Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I went to the bus I realised I only had one bag instead of two so I rushed back but no-one had seen the bag in the pub or the shops . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , the NRPB found it probably did significant harm . |
| 3 | I accept that very frequently a decision made which directly affects one person or body will also affect , indirectly , a number of other persons or bodies , and that the law does not require the decision-making body to give an opportunity to every person who may be affected however remotely by its decision to make representations before the decision is reached . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I told you before to get some mince and put potatoes in and that , see |
| 6 | ‘ Furthermore , I told him either to provide substantive proof of his allegations or be prepared to be sued for defamation of character . ’ |
| 7 | What 's , what made you actually choose this position ? |
| 8 | They cheered when Peter 's wife threw his incessantly chirruping portable phone out of the window . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The whole hospital was made up of various bungalows which surrounded one newly built principal building . |
| 11 | She swung her heavily stuffed silver-mesh purse on its long chain and made something like a little skipping step towards the door Nicandra thought she had never looked prettier . |
| 12 | Thought I just called that Silk Screen did n't I ? |
| 13 | The first former 's stared at her in surprise , they knew she never mended any thing if she could help it . |
| 14 | ‘ I thought you only had one dog , ’ he remarked , ‘ the other one 's invisible . ’ |
| 15 | When a chance came up to do them early we took it , although it meant we only had nine working days to fit in with Magnox Shutdown . |
| 16 | The Gardeners had already obtained their Charter in 1606 ; the Apothecaries felt they also warranted separate identification . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He was very interested in discovering whether the tattoo would grow as he grew and he thought he already detected some enlargement . |
| 20 | And suddenly to my horror I saw our delightfully edited little film of The Seekers and Georgie Girl . |
| 21 | None of this is to ignore Thompson 's evidence that some among the older Radicals saw that the Bill did nothing immediately to secure political democracy . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Did you then leave that room ? |
| 24 | Did you knowingly work this miracle ? |
| 25 | Did you only play one game ? |
| 26 | Then he said , " If you thought it was so bloody good , why did you only read one page ? " |
| 27 | Did you only order one bottle ? ’ |
| 28 | How did you really track this woman down ? ’ |
| 29 | Oh that 's Did you ever have many sort of musicians at all in in in those days ? |
| 30 | ‘ Did you ever have any problem with a piece I painted ? ’ |