Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pron] [adj] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The quality of their companionship seemed to me palpable in that coloured eight-by-five . |
| 2 | It seemed to me advisable in all the circumstances . |
| 3 | It seemed to her ridiculous at such a time ‘ to ask this man to make a defence . |
| 4 | In his youth he seemed to he involved with many sports and I have seen evidence of his playing goalkeeper for a select Scottish hockey team — on roller-skates . |
| 5 | And he worked on his own on these trousers , you see ? |
| 6 | But you see you the of Nick is , you see , he worked on his own for this twelve months . |
| 7 | I thought about it all through that long bleak first winter of my retirement . |
| 8 | John Gummer ran past the door , an overcoat over his pyjamas , carrying his famous pillow , the one with ‘ Not tonight , Josephine ’ written on it , and a small valise which he took with him ready for such emergencies . |
| 9 | And erm Claire spoke to him first of all , and we decided to pull over and talk to this chap cos he was going on and on , and I said to her |
| 10 | He wished for nothing more at that moment than to join his brother and be part of the scene during the heady days before and during the coronation . |
| 11 | They heard a woman 's voice but it was the deep voice of the count that carried to them most of all . |
| 12 | I warmed to it first of all because , like the Eggle New York elsewhere in this issue , it obviously is n't trying to be anything else ; it can stand on its own merits without any need for the usual identikit comparisons . |