Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [noun] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They can also run courses or help with internal courses , e.g. : ‘ Members of staff registered to attend courses and they provide tutors/input to locally arranged courses ’ . |
| 2 | The gang expected to net £5,000 as they ambushed a wages clerk on her drive back from the bank . |
| 3 | The hunters failed to find Ralph and they returned back to their fort . |
| 4 | I pretended to find Matthew and I roused the family … ’ |
| 5 | Afterwards , Angelo Dundee , who had trained Ali from the start and had to be talked into showing up for this one , watched him slumped in the dressing-room , then turned away and rubbed his eyes as certain people tried to convince Ali that he had been robbed and that a fourth title was still possible . |
| 6 | He tried to block things but they went fast . |
| 7 | Ken tried to make friends if he thought he 'd upset a colleague whom he did respect or value . |
| 8 | Alec and Miriam tried to comfort Emily as she stared after them , wide-eyed and trembling . |
| 9 | Things , though , went from bad to worse , and the following January I tried to commit suicide because I felt I could n't go on . |
| 10 | Even worse , Dan Rather , the CBS news anchorman once considered America 's most trusted person , failed to answer accusations that he had aired fake battle footage and false news accounts of the Afghan war . |
| 11 | That 's who Jesus is God in flesh , and he came to forgive sin and he wanted to forgive this woman her sin . |
| 12 | But it seemed to worry Julia and she cried out : |
| 13 | Thus , in spite of the large amount of flying experience I had accumulated overseas , I found that it was of little use to me back in the UK , I did find , however , that my seniority as an NCO seemed to attract functions that I found difficult to avoid . |
| 14 | On hearing the news of the battle , Shah Jehan prepared to ambush Aurangzeb as he entered the Agra Fort — but his plan was betrayed by Aurangzeb 's sister and ally , Roshanara Begum . |
| 15 | I came to motor sport after I 'd qualified as an architect and gained a business degree , ’ he told her curtly . |
| 16 | ‘ My family came to do good and they did very well . ’ |
| 17 | She was grey haired , quite dumpy with a white coat on and she came to collect sperm if you wanted it stored . |
| 18 | With only one hand this seemed to take ages and I hoped Malpass was a slow bleeder . |
| 19 | A thought seemed to strike Maria and she added , ‘ They always spoke English together , but once I overheard Signor Diomede remark in Italian how little she had changed . ’ |
| 20 | Hankin planned to select Ellison until he picked up a hamstring injury . |
| 21 | At the doorway she turned to watch Juliet as she cleared the equipment away . |
| 22 | She turned to say goodbye as she went outside , but , to her chagrin , he had returned to his office . |
| 23 | Magistrates declined to order compensation because they said he had been provoked . |
| 24 | Then , although I 'd never had any morning sickness , I began to feel pain after I 'd eaten . ’ |
| 25 | A witness said : ‘ Two engines cut out and the plane started to eject fuel as it lost height . |
| 26 | Pressure on the pound lightened yesterday as financial markets decided to suspend judgement until they heard what the Chancellor had to say , a mood which was reflected among Conservative representatives . |
| 27 | In these circumstances , the Computex distribution manager decided to withhold payment until he received a satisfactory explanation of the late delivery in Belfast . |
| 28 | He started to have fits and he suffered permanent damage . |
| 29 | Gooch 's 133 failed to save England but it proved he is back to top form just like Wasim , who said : ‘ I am playing well , enjoying my cricket and giving 100 per cent for Lancashire . |
| 30 | Fergus and Lachy were fighting and Fergus meant to hit Lachy but he did n't mean to put his eye out . |