Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The older man 's bushy grey brows rose as he shot her a penetrating glance . |
| 2 | He frowned as he handed her a cup of tea . |
| 3 | Travis frowned as he handed her a mug of soup . |
| 4 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman nodded when I asked him the same question earlier , but he has not said how he will ensure fairness between schools and therefore , no discrimination against students with special needs . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , you must admit — ’ she began as he handed her a glass . |
| 6 | Merrill protested as she handed him the file . |
| 7 | Lucy swallowed as she sent him a nervous glance . |
| 8 | I thought cos I thought what a load of |
| 9 | So she felt when she allowed herself a journey to London and made like a homing pigeon for the perfumery counters of department stores . |
| 10 | The sense of disbelief grew when I realised what a truly wonderful prize I 'd won . |
| 11 | Aye they did although it takes me a bit of time to think about it but erm they did have a a er a black book , aye . |
| 12 | She was always quiet , which I liked because it gave me a chance to talk without interruption . |
| 13 | I oppose the carry-over motion for the Bill , as I did when we debated it a year ago . |
| 14 | He asked whether anyone knew who the woman was . |
| 15 | But er no , we were talking and she said if I give you the money you wo n't go and spend it on the |
| 16 | He was supposed to take the advice of Archbishop Lang of Canterbury but he distrusted everything Lang said because he thought him an appeaser of Hitler . |
| 17 | ‘ See , I got to thinkin' about what the chink said when he showed you the firebombs . |
| 18 | Right , which is what we got when we did it the other way . |
| 19 | Right I just wondered if she gave you an address cos it you know got a super little town map here . |
| 20 | His voice lilted as he teased her a little . |
| 21 | I do n't want it , ’ she snapped as he handed her a large vodka and tonic , then took such a huge gulp that she nearly choked . |
| 22 | Celia 's patience snapped when he poured her the second glass of retsina . |