Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Defries winced as she pulled herself to her feet . |
| 2 | When , in the last days of November , a telegram arrived she knew what it must contain and trembled as she held it in her hand . |
| 3 | Her whole body trembled as he took her in his arms . |
| 4 | ‘ I came because I considered it to be my duty , ’ he informed her quietly . |
| 5 | Until he 'd before he took me to hospital ! |
| 6 | I hated rugby but I always played when they wanted me to because I was really fast . |
| 7 | Grumman veterans bear the scars from the company 's many setbacks , especially the export triumph Grumman scored when it sold lots of F-14 Tomcats to Iran under the shah . |
| 8 | ‘ How — er — how did you know that I lived here ? ’ she muttered as he led her inside the lift , reaching across to push the correct floor button . |
| 9 | Goldberg delighted when I told him about the gauze and the draught , he wrote . |
| 10 | He showed it to Patrizia Valesio and asked if she knew anything about the asterisks which Chiodini had pointed out . |
| 11 | What happened if you make them into threes ? |
| 12 | The friar turned as someone tapped him on the shoulder . |
| 13 | Other women at the city council office where he worked hid when he chased them with a syringe filled with water , it was claimed yesterday . |
| 14 | Do n't think that releasing it through your local record shop is the answer — just ask DNA what happened when they tried it with their version of Tom 's Diner shortly before the A&M rep visited the shop . |
| 15 | He cackled as he told me of his plan . |
| 16 | Dolly cackled as she dropped it into her dustpan . |
| 17 | Sam sighed as he slipped his onto the plate and peered round at Miss Harker who was fishing in a discreet net purse . |
| 18 | ‘ Must n't forget that , ’ he commented as he set it on the table and , with a glow of pride , Mildred walked away arm-in-arm with the two most important people at the celebrations , to have a proper old-fashioned tea by the nearest bonfire . |
| 19 | I 'll wait for you out in the corridor , ’ Bryce replied when she told him of her plan . |
| 20 | He caught sight of a few others , but they turned tail and vanished when they saw him through the mist . |
| 21 | She handed him the long cane , and flinched when he swished it through the air to produce a vicious , menacing whistle . |
| 22 | He gave me a self-conscious grin and then yelped as someone thumped him in the back . |
| 23 | I blushed before I gave it to Gwenellen . |
| 24 | ‘ Guest room 's good enough for him tonight , ’ Fiona grunted as they swung him onto the bed and dropped him . |
| 25 | ‘ They 've got no consideration , ’ Mrs Grindlewood-Gryke stormed as she met us with a supply of dusters and aerosols and impregnated cloths . |
| 26 | Nora called when she saw him on the road just ahead of her . |
| 27 | Sophie watched as he led her into the office and Joanna picked up a chair . |
| 28 | I crept around to the back of the house and watched as he carried her through the kitchen and into the garage . |
| 29 | ‘ Agent Somerville , ’ he boomed when he heard her on the line , ‘ get after him . ’ |
| 30 | Finding Alec Davidson was much easier than I thought although he surprised me by what he had become . |