Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] [pers pn] [vb past] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | Sparke enjoyed considerable financial success ( his will indicates that he bought a gentleman 's estate and his first wife was connected to the Warwickshire gentry ) and political influence , which came from publishing works no other printer would touch . |
| 32 | A speciality of his was the supply of chimney-pieces and other elements of interior decoration , and of funerary monuments ; and an album of his designs of this type , later acquired by the library of the American Institute of Architects in Washington , indicates that he employed a number of carvers on a regular basis — the two principal names are Alexander van der Hagen and John Nelson of Shrewsbury [ qq.v. ] — to execute them . |
| 33 | Sighvat 's Knútsdrápa implies that he had a son there at the time of the joint attack by Olaf and Anund , possibly the one given to Thorkell in 1023 . |
| 34 | He confesses that he killed a man on board the space ship and so would have been tried on his return to Earth . |
| 35 | By the time he drops us in Earls Court , the back of his cab smells like we dropped a bottle of brandy . |
| 36 | So that means if you picked a bit of the outline up now , pick a bit alright , I reckon if you do area select now select |
| 37 | Rudd admits that he made a big mistake in designing an H16 engine , a layout previously used only in aviation , for the new three-litre formula in 1966 . |
| 38 | I am glad that my hon. Friend believes that I took a wise decision over those courthouse closures and they remain open . |
| 39 | Although the collusion of Roger-Bernard in Saisset 's alleged fantasies was strenuously denied , the mere existence of the charges suggests that they carried a certain credibility . |
| 40 | The to infinitive after and then , on the other hand , creates the impression of a delayed reaction ; it suggests that it took a moment 's reflection for the person to realize the import of what he had seen , this realization being what triggered his sudden cry . |
| 41 | Leslie Rose suggests that I defined a non-existent type of fat , namely a polysaturate . |
| 42 | The later epitaph suggests that he had a good knowledge of canon law : ‘ legis / doctorem tenuit illa ’ ( namely Gallia ) . |
| 43 | Amaury de Craon was an assiduous and competent officer , and his tenure of a second term of office suggests that he commanded a degree of confidence . |
| 44 | The insurance group itself will be among the banking and shipping tenants with damage claims as it retained a 20 per cent stake in the building . |