Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [vb past] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That was one of the prime reasons I raised the issue , because if the constituents are saying that , it is time the councillors were saying it as well . ’ |
| 2 | For humanitarian reasons I thought the family ought to know . ’ |
| 3 | Nowhere to be seen and one of the reasons I bought the magazine was to read the article as I have a Ti'ko machine ( and incidentally have been very pleased with it ) . |
| 4 | That 's just the story I told the clan ! ’ |
| 5 | In fact , under my contract I had no control over the cover . |
| 6 | As I opened the case I heard a groaning , splintering noise , which caused me to experience extreme pain as the bridge flew off and whacked me on the side of the head ! |
| 7 | In this case I chose a mount measuring approximately 17. 5cm ( 7in ) square , with a 7. 5-cm ( 3-in ) diameter aperture . |
| 8 | The police have been up several times , you know that attache case I said the dustman found that time ? |
| 9 | So much so that she decided to call the police and give them my registration number , just in case I made a habit of kerb-crawling . |
| 10 | I ambled intentionally slowly , hiding my wrist-watch in my pocket , in case I damaged the leg further through impatience and hurrying . |
| 11 | I walked this afternoon from my room to the School and in the lane I met a cat carrying a hedge sparrow . |
| 12 | At that instant I learnt a lesson I have never forgotten : never , ever use a camera that you have not tested , ’ |
| 13 | At that instant I felt a pang in my heart ! |
| 14 | This continuity has practical as well as expressive value , because it facilitates the organic style of change I mentioned a moment ago as a practical advantage . |
| 15 | In supplies , for example you often have to undertake almost military type operations I witnessed a group of 150 women who planned and carried out an ambush of the enemy to requisition bread and flour and the only arms they were carrying consisted of sticks and cords , To be a nurse also requires a lot of mental equanimity and physical strength . |
| 16 | ‘ I was cold and wet by this time , but after a tour of inspection I found the house was deserted . |
| 17 | Greek Chorus I hurled every cliché in |
| 18 | In addition I organized a body of prominent citizens into what we called ‘ China-Canada Incorporated ’ , and I was able to get my friend Dr Norman ‘ Larry ’ MacKenzie , President of the University of British Columbia , to serve as its Chairman . |
| 19 | With great difficulty I obtained a copy of this document and while it stated that ‘ public servants should not reveal the opinions and attitudes of colleagues as to the government business with which they have been concerned ’ , another section said quite clearly that a reasonable timescale for a public servant 's silence would be ‘ fifteen years or for the service life of the adviser , whichever is the longer ’ . |
| 20 | Without difficulty I found a Bed and Breakfast house , equally smart and highly polished , and settled down for a pre-exploratory nap . |
| 21 | The failure to equalise men and women 's earnings leaves households headed by women poorer than they would be if the breadwinner were a man : In Sheffield I met an assistant in a hospital clinic . |
| 22 | At club level I did a lot of long and triple jumping , making 14.25 metres at the latter . |
| 23 | The system then details the attributes in which the user his indicated an interest . |
| 24 | The policy was cleared over the next few days and on 19 March I told the House of Commons that |
| 25 | In March I predicted the winner of the 1992 Booker Prize . |
| 26 | In March I gave the whole of the plot a dressing of blood , fish and bone fertiliser . |
| 27 | My I wanted to do , is said my name is Jonathan do do , doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo do da da da da da da da money dee da my name is Jonathan ee ee ee dee doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo din din din din din din my name is Jonathan din din din and it 's mine and it 's mine oh oh oh mum mum bom bom bom bom bom , bomby om bomby om doo de doo doo doo doo dee dee dee dee doo doo doo dee doo doo dee dee dee I said my name is Jonathan come on mum I kept the cassette going . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's about your Mum I wanted a word with you . |
| 29 | Over and over I told my mum I wanted a bike . |
| 30 | At Lincoln I built a structure of thought . ’ |