Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [vb past] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To me menstruation happened rather late , when I was nearly fifteen , and during term-time . |
| 2 | Every time a record drew to a close my heart started up again , my mind went blank about what came next , and my glasses slid down my perspiring nose . |
| 3 | " If my heart gave out tonight , then you 'd be all right . |
| 4 | ‘ Con says he does n't like my hair frizzed up too much . ’ |
| 5 | My tiredness had now almost disappeared as I made my way along the drive of Brigade H.Q and out into the village . |
| 6 | My contract said very clearly that I had to have complete control of the making of the film , so I asked Darryl Zanuck if he would please replace me and I would give him the necessary time to find someone else . |
| 7 | ‘ When you wake up , give my kindest regards to governor Trefusis , and tell the world I shall be making my presence felt very soon . ’ |
| 8 | On the way to the farm my mind beat about helplessly . |
| 9 | ‘ Once I hit the 2O mile mark I started to feel stronger and my speed picked up slightly , but as I ran up the Mall towards Buckingham Palace I discovered a new meaning to the word pain . |
| 10 | Four or five months ago on a gentle Autumn evening I climbed some steep stairs in a converted house in Holland Park to call upon my then closest friend and ally , the Robert whom my agent mentioned so cunningly and cruelly in his self-exposing telephone conversation this morning . |
| 11 | Recently , my Gourami died very suddenly . |
| 12 | As for girlfriends , it was here that my eidetiking came in particularly useful . |
| 13 | My horse ran away so I got away . |
| 14 | My drinking picked up incredibly . |
| 15 | For the first time in my life , my hair behaved itself and curled round my face in a manner which I considered most flattering , and my make-up went on well on a skin which did n't have one spot or blemish . |
| 16 | My boss did n't really want me to take three weeks all at once . ’ |
| 17 | My boss stood very still as he looked over the side of the pen at the little animal . |
| 18 | The only thing that worried me was that the door to my room had not yet been unlocked . |
| 19 | ‘ My husband did not usually discuss the negotiations for Ruggiero Miletti 's release with me , but on one occasion about a month ago , while we were having dinner … . ’ |
| 20 | I did not like recipes ; in any case I knew how to cook what my husband liked perfectly well without them . |
| 21 | My nose had long since lost all feeling and I massaged it back into life . |
| 22 | I had my ears pierced very young , and my nose pierced more recently . |
| 23 | ‘ My imagination ran wild there for a bit . |
| 24 | At first I could n't see a way of getting to the bus station at two o'clock in the afternoon because we were never free at that time , but my chance came quite unexpectedly . |
| 25 | My friend went on ahead and told Mum what had happened and Dad , after leaving work , came out to meet me . |
| 26 | Anyway , Thursday she was still there and my nephew came up rather unexpectedly to bring some photographs back and he said ‘ Where 's Nell ? ’ . |
| 27 | In spite of our interest in island life , and all our new experiences there , my wife had never really settled down to the complete contrast in living conditions . |
| 28 | amazed I actually did erm what happened erm I was happened to be upstairs and my wife shouted quick quick there 's a zither , so I zoomed down here and the lady was still talking to you and a dialled well consequently I did n't get through for quite some time but I did eventually , erm your lady on the reception said well it 's gone now she said but I will give the lady 's telephone number and I spoke to the lady and told her the position and she says well if it 's not collected by so time I 'll g ring you back and I said well I 've been after one for a long long time she said well I ca n't understand it cos I 've been advertising it . |
| 29 | Turning once more , my father became still again for several seconds , contemplating the steps before him . |
| 30 | ‘ My father came home yesterday , ’ she told him in a rush . |