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 ? |