Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pron] [vb infin] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the old days , life was simple in schools in the sense that if pupils did n't do what they were supposed to do you thrashed them , or made them stand in the corner , or expelled them . |
| 2 | You see this thing did you buy this separately or did it come in the Walkman ? |
| 3 | Did you walk , or did you sit in your pushchair ? |
| 4 | Did you walk , or did you walk in your pushchair ? |
| 5 | Both her mortality and her immortality scared them until they kept their distance , and invented stories about her powers that made them shiver in their bones . |
| 6 | His results showed that children below the age of seven years did not structure their stories or explanations coherently , nor did they keep in mind the extent of the listener 's ignorance . |
| 7 | Nor did it believe in hopes expressed by Saudi Arabia that the six countries involved could become militarily self-sufficient , since it characterised all these states as ‘ military clients of Western states ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ Nor did he succeed in restoring his servants to life , ’ Davide said drily . |
| 9 | The laissez-faire leader also made suggestions , but was more ‘ standoffish ’ and did not involve himself with the boy 's welfare , nor did he join in the group activities , so that the boys were effectively left to do what they wanted by themselves . |
| 10 | She took him into the living-room and made him sit in the black leather armchair . |
| 11 | They had suddenly pulled up his breeches and made him stand in the corner . |
| 12 | William II , Henry I and Stephen all won the throne by holding rivals at bay , and in each case warfare played its part ; in Henry 's case the battle of Tinchebrai ( 1106 ) enabled him to imprison his elder brother for life and made him secure in Normandy as well as in England ( see pp. 289 ff . ) . |
| 13 | Women have grabbed rock by the balls and made it squeal in agony . |
| 14 | He stroked them , his fingers tugged down her bodice , and when her breasts bounced free she arched towards him passionately , and heard him draw in his breath again , sharply , whispering , ‘ Oh , God … ! ’ |
| 15 | Through his friendship Soutine was introduced to other young artists and saw them work in their studios and Modigliani guided him round the Louvre , pointing out the Italian painters he admired , the primitives and Giotto , Botticelli and Tintoretto . |
| 16 | And did she fall in love with you ? ’ |
| 17 | When the Secretary of State was helping to draft the declaration on the middle east peace process , did he have in mind the curfew that has been placed on the Nablus and Hebron areas and on the Al-Bireh area and did he have in mind the illegal occupation of the houses in the Silwan area of Jerusalem ? |
| 18 | When they reached the Watermen , Mary and Ruth would n't let Ernest into the kitchen , but made him wait in the bar . |