myself with a few thoughts of what I would do to the culprit if I ever caught him ; realised that was highly unlikely , and headed for the golf course . |
| 5 | Occasionally I treated myself to a half hour browse in a bookshop . |
| 6 | I said nothing for a few seconds . |
| 7 | So I chipped it into a little space over the scrum , ran round , picked it up and went up the middle of the field . |
| 8 | We contented ourselves with a few small purchases , but will probably go there for some more serious shopping before the end of our stay in Peking , as it is obviously the best place in the country for buying touristy things . |
| 9 | Covering the work to protect from frost and rain , we left it for a few days to dry , which helps the shuttering to loosen itself too . |
| 10 | We decided we did n't really like a lot of our clothes , so we replaced them with a few very simple things . ’ |
| 11 | Here they established themselves in a former clan stronghold , the island castle of Eilean Donan , at the point where Loch Alsh divided into Loch Long and Loch Duich , the latter giving access , via Glen Shiel , Glen Moriston and Loch Ness , to the route to Inverness . |
| 12 | ’ So they kept us in a few days . |
| 13 | The former '80s high flier is already well on the way to digging itself out of the mess it got itself into a few years back . |
| 14 | he asked me for a few slices of bread which he broke into pieces and scattered over the roof . |
| 15 | One night , he found himself with a few other police enveloped in the hatred of a black township uprising . |
| 16 | AN ARMED robber ‘ executed ’ a security guard because he recognised him as a former schoolmate , a court was told yesterday . |
| 17 | He satisfied himself with a few words of hurried consultation during a House of Commons debate . |
| 18 | He examined it for a few moments , then realised Tock was standing beside him with a can of oil . |
| 19 | ‘ He took me to a few parties but I was uneasy about him . |
| 20 | He said nothing for a few seconds , and I sensed that I might have unsettled this policeman . |