Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun sg] [noun] [conj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Through the waves of dizziness that made consciousness ebb and flow she was vaguely aware of voices , of being transferred to someone else , then of careful hands lowering her into waiting arms .
2 Pearl Assurance , the third biggest insurance company after the giant Prudential , with £9bn of reserves , asked home owners and tenants what they thought would happen to bank rates in the next few months .
3 The current dispute , he said , stepped up when people selected for lay-off included shop stewards and workers who spoke out .
4 Industry in the Potteries needed china clay and flint which were brought from Weston Point at Runcorn by canal .
5 Nevertheless , like everyone else we wonder how we can ever afford to replace the time expired capital equipment and infrastructure which was our legacy from the past 20 years of neglect .
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