Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The first Ramsey knew about these discussions between Fisher and the prime minister was when a letter arrived in Durham on 8 December 1955 . |
| 32 | He and Branson looked at each other with the candour of two people who know they are utterly different , but for one shared resolution . |
| 33 | He and Valerie looked at each other as cordially as two people who loathe each other can . |
| 34 | Ken and Orton related to each other , not just because of their similar sexual proclivities but because of their backgrounds . |
| 35 | Lorence R Fizia of Bathgate sent in this shot of a cruiser at Fort Lauderdale in December 1991 — this has to be form a Boeing 307 Stratoliner ! |
| 36 | I wonder what Eric Clapton thought of that part of Nirvana 's performance ? |
| 37 | Jenny and Antony looked at each other , brown eyes unblinkingly fixed on blue , over the rims of their upraised pint pots . |
| 38 | Jenny and Antony looked at each other dubiously . |
| 39 | The Marcoses may have stashed away well over a billion dollars plus other Philippino assets , in the USA , Switzerland and elsewhere , but neither Nicolae nor Elena Ceauşescu felt under any compulsion to insure themselves against a rainy day . |
| 40 | Richard fell without much sound . |
| 41 | Like his predecessors , Philip VI used the obligations of liege homage , and the threat of confiscation of the duchy if Edward defaulted on these obligations , as a means of putting pressure on the English king when his policies appeared to threaten French interests . |
| 42 | How far Warnie emulated at this stage of life his father 's fondness for a little drop of whiskey , and at what point he began his calamintous descent into alcoholism is not easy to determine . |
| 43 | Tam scrabbled at each pair of legs in turn , remembering the biscuits ; the more uninhibited guests kicked , furtively . |
| 44 | Miklós spoke of these matters dispassionately , any hint of feeling only emerging as scorn for the communist establishment . |
| 45 | Dot did n't like it when Mrs Parvis spoke in this way , as though they were dusty victims from under the rubble . |
| 46 | Finally , the difference in the nature of slavery and wage labour which Marx and Engels discussed in many places has formed the basis of all recent discussion on the subject . |
| 47 | ‘ A great deal , ’ Hari spoke with more confidence than she felt , indeed , she was trembling inside and she could only hope her nervousness did n't show . |
| 48 | The importance which Sigmund Freud attributed to this form and stage of love is well known . |
| 49 | Bernard Baruch spoke for many business people when he complained that the British were quick to moan but not to help themselves by making their economy more productive and competitive . |
| 50 | Mrs Laughton resigned with much regret , saying as she went that Orkney Islands Council did n't appear to know what the role of the Reporter to the Children 's Panel should be , and determined to make her concerns public . |
| 51 | In fact , in the race , he and Ronnie bashed into each other on the sixth lap . |
| 52 | Only Lee Ellison and goalkeeper Mark Prudhoe emerged with any credit . |
| 53 | One of them brings us evidence of how Ramsey appeared at this time to an austere critic . |
| 54 | ‘ Yes , keep it dark , Private Carrots , ’ said Joe , and Linda departed with more giggles . |
| 55 | Burton , too , contributed : a wayward genius , too much of a drinker for his own good , Richard did in this instance behave like the very bright and perceptive gentleman he could be . |
| 56 | And she and Marie smiled at each other , like conspirators . |
| 57 | Blaney 's success in the States lasted for some years and then , in 1910 , the affluent company decided to tour Great Britain . |
| 58 | At the end of it when the whole vocal had been recorded , David said to this guy , ‘ Just out of interest , is this my original lyric ’ The guy said , ‘ Oh no , it 's a beautiful ballad about a boy and girl and they go out in the mist on the mountain ’ . |
| 59 | ‘ We must be giving them quite some headaches in the Pentagon , ’ Hawkins said in some satisfaction . |
| 60 | Richard shrugged with some diffidence . |