Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One night when there was an air raid alert on , and we were trying in vain to sleep through the usual ‘ noises off ’ , mainly the big anti-aircraft guns situated it seemed at the end of the garden , there was suddenly the most appalling crash immediately over our heads . |
| 2 | ‘ I was suffering from a virus and was n't really fit , so all things considered I had to be happy with my performance , ’ he said . |
| 3 | On finding Tamara gone he went to his father , who dwelt in the heart of Dartmoor and also possessed magical powers . |
| 4 | Her near nervous breakdown , which took her to the brink of giving up all she had worked for in showbusiness , was all the more surprising to outsiders given it happened in her native Australia . |
| 5 | Lorna Lewis might not have made a picture since a flopperoo called It Happened in Monte Carlo three years ago , but she was still Hollywood royalty . |
| 6 | On one occasion while having a plate refilled she beamed at Silas , then asked lightly , ‘ Am I making a satisfactory hostess for you , Silas darling ? ’ |