Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] [pron] [adv] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The guide 's eyebrows rose until they almost met his hairline . |
| 2 | Josh had the newspaper spread out in front of him on the table , but Ruth felt sure that he had not been reading it ; she doubted if he even knew it was there . |
| 3 | Her action always embarrassed him , but as it was unobtrusive he doubted if anyone else noticed it . |
| 4 | Thus in our example where no goods perished because none ever existed , the contract is void at common law . |
| 5 | Deeper and deeper Ruth sank till she nearly leapt out of the hired Suzuki at the gates and fled into the forest never to emerge again . |
| 6 | Terry exclaimed as she hastily opened cupboards and showed Ellie where everything was . |
| 7 | I think I stopped when I once asked someone what the matter was and he said : ‘ If you do n't know , then you ca n't love me . ’ |
| 8 | For a brief moment , she actually thought he would defy the old man , but then her heart sank when he sheepishly replied , ‘ Perhaps it would be for the best , dear . ’ |
| 9 | She was worried that she would n't have an accurate idea of what she ate if she just picked and nibbled . |
| 10 | I 'm a designer , ’ she added when he simply looked right through her . |
| 11 | ‘ I have brought you a brandy , ’ he added when she just sat there with the towel completely over her head . |
| 12 | ‘ She 's leading you too , ’ Maggie reminded him quietly and his hand came as it often did to tilt her chin imperiously . |
| 13 | He drove as he always drove in those days , well , but far too fast . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , ’ she muttered as she deliberately refused to even consider the implications of his statement , of that strong body being in a wheelchair , diminished , the arrogance dimmed . |
| 15 | In a daze of ever-increasing passion , she barely noticed as he gently removed her clothes , suddenly glad to be free of them and astonished to find herself revelling in his softly whispered murmurs of delight , the fierce gleam in his grey eyes , before first his fingers and then his lips began tracing patterns of fire on her quivering flesh . |
| 16 | The great day came when I finally untied him . |
| 17 | Who cared if he never rose any higher than H.S.O. ? |
| 18 | I says , well , I says , I was reading a book and an old wifey that lived up at and she was about ninety six , and this chap that was interviewing her , well he would n't be interviewing her but he said she sat by the fire and she hostied and clochered until she nearly spewed . |
| 19 | The superintendent asked if he really meant what he had just said . |
| 20 | But I called him up one day and asked him how he was doing and he said things were pretty good , so I asked if he still wanted to do that album . |
| 21 | ‘ Someone on the set who did n't know her asked if she really had been ill recently and I said no , she 's actually quite young and looks amazing underneath all that . |
| 22 | He must have heard what happened because he never came back . |
| 23 | This had the desired effect of quietening them again , and he acted while he still had them under control . |
| 24 | He ducked as something heavy whizzed past his head . |
| 25 | ‘ But yes , ’ he replied as he attentively opened the passenger door of his Skoda for her . |
| 26 | ‘ Get out ! ’ she yelled while she still had breath , but , even as she started backing rapidly , she knew he had no intention whatsoever of obeying her orders . |
| 27 | This impressive record began when they both joined in 1950 , Alex as a bank boy in the Wilton department and Jean as a trainee in Spool Setting . |
| 28 | The Duchess giggled as he then picked up his guitar and sang Michael Row The Boat Ashore . |
| 29 | Dry-eyed , I acquiesced when it finally hit the bag of clothes for ‘ Poor Peggy , she 's you-know-what-again , God help her ’ , and I 'm delighted to say I have n't given it a thought since . |
| 30 | She did n't feel pain , only a small burst of pleasure that intensified as he then licked her reddened skin . |