Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [noun sg] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I asked for cream when I came here . |
| 2 | It was also very noticeable in the United States how many American lawyers asked for assistance because they wished to refer work to an English barrister . |
| 3 | Tithonus asked for immortality but he expresses it in such a way that one feels sad for him . |
| 4 | Well we read about prayer and we know about its power but you know we often do n't avail ourselves off it and yet it 's plainly written . |
| 5 | We tried for compensation and we 've got Tony Baldry , who we 're going to see Saturday , and he 's going to try and claim for us under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act . |
| 6 | Oliver 's heart beat with excitement as they stopped outside . |
| 7 | Smaller pots can be planted with single specimens to flower for months , or to be concealed and moved into place as they approach their best . |
| 8 | He heard the whirr of the bolt and shouted with pleasure as it struck the leading dog just behind the head , digging deep and slicing its spinal column . |
| 9 | His heart leaped and his knees trembled with relief when he heard the unmistakable sound of her footsteps rounding the corner at the other side of the cinema building . |
| 10 | I could not like him , in fact my whole body trembled with disgust when he touched me , but I had to protect him . |
| 11 | His eyelashes flickered into life as he looked up again a shy , delicate glance , like a cornered deer . |
| 12 | In principle at least , no one disagreed with Kerschensteiner when he said that the education given should not be ‘ a mere trade or industrial training in the narrower sense of these words ’ , but should involve ‘ everything which leads to a wider outlook and a broader life ’ . |
| 13 | Knots of horsemen , as far as the eye could see , were moving along the banks of the Tay , firing the jetties that were not already broken , and two ferry boats crowded with men were in midstream on the Tay , hazed with smoke as they struck tinder into their torches . |
| 14 | Again he tore his bleeding fingers from her mouth , and gaped in horror as she screamed , and went on screaming . |
| 15 | There was a muffled report , the man rose upon tiptoe but he did n't fall . |
| 16 | She winced in pain as she felt a shock across her back at the impact . |
| 17 | Her eyebrows rose in astonishment when she saw that somebody had taken her parking place . |
| 18 | Damian 's voice rose in fury as he strode to them , reached them and pushed Tony away from Rachel with a violence that made her cry out in horror as Tony stumbled backwards . |
| 19 | Jenna 's voice rose , her blue eyes wide and angry , and one dark brow rose in surprise as he watched her . |
| 20 | Her shoulders sagged in defeat and it became clear to the watching man that she accepted their veracity . |
| 21 | Flames swept through the wooden building and the boys , who at first tried to fight the blaze , fled in terror as it spread . |
| 22 | Creggan began to say , ‘ What 's happened … ? ’ but he stopped in awe as he looked about him and up to where the branch had fallen and saw something strange and suddenly frightening . |
| 23 | ‘ Sorry , sweetheart , you need a pass , ’ he said , then gawked in surprise as she pushed past him and dashed straight through . |
| 24 | Leo ! ’ she exclaimed in shock as he caught hold of her and manoeuvred her back towards the fork . |
| 25 | ‘ Nothing to tell ? ’ she exclaimed in astonishment as she shrugged violently away from his touch . |
| 26 | ‘ We 're done , ’ Thomas exclaimed in disgust as he left the Cabinet room . |
| 27 | Marion exclaimed in disgust as she stooped through the door . |
| 28 | The following morning , Lucien nearly retched in horror when he walked into the practise court and saw Amber Epipheny conversing with Resenence Jeopardy . |
| 29 | He then moved to University where he spent eight years in research and development in Artificial Intelligence and particularly Expert Systems . |
| 30 | They sauntered and stopped without warning and she had to duck and weave through their chattering bunches . |