Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [vb past] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Said I can guarantee that you 'll have it in a week or so said that she got to have it
2 All the way across not one stone moved or even trembled as she jumped on to it or swayed on top of it or clutched at the sides of it !
3 On the other hand , some may never have placed such emphasis on independence in their lives , or never felt that they had very much independence in the first place .
4 She saw the puzzlement in the other 's face , and suddenly recollected that she had no notion to whom she was speaking .
5 I worked hard all week and so felt that I deserved them , I suppose .
6 I realized what a marvellous actor he was when I saw him in this and only wished that he had n't relied so much on the funny voices and hidden behind the easier way out of doing the characters that he could do so easily — and it was easy for him .
7 It carried her into the park and only wavered when she saw the playground .
8 So angry was Ian Paisley at the affront to Carson 's memory that he increased his tirade of abuse against O'Neill , produced Carson 's son to contest the Westminster elections in March ( promising four Protestant Unionists in all ) and only withdrew when he realised how devoid of constituency organisation he then was .
9 I had never heard the word and unwisely said that I did n't know what it meant .
10 Young H from Wallasey was a pretty major exception to this rule — he did the drop in of doom off the extension to flat bottom hipper , slashed about did mass ollies onto the extension , laybacks , wore an agnostic Front tee , and generally skated like he 'd been around since the sevs and was a dwarf just pretending to be under 16 .
11 They listened to tapes throughout the journey and hardly spoke until they reached the cottage .
12 Now , because everything we did or said might have had some effect on John , I found it hard to relax about any aspect and always felt that we had to do more , be more efficient , keep up the pressure .
13 ‘ He saw how unhappy they were and always said when he grew up , he 'd love to take care of children . ’
14 She glanced at David and wryly saw that he seemed to be listening to this conversation with great interest .
15 He read a great deal as a child and later said that he read Euclid as easily as an adult reads a novel .
16 The salutation seemed to open infinite possibilities , and expressed a recognition of his right to travel ; he felt welcomed , and also saw that he had been given something of inestimable value .
17 Berger discovered the alpha rhythm , running at 10 cycles per second ( Hertz , or Hz ) and also discovered that it disappeared if the eyes were opened , with mental effort such as doing mental arithmetic with eyes closed , and with loud noises or painful stimuli .
18 ‘ This has knocked her back , she has been very poorly and really cried when she got home from the hospital .
19 David listened and frankly avowed that he had not been conscious of all these grand ideas .
20 She did not appear to be unduly depressed and now said that she thought the act had been rather drastic , but did not regret it .
21 MacArthur understood the danger from the Soviet Union and now stated that he knew a Soviet promise to observe Japanese neutrality could not be relied on .
22 Pennethorne protested that since 1845 , he had devoted himself entirely to the Office 's work and now found that he had lost all his work .
23 The students tended not to regard physical science as a unified discipline , and often complained that they disliked either the physics or the chemistry ( usually the latter ) aspect of the course .
24 Mrs Fellows is well nourished and well hydrated before she has surgery .
25 In late 1984 Feshaie and a friend left home and simply walked until they found some EPLF fighters .
26 Although he broke his collar bone and fractured his skull , he was saved from fatal injuries because his body was limp and simply bounced when it hit the tarmac .
27 ‘ My ring , ’ she gasped , and immediately wished that she had n't .
28 ‘ I expect Lubor is busy beavering away back in his office ? ’ she asked as a warm-up question before she got down to basics — and immediately wished that she had n't because at once Ven 's expression darkened , and as he raised an aristocratic eyebrow she knew instantly that all affability was gone .
29 ‘ Do n't let me stop you ! ’ she exclaimed quickly when she saw he was about to call for the bill — and immediately wished that she had n't .
30 And immediately wondered if she 'd said the right thing , for Lubor wasted no time in asking , ‘ And what are you going to do today ? ’
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