Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd wanted to escort her home but she had threatened to commit arson if he came within a quarter of a mile of the theatre . |
| 2 | ‘ It was the last day of school and I had intended to phone you later although I had n't decided what to say . ’ |
| 3 | The film includes an extraordinary moment when she orders the punishment of a man who had threatened to rape her so that he might never threaten women again |
| 4 | While Rain finished her breakfast , Tim told her how he had decided to see her again and how he found out from Barbara Coleman when the next visit to the villa would be . |
| 5 | Could n't it be that she had needed to loathe him so that she could smother the awakening of her real feelings for him ? |
| 6 | The doctor had wanted to bring him here but was not very happy about making the same journey twice , so he had taken him to the next valley . |
| 7 | He had tried to telephone her twice and got no reply , not even an answering machine delivering a placatory little message . |
| 8 | I found it odd that Robert had chosen to distinguish me alone as English and wondered how he saw himself and Lili and I found it odd that Lili had chosen to lay claim to Englishness . |