Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On subsequent visits to Spain Minton did reveal enough knowledge of Spanish to engage locals in conversations in bars , but in 1949 the only Spanish Bernard heard him say was ‘ No , melón ! ’ to a waiter . |
| 2 | They were rusticated like naughty undergraduates to remote provinces — Molotov as ambassador to Ulan Bator , Malenkov to run a power station , Kaganovich to run a cement works , while Marshals Zhukov and Bulganin in due course followed them into retirement . |
| 3 | Richard Elliott , the Headmaster , chose Francis as one of the first pupil teachers , and in due course promoted him to the position of junior teacher at the Margate branch of the Asylum . |
| 4 | Mr in due course did you go to the flat ? |
| 5 | Stunned by a Thameside painting by Whistler , it was only later that Strayhorn discovered it was actually a view of Battersea Bridge that he 'd admired ! |
| 6 | The thought of all that money calmed them down , and they subsided . |
| 7 | I did n't buy that jumper did I , Mikila , cos it 's not very |
| 8 | His political inclinations got him into trouble again in 1940 , however . |
| 9 | That bit made me think even then . |
| 10 | Currie 's 19-6 win over Watsonians at Malleny Park gave them their highest finish in three seasons in Division I , but they did not have to be very good to beat a very poor visiting XV . |
| 11 | He had toyed with the fantasy of sleeping with her ; the rich smell aroused him . |
| 12 | Although the result was generally welcomed as a great triumph for the men , some ETS members and some political groups thought they should have held out for even more concessions . |
| 13 | Although he could not read or write , Burke learnt fast , but it was not until he was 18 , nearly 19 , that Parrish gave him his first fight . |
| 14 | That upbringing served him well for Robert Redford 's Thirties drama The River Runs Through It , adapted from a novel by Norman MacLean about family conflict and fly fishing . |
| 15 | She said : ‘ The fact that American Airlines started a new route in the middle of the economic recession meant it was slow to take off . |
| 16 | Her calm , lazy response made him laugh . |
| 17 | The experience in Gentle Jack and the speech that caused all the problems in that play stood him in good stead . |
| 18 | His advanced views made him unpopular with many of the clergy . |
| 19 | And , when the cast of The Hooded Owl met him , they could understand why . |
| 20 | If there was any post-coital tristesse about Mighty Mo Magill his lifetime in covert operations hit it well . |
| 21 | Our debate on this intended insult by the French was summarily ended : a wand-bearing chamberlain told us to assemble in the great hall below for the rare privilege of an audience with His Most Christian Majesty . |
| 22 | His tousled hair gave him an appealingly boyish appearance , and Robbie found herself aching to smooth it for him , to run her fingers over the dark stubble on his cheeks . |
| 23 | Then the pungent smell hit us , rotting fish and seaweed . |
| 24 | Each genre established you as ‘ commander ’ at a particular level — for example as total military supremo controlling grand strategy , or at regimental level in charge of smaller units such as squads or platoons , or at the lowest level actually controlling individual tanks or airplanes . |
| 25 | ‘ Are yer sure it 's what that geezer said it was ? ’ |
| 26 | I do n't frighten easy , but that geezer frightened me . |
| 27 | A concentrated assessment helped us focus on teaching procedures and materials more effectively and the problems we uncovered could be tackled immediately as we had direct access to the Subject Assessor ’ . |
| 28 | In neither case did they mean they had personally been involved . |
| 29 | Deacon had taken over the head of the formation as the leader 's R/T was not working , and calling a warning to the other pilots , he swung into the attack on one Messerschmitt from the quarter position , breaking away to attack a second similarly , though in neither case did he observe any results . |
| 30 | That 's all that Christian offered me when I went up there to lay out that poor young wife of his . |