Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [conj] [pron] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She hesitated , said shyly , ‘ That is something I have learned , I suppose — that in the past I never stopped to think before I spoke or acted … though , goodness knows , you both told me to , often and often . ’ |
| 2 | I was chatting to her one lunch-time and just happened to mention that I kept and bred barn owls . |
| 3 | In the final days before they met , Mother 's face began to harden when she sat and watched Boy and O , as if she was trying to push them together by sheer force of will power . |
| 4 | So that was the embarrassment I had to do when we went and saw er , Mr erm I had to say to him , you charge BUPA rates do you ? |
| 5 | Why are there grave areas , areas of uncertainty and responsibility erm Rivers Authority er Area Manager I believe , Mr er presented the position from their point of view er in particular circumstances on the night of thirtieth December er the er Southern Water whose responsibility is primarily sewage erm er describes circumstances that they have been contending with and a great deal of criticism erm was what we had to anticipate if you like or do anything er to contend with the unusual circumstances of that night erm the consequence was that a large number of new houses in the very close to the that runs through Barnham and under the railway there erm and er not ordinary surplus water flooding , but sewage flooding and the consequences then for many years er it 's obviously going to give , quite apart from having to live with it , er it will on the properties themselves and adversely affect er the ability of individuals to sell them off . |