Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [noun pl] [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So what I did was , I got some stones and threw them at the driver . ’ |
| 2 | Opposite right : Part of the Eastern Treasures range from Mr Tomkinson , this exotic Sarouk design was originally created by the craftsmen of Persia who wove exquisite medallions and interlaced them with leaves , buds and flowers |
| 3 | Frankie heard his name mentioned several times and knew he would be punished when the row was over . |
| 4 | His persistence and single-minded determination made him enemies , and his opposition to the granting of new liquor licences offended vested interests and lost him re-election in 1895 . |
| 5 | In spate it was a terrifying torrent which uprooted whole trees and smashed them to driftwood ; in drought it was an evil-tempered stream which grudged them water and tugged the pots from her hands if she did not hold them with all her strength . |
| 6 | When they tried to question him they received unintelligible replies and realised he was drunk . |
| 7 | Landowners invested in mining and railways , while industrialists bought land , secured lordly titles and sent their sons to the expanded public schools to be turned into gentlemen . |
| 8 | ‘ Was a time when we played these games and enjoyed it . |
| 9 | He used wholemeal flour to make bread , scones , pies and cakes , concocted elaborate salads and dosed himself with vitamins . |
| 10 | ‘ A knight who committed terrible murders and spent his life in making reparation . |
| 11 | The elegant drawing-room at Summer Lodge was filled with people ; intruders who lifted priceless objects and studied them trying to assess their worth . |
| 12 | Alert clinicians noticed surprising events and related them ( not always correctly ) to some new drug which was being used . |
| 13 | They noticed masonary walls and thought we 've got a big site here . |
| 14 | They noticed masonary walls and thought we 've got a big site here . |
| 15 | He muttered gruff compliments and showed his student how to prepare a palette . |
| 16 | In the European championship 125 race Robert Dunlop scored maximum points and did his image a world of good when he beat the hot favourite Stefano Perugini , the unbeaten championship leader . |
| 17 | In the European championship 125 race Robert Dunlop scored maximum points and did his image a world of good when he beat the hot favourite Stefano Perugini , the unbeaten championship leader . |
| 18 | The brother of Yucel Ozen , who died in custody on 24 November 1991 after interrogation at Beyoglu Police Station , claims that he had been telephoned frequently by police who made veiled threats and advised him no to press his complaint concerning his brother 's death . |
| 19 | well can you explain please as the man who devised these charges and assessed them and work them out how by some process of reason anybody reading that sentence gets the clue that when it says management charges will rise at a rate below the level of inflation , it refers to one pound fifty nine , how can you understand that ? |
| 20 | They made shadowy forms that lowered themselves into seats , sat transfixed for a while and then rose and glided.away . |
| 21 | Frederick thus presents the paradox of a ruler who was sincerely attracted by many of the ideas of the Enlightenment , who voiced these ideas and advertised his adherence to them throughout his life , and yet whose policies in practice were hardly affected at all by the new intellectual currents of the age . |
| 22 | He would get upset because he forgot some books and say he was stupid . |
| 23 | In his important paper , Perring ( 1953 ) extracted these records and listed them island by island . |
| 24 | She poured two glasses and gave him one . |
| 25 | She poured two balloons and took them across to him . |
| 26 | He had turned captured Russian officers and allowed them to ‘ escape ’ and make their way back to Russia where they became his agents . |
| 27 | He unlocked the other cupboard , opened both doors and ran his finger along the top shelf . |
| 28 | He gave one last poke with the bat and , throwing it to the ground , clasped both hands and raised them above his head . |
| 29 | Hilary Wade thanked English Estates and said she was particularly pleased the conservation of the Pease portrait ‘ an important piece of work for Middlesbrough ’ could go ahead . |
| 30 | To Hugh le Despenser on the same day , he expressed similar views and put himself at Despenser 's disposal as an intermediary with Charles IV . |