Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] [pron] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I was the first British person most of them had met and they see me as a bridge to the outside world , ’ she said .
2 He reminded them of all the things that he 'd said and done and he prepared them for their mission in the world .
3 Sometimes her lips moved and she muttered something in a low tone .
4 That 's what I should have done but I got them in the wrong order .
5 The sound began before our search was completed and it stopped me in my tracks , leaving Malc to continue alone .
6 The scene shifted and I found myself at the head of a stairwell , aware that yet another place might be reached but only by somersaulting over the banister and walking my feet down the opposite wall as one might descend a defile in a crag .
7 It is not quite the setting the founders of the game envisaged but it has something to be said for it .
8 It is quite adequately furnished but I wish it to be in really bon ton .
9 I have a pair of brown suede brogues that are really worn and I prefer them in their frazzled state !
10 Now of course what happened is that we claimed , we w went to the insurance and then they took they got a list of what was damaged and we replaced it for what he 'd lost er exactly .
11 If it is not set and you wish it to be then you should contact your LIFESPAN Manager .
12 If it is not set and you wish it to be then you should contact your LIFESPAN Manager .
13 It 's wet through and 75% burnt but I kept it for you . "
14 Tickets were printed and he sold them to friends for 1&shilling. each …
15 Her shape descended and she settled herself beside me , in awkward abundance , and my hand reached out to the white pulp of her shoulder .
16 His mouth tightened and he released her with a shove , raking a hand through his black hair .
17 The students followed but he threatened them with a knife before running off .
18 None the less , throughout the autumn and the cold winter that followed , those three hundred yards became three hundred years each and every time , the sign of her defeat , the sign of her capture — she felt herself a wild animal tamed and she devoted herself to Maggie with what appeared to be maternal passion mainly because she felt guilty at her lack of joy in it .
19 I will give back give back the books that have been signed and I want you in the the section of I just want to point out one or two things before we go on to the next .
20 And Mum , if Dave and Anna call round for me tomorrow morning can you tell them we 've gone to the Prince Charles baths and to come there , and Mum , I went to the shoemender 's to collect my sandals , but they were shut and I need them for tomorrow evening because — Oh , thanks Mum .
21 He thinks the Ukrainian probably was killed and someone stole it from him and got it to Europe . ’
22 The summer holidays had begun and she had plenty of time to spend in the shop , helping Mr Evans and watching him and wondering …
23 They feel unsure about the way their bodies have changed and they need lots of encouraging comments and none of the wrong kind of remarks .
24 Then his next train was belled and he accepted it into his section , setting the signals etc .
25 Leave the Mandarins for a while until the tank is established and they have plenty of micro-organisms to feed on .
26 His lean face darkened and he muttered something in Portuguese beneath his breath .
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