Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So you had to be sharp . |
| 2 | So you had to be careful of him . |
| 3 | Perhaps he ceased to be useful to her once she 'd had some success in England — I do n't know . |
| 4 | Erm , had , he was very happy with it , and he was so happy that he tossed up , obviously it turned to be inexpendible small child , erm , who was promptly decapitated by this fan , which is , I mean , it 's a terrible story . |
| 5 | And having earned more and kept more we needed to be good housekeepers . |
| 6 | So over-blessed a nature must bring a man either to a throne or a grave before ever he lived to be old . |
| 7 | I had to work a bit to keep up with him — the path is not as straight as the road ; also I had to be careful not to make a noise . |
| 8 | I remember going down to the bridge in Walsall and a sailor climbed the old clock and tied his collar around it and a soldier got up and put his hat on and an airman got up and put his tie with a red , white and blue rosette on it , around the arms of the old clock and people were loving and kissing everywhere , and oh it was really you had to be alive to appreciate it . |
| 9 | Now she wanted to be useful again , and to work . |
| 10 | Now she appeared to be unconcerned what people thought . |
| 11 | Harriet had left her daughter in bed , but now she appeared to be deep in conversation with a visitor . |
| 12 | Now it had to be different . |
| 13 | His distrust of the king was such that he had recently refused to attend or to do so without a large and menacing retinue ; now he agreed to be present and to keep the peace , while the bishops guaranteed his safety . |
| 14 | During his remaining years here he continued to be active as a Justice of the Peace . |
| 15 | ‘ Dunbar is there in the north , ’ said the prince , offering what even he felt to be dubious reassurance . |
| 16 | Then I had to be honest , and say that I could not guarantee to work for longer than four months . |
| 17 | ‘ I decided then I had to be fit and hungry when I next played . |
| 18 | Then I started to be sick and my skin started to peel and drop off . |
| 19 | Then went off from stud groom , from there I went to be head lad with Sammy . |
| 20 | And then you had to be quick at it you know . |
| 21 | Then she decided to be awkward , like she always is , and said I says oh it 's still taping you know and I s she said summat , I ca n't remember what it were now but I was saying , I knew that 'd happen , one minute yes then no , then I 'll think about it , I says and if I did n't start it when you went out you 'd be saying you could 've done this and that and er so she were chittering , pretending she said I could n't do it . |
| 22 | Then they had to be able to build a nest for the night . |
| 23 | St Margaret had passed several dreary centuries in heaven ; people very seldom sought her intercession nowadays , and then it tended to be superstitious old women with sentimental requests . |
| 24 | Yet he seemed to be able to switch off whatever it was he experienced . |
| 25 | But one of the earlier findings which began to cause problems was that the sound of the letters , as well as the features , determined whether or not they were confused so B and D , for example , sound similar therefore they tended to be confused . |