Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [verb] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had he been caught or had he panicked he could well have been in very serious trouble : the charming young tearaway could have become a court case . |
| 2 | His occasional outbursts of anger shocked those around him , but he felt an uncontrollable flame of fury whenever he saw a child being bullied or mistreated which blinded him to all else . |
| 3 | did you have it made or did you buy it ? |
| 4 | His mother looked nervously at them as they came in long after dark — she was obdurately against the recalling of ‘ the bad old times ’ and she would neither ask them what they had seen nor let them tell her . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , you see , miss , Mr Fennell wanted some shopping done and told me to leave him there , out of the wind . |
| 6 | This bloke says he wants four or five other vans by the end of next year and he says if you can get your driving lessons all done and passed he says you can take a van out on your own and have someone working under you I 'd , like you work under me . |
| 7 | But the whole lot was done and opened I think it was er in August , eighteen forty six . |
| 8 | They 've seen and heard nothing to convince them . |
| 9 | I will not dwell upon them but will re-emphasise what has already been said and ask you to give us all your support . |
| 10 | On 2 May 1839 Prince wrote to Gould in Australia warning him of Swainson 's impending visit : ‘ Mr. Yarrell has just called and requested me to tell you that Mr Swainson is going to Australia whether to collect or to settle is not known at present but he considered it of importance that you should know it as quickly as possible not that either he or I think it can in any way affect you as you have so good a start and his wonted and well known irregularity of publication will surely militate against him . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Dana is very sorry for all the trouble she has caused and wants me to forgive her . ’ |
| 12 | He gave the impression of telling the detectives what had happened and asking them to believe it on the authority of his charm and personality . |
| 13 | Excitedly I told him what had happened and begged him to let me have the harmonium . |
| 14 | We auc we auctioned the books after as you know and erm so I I 'll have to make a new list of what 's left and let you have it . |
| 15 | They must have realized that had they stayed he would have had to kill them as well . |
| 16 | She wanted the secret kept and paid him to keep it . |