Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [vb past] [adv] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | well at least Hereford fans did n't have to watch their team beaten on Saturday … which is more than can be said for Gloucester folk … it was a long way home from sale after losing seventeen to nineteen |
| 2 | Miss Ellis appeared not to have heard . |
| 3 | After this encounter , Miss Kenton did not attempt to introduce further flowers into my pantry , and in general , I was pleased to observe , she went about settling in impressively . |
| 4 | Miss Havisham had never intended to make me rich , or let me marry Estella . |
| 5 | Miss Ray did not have to try very hard to find work in the theatre . |
| 6 | ‘ However , David Pleat did not want to sell him because he was involved in trying to keep Luton out of relegation trouble . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ However , David Pleat did not want to sell him because he was involved in trying to keep Luton out of the relegation situation . |
| 8 | Despite earlier threats to kill himself , Cpl Turnpenny had never attempted to take his life . |
| 9 | Mrs. Hamblin had not intended to make it appear that the car belonged to the trader . |
| 10 | No , okay , well , I 'll put on erm , part four of the video now , of this same unorganised manager , and you can see how Richard Lewis went about trying to solve the problems of his managers , and see if you agree with them or not as the case may be . |
| 11 | The Mother Superior did n't need to check Aggie 's flow , she did it herself , saying , ‘ Well , this one here ’ — she now thumbed towards Millie — ‘ I 'd like to bet she 's read the Bible from beginnin' to end , an' many other books besides . |
| 12 | The yakuza revelations were released by the Tokyo District Prosecutor 's Office on Nov. 5 , and several of the seven LDP members named immediately denied having had any contacts with the Nihon Kominto . |
| 13 | Miss Mates had already sped to do his bidding , giving Sally-Anne one last sympathetic squeeze of the hand before she left her . |
| 14 | In her first term at St Cecilia 's there 'd been a girl who 'd had the gift of levitation , a disturbed girl called Julie who had been able to float eight feet above the ground , whom Miss Scuse had eventually had to have removed . |
| 15 | Ken Vasey did n't have to make a save in the first half , did n't really have to did n't give Charlton a chance , and even in the second half when Charlton came forward more and more , they did n't really have any chances erm one that Lee volleyed over the bar , one that was headed over the crossbar , and the chance that went in the net , so they still did n't have many chances , but erm United somehow erm construed to drop two points , and erm yes , dreadfully disappointing . |
| 16 | The Connell report said £28-a-day recall man Ken Evans had twice failed to raise his flag and accused him of standing too close to the start line . |
| 17 | Preston 's Auntie Ethel did n't seem to think Preston could spell until he went to university . |
| 18 | In a statement issued on April 9 Akashi warned that he would not rule out UN Security Council action if the Khmers Rouges did not begin co-operating . |
| 19 | Jenny Redman , Stuart Armstrong and Kim Ng had previously tried injecting rats who were kept in total darkness and free from other environmental signals , with chemicals known to be made in the pineal . |
| 20 | On a purely practical note , all this added up to quite a bit in value and Ivy Cottage did not appear to have any extra locks or catches at the windows . |
| 21 | This was a declaration of sorts , however lightly made , and one which Dr Neil had not thought to make to any woman in any form , and before Sally-Anne could take in its full meaning he rapidly continued , ‘ And now let us stop providing entertainment for the passers-by . |
| 22 | Dr Neil had not meant to consummate his love for McAllister , but having begun to heal and reassure her he had started something on its way which was beyond his control , or McAllister 's either . |
| 23 | Signs of the tenacious Selina ambition had already begun to show at the age of 13 when she secured her first job on the Darlington and Stockton Times . |
| 24 | Perhaps Benny Katz did n't want to spend the rest of his life as a viklehnik a weekly-payment collector . |
| 25 | Several other Cas. girls had now started casting me speculative glances , but so far no-one had made any cracks to me , which was a relief . |
| 26 | Neil and D. Davis did n't bother entering the comp so as to give everyone else a chance … and I ca n't really think of anyone who particularly merits a mention … oh , apart from Z-boy Fez who wore stripy skin tight trousers and looked ridiculous … do n't know the results — and hey ! |
| 27 | Despite the phraseology , the Messina declaration did not seem to have much impact at the time ; it was not seen as a dramatic move towards supranationalism . |
| 28 | Aunt Louise did not seem to understand this . |
| 29 | Samuel Beeton had already begun to make a name for himself as a publisher and editor . |
| 30 | Mr Vogel did not appear to have been hurt . |