Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [pers pn] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rolle is said to have fled to the nearby village of Pickering , where the squire John de Dalton was impressed by the strangely-clad hermit and agreed to support him and give him an anchorage to live in . |
| 2 | South Clwyd Coroner John Hughes said he had been impressed by the courage of the other crew members of the Warrior and medics who had pulled L Cpl Edwards from the vehicle , tried to resuscitate him and taken him to hospital . |
| 3 | I do n't think er my only comment would be that having heard all the comments that have been made and listened to them and tried to dissect them and understand them , I do n't think they really alter er fundamentally our position . |
| 4 | Siobhan Coulson , 25 , of Davyhulme , Manchester , told the industrial tribunal how Doctor Ettore Flore tried to kiss her and hold her hand while on a business trip in The Gambia . |
| 5 | ‘ When he first told me , I tried to understand him and agreed he could dress up once a week at home . |
| 6 | Louise tried to soothe him and persuade him to drink the antiseptic draught which McNab had given her . |
| 7 | They used take them and give them a drink . |
| 8 | Judge Richard May told Mills ’ to drive in that way when she tried to stop you and knock her down and run her over was callous behaviour beyong belief . ’ |
| 9 | Their company seemed to drain me and send me into a state of nervous exhaustion after even a short while . |
| 10 | It was strange for him at first but he soon came to enjoy it and did his best to improve the sporting standards and attitudes . |
| 11 | On the wall , the new star mounted a photograph of Gene Kelly , who came to see him and told him how proud he was of his performance , and painted on the door were the words ‘ Ginger Crawford ’ . |
| 12 | Someone from a hostel in London came to see me and said they would have me , so when I went to court in Sheffield the judge decided to put me on bail for four weeks , on condition that I stayed at the hostel and that I did n't drink , and also if I attended the Jules Thorn psychiatric unit , which is part of St Pancras Hospital , for a ten-day assessment . |
| 13 | I thought at the time she made nought of it , but back last summer , like you say , round August bank 'oliday , she came to see me and asked me to tell 'er everything I remembered 'bout the day of the explosion . |
| 14 | Other law chiefs came to see us and said they would help me to get a healthy country . |
| 15 | when he 'd hidden her and covered her over , he set out to find where she 'd lived . |
| 16 | But I soon felt calmer when he came to meet me and kissed me . |
| 17 | The prosecution say the wedding ring and the chain had been taken from Mrs McGurk by Hagans after he 'd strangled her and hidden her body in undergrowth . |
| 18 | The strong-bodied American , with his rugged features , had spoken with a quiet simplicity ; and as he 'd watched him and heard him , Morse thought he could well have enjoyed a pint with the fellow . |
| 19 | I polished the latches a bit with my shirtsleeve , then I put the briefcase back exactly as I 'd found it and took my leaf-trembling self along to the dining car , already regretting , before I got there , that I had n't stayed until the Canadian left , knowing that I 'd wasted some of the best and perhaps the only chance I would get of seeing what Filmer had brought with him on the train . |
| 20 | Only when Maisie came to hold him and soothe his fears did he feel safe . |
| 21 | I had an accident quite close to the gates and Jorge came to get me and helped me back . |
| 22 | Finally , she snatched up the envelope from the table where she 'd left it and carried it to the one window that might , if she were lucky , catch a vagrant breeze from the river a block away . |
| 23 | I was a new face in the orchestra , very inexperienced , I 'd never played the piece , though I 'd studied it and practised my part . |
| 24 | After a few days its rightful owner came to collect it and informed her that it was in fact a ferret . |
| 25 | He 'd loved her and left her once , and if she gave him a chance he 'd do it again . |
| 26 | He 'd called her Rory earlier in the evening — when they 'd been dancing , when he 'd kissed her and made her completely forget she was in the middle of a crowd of people . |
| 27 | he 'd raped her and abused her from |
| 28 | She turned to face me and gave me that vivid smile that transformed her already delightful face . |
| 29 | She turned to face him and saw his glasses flash in the gloom . |
| 30 | The man threatened to kill him and pushed him off the balcony . ’ |