Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adj] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Way I read it , Rico and the Battler got excited and started their own war . |
| 2 | At first it was included with other Shorthorns in the Coates herdbook from its inception in 1822 , but in 1896 the Lincoln became separate and established its own Lincoln Red herdbook . |
| 3 | David produced one and handed it to her . |
| 4 | And the revenue got mean and decided it could n't afford the time of serving officers and it left pre-retirement council and other bodies with a gap to fill er the only other people who are er professional if you like , who could fill it , would be accountants and they were n't available . |
| 5 | The figure stopped dead and saw them obviously for the first time . |
| 6 | I tried to remember what my sister Mary had said about ignoring old wives ' tales and I tried to put them from my mind , but after that I often caught myself glancing at Granny 's picture and it seemed to me that her black eyes came alive and followed me round the room . |
| 7 | Her horse came close and watched her . |
| 8 | African states went to war with each other often enough to have a large number of captives to sell , and competition among the slave traders encouraged this and pushed them into searching aggressively for slaves among their neighbours or else finding themselves enslaved by their better-equipped rivals . |
| 9 | After deliberating for a little while , the priest selected one and carried it towards the fire . |
| 10 | Epitot looked puzzled and removed it again . |
| 11 | The shepherd grew pale and left us at once , and tried to rid his stomach of the dread stuff , and thereafter went home to his bed , expecting to die . |
| 12 | But the rapid-strike force sat tight and did nothing . |
| 13 | And of course it was not until the eyes and nose began to discharge that the boy became worried and brought him to see me . |
| 14 | " He turned and began to go away , but the captain of the guard became frightened and called him back . |
| 15 | On a sob Ruth swallowed hard and closed her eyes to the burning sun overhead . |
| 16 | So Ronni kept still and allowed him to hold the glass to her lips . |
| 17 | The guard appeared surprised and said they would not be fed . " |
| 18 | Mr Hall denied this and maintained his 270 new recruits had been bonded together by the ugly scenes which confronted them each day as they passed picket lines . |
| 19 | Dr Griffiths spoke first and showed us some of his own cine films of steam runs mainly in the 1970s . |
| 20 | The tools might be different , the craft diverse , but the feeling of serenity the room gave pleased and warmed her . |
| 21 | The town remained prosperous and pledged its loyalty to its new owner in a rebellion against the Lancastrian government in 1452 . |
| 22 | ‘ These are ready now , ’ and so saying , d'Urberville picked one and held it to her mouth . |
| 23 | The pirates could not believe it , but Silver remained calm and changed his plan quickly . |
| 24 | Surprisingly Cudmore and his crew finished seventh and kept their lead in the individual standings . |
| 25 | As they approached , the other rabbit kept still and watched them intently . |
| 26 | McLeish contemplated this and decided he would have to find out more about Yeo Davis 's financial affairs . |
| 27 | As borrowers got older and demonstrated their ability to pay , interest charges would be lowered . |
| 28 | Emily noticed that and gave him and herself a sherry . |
| 29 | In the Sixties people worked hard and behaved themselves — except the police , of course . |
| 30 | Sara looked sulky and left them to it , and they heard her calling to the old lady with rheumatoid arthritis . |