Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adv] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And although it was customary for the same actor to double as Mr Darling and Captain Hook the way St Ives played them there seemed little difference between the two — he romped in the nursery and he sky-larked aboard the Jolly Roger .
2 I told you before to get some mince and put potatoes in and that , see
3 He opened pale , hurt eyes when Carrington told him not to take more drink excepting tea , and swore it had not entered his head .
4 The probationers told him to remember that every minute he was getting a little better , and Ward Sister told him not to make any effort , and not to try to take anything by the mouth .
5 What 's , what made you actually choose this position ?
6 He begged me not to take that job at Warrington .
7 I find that the minute I write down , erm , you know , somebody phones me and says I want another meeting with you , let's make it for next Friday at three o'clock in the afternoon , and I find within half an hour of me writing that down on the calendar card in ink , er , the people who 's parentage I then start to question , phone back and say well whoops , you know we , we forgot we actually had another meeting then , and so on and so forth .
8 Accordingly workers striking on an economic upswing often found employers more ready to negotiate than to prosecute , although if masters decided to combine to take on the union by resisting a wage demand or even enforcing a cut and bound themselves not to employ each other 's dismissed workmen , the law might be a more ready resort .
9 Although it was very late , Otto whisked us off to dine that night at a restaurant some way along the coast .
10 No. 4 Commando positions were being heavily mortared when I arrived , and Jock , my friend of many years ago , took me off to find some shelter in a dug-out , giving at least some protection from the flying shrapnel .
11 Thought I just called that Silk Screen did n't I ?
12 The first former 's stared at her in surprise , they knew she never mended any thing if she could help it .
13 They sent her back to get another A-level , then welcomed her as a mature student at the ripe old age of 34 .
14 But when Grandma died he just lost all interest in the garden , and since no one had the time to take it on , it became neglected .
15 The blackbirds that saw it quickly treated this bird as though it were potentially dangerous and mobbed it , even when their fellows could not see the owl and so were making no noise .
16 He was very interested in discovering whether the tattoo would grow as he grew and he thought he already detected some enlargement .
17 And suddenly to my horror I saw our delightfully edited little film of The Seekers and Georgie Girl .
18 In the seven years we lived there , only once did I ever meet another fisherman on my favourite part of the river ; and over the years I came to know the South Tyne and its wildlife as well as Mole or Rat in Wind and the Willows ever knew their water .
19 Did you not discuss this difference between you when you agreed to marry ? ’
20 ‘ Did you or did you not read this book to the reception class ? ’ yelled Ali .
21 Did you not have any bother with the rains through the week at your place
22 Did you not require some evidence of his identity ? ’
23 Did you not put any water in at all ?
24 Did you then leave that room ?
25 Did you knowingly work this miracle ?
26 How did you really track this woman down ? ’
27 Oh that 's Did you ever have many sort of musicians at all in in in those days ?
28 Did you ever have any problem with a piece I painted ? ’
29 Did you ever play that part ?
30 well the questions a very simple one , back in January nineteen eighty eight , on any occasion you spoke to Mr either before or after the first article did you ever raise this question with the solicitors letter ?
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