Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [conj] [pron] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They used to These they used to be a round used to be round you know and not very used to hit them as you hit them with a stick you see , they used to wheel wheel round and round . |
| 2 | They were glad to see me and they shook me by the hand and one of them said : |
| 3 | Although his aunts had always been kind to him , Frankie tried his best not to like them because he knew they were only pretending to be nice . |
| 4 | Duncan was too afraid to taste them so he shut his baby dinosaur lips and shook his head again . |
| 5 | Fenella was half way down the stairs to meet me before I had my key out of the front door . |
| 6 | The ex-running champ sprinted like her idol Linford Christie to try to catch them after they raided her home . |
| 7 | ‘ I went to meet him and he took me on — now I go for lessons twice a week . ’ |
| 8 | I ran through the works to find him and he asked what was the matter . |
| 9 | ‘ One man got in and tried to strangle him but I pulled him off , ’ he said . |
| 10 | He was going towards the sea , and I hoped to catch him before he reached it . |
| 11 | A car slowed down to pass her and she raised her crop graciously . |
| 12 | I went to punch him but I caught him with the crowbar instead . ’ |
| 13 | I do not know who told her that the doctors had refused to meet her and I heard nothing from her until after a first meeting when what came to be known as the Goodman Plan was presented to the government and the doctors had convened at Downing Street . |
| 14 | The result was that sometimes members of the family or others who went to her for help came away empty-handed , however great their needs or deserts might be ; Addy never used need as a yardstick But on the other side of the medal were the occasions , such as this one , when she volunteered something you 'd never have dreamed of asking for , and you were free to accept it because you knew she 'd be disappointed , not relieved , if you refused . |
| 15 | But , you would n't have expected to find it where you found it . |
| 16 | So many people ply me with drinks in the D and F these days that I tend to remember them as I saw them , in a blur . |
| 17 | He still had relatives in Newcastle , but had been unable to visit them because he believed he would be arrested . |
| 18 | ‘ They said they had a gun and stuck an object into my side , threatening to shoot me if I did anything stupid . ’ |
| 19 | Souness had the opportunity to sell me and he took it . |
| 20 | They were side by side , and she rolled on to her back , arched herself to receive him as she stretched her legs outwards and clasped them round him . |
| 21 | He has been determined to destroy her since she described him as ‘ something — sub-human — something not quite to the stage of humanity yet ! ’ |
| 22 | He asked me if I knew of anyone to replace her and I told him no . |
| 23 | He was ever so sorry not to see you but he wished you a merry Christmas . ’ |
| 24 | Maria came to help me but he sent her out . |
| 25 | " Jenny wanted to help me and she knew you 'd say no if she asked you outright . |
| 26 | You will recall , however , that before you vanished from our lives you entrusted me with the notes you had kept while working on the Big Glass and the Green Box , telling me I could do what I liked with them , and adding , in your usual sensitive way , that I could always use them to wipe my arse if the paper decided to sack me and I found myself really hard up . |
| 27 | Still , she was determined to help him whether he wanted it or not . |
| 28 | Eager hands reached out to help him as he eased himself out of the car . |
| 29 | Dommer swung his flamer up to cover her as she twisted her handgun around . |
| 30 | And now that Lucy had resolved to stay for a few days , she decided to tell her aunt to expect her when she saw her . |