Example sentences of "[pron] [det] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Security Council debate had been preceded by a series of statements by and an exchange of letters between de Klerk and Mandela in which each stated their terms for the resumption of constitutional talks . |
| 2 | April 30 : visit by Prime Minister Popov to NATO headquarters and statement that Bulgaria would not sign a security treaty with the Soviet Union which that precluded it from joining other alliances . |
| 3 | It was her that invited me to play for a keep fit class . |
| 4 | Now , as a consequence of my eight marginal years on a drug squad , visits to the United Nations , and the three years at university reading a subject which few knew anything about , but would be willing to dismiss along with all of the social sciences , I was in danger of being irrevocably cast into the mould of being a ‘ college man ’ or academic . |
| 5 | Certain cultural distinctions were breaking down and in the anxiety which this provoked we can read the effects of tar-reaching historical change . |
| 6 | In this case the Bill concerned an issue of conscience on which many felt it would be inappropriate for Parliament to divide on party lines . |
| 7 | Being asked to write stories that would distinguish an idiosyncratic , individualistic and , in some ways , rather odd group of people from the militaristic , regimented and brutal régime they were fighting against , was a challenge to which many found they could rise . |
| 8 | Here the streets were alive with the chatter of tongues from all over Europe and the Middle East — the central meeting place of cultures , philosophies and religions , in which many found their roots . |
| 9 | The exhibition comprised posters tracing the development of the alkali industry and the companies Corning Glass , Courtaulds Coatings , Rohm and Haas and Sterling Winthrop , together with memorabilia from the companies , which all had their origins in the north-east . |
| 10 | There was glycerine as well as the whey powder and starch which all added their individual contribution to the success and shelf-life of the cake . |
| 11 | These dangers can be seen both in structuralism and in other approaches to literature which all thought they were avoiding them . |
| 12 | Knitters were pressed to rent the stocking frames and those who owned their own found it hard to get work when times were less busy . |
| 13 | Because the present British government are so totally encompassing , they 're such a dead hand , they are doing so much damage that the Liberal Democrat 's have got to be seen as a party that can help beat them or indeed , entirely on its own beat them . |
| 14 | She was still trembling a little inside , and the thought of staying here in this house on her own made her nervous . |
| 15 | Her own afforded her nothing but a transient thrill , but mine supplied another dose of semen to chuck at the uterine wall where , sooner or later , she reckoned , some of it must stick . |
| 16 | " Can I top you up , Mr Willoughby ? " asked Lucy in the most polished social manner that anyone could desire , and soon the Magistrate was drinking his third cup of hot water , and still gazing at her in fascination , or to be more precise , at the back of her neck , which was the part of her which most interested him . |
| 17 | My dad bought me these bought me a micro , bought me a twenty five pair of erm pyjamas from Marks cos I saw them . |
| 18 | The effectiveness of courses was also heavily dependent on the degree of consistency and general agreement between the advisers , heads and coordinators who each had a role in the improvement of practice and who each brought their separate influence to bear on the teachers who attended the courses . |
| 19 | Interviews with 58 teenagers from the London area , who each had one white and one African or Afro-Caribbean parent , showed that most of them felt very positive about themselves . |
| 20 | But in Biomorph Land itself each occupied its own unique position , determined by its genetic formula , surrounded by its own particular neighbours . |
| 21 | This was another Quaker , John Fothergill ( 1712–1780 ) , who wrote to Linnaeus in 1774 : ‘ Our Collinson taught me to love flowers and who that shared his comradeship could do no other than cultivate plants ’ . |
| 22 | You all forced him on me . ’ |
| 23 | Er , it 's very difficult , yes you all laughed when I asked a question last year from over there to get a capital P in Pearson because you all laughed it took twenty weeks to get it in The Times , do you remember ? |
| 24 | Erm , we wo , I would wish to thank Vera cos it 's a lot of work for erm , a lot of worry and I do hope that you all enjoyed it . |
| 25 | I have to show you this , cos that is the disgrace and you all saw it , we read it on Tuesday . |
| 26 | Have you all got it ? |
| 27 | Have you all got it ? |
| 28 | The bloke 's records are all rubbish and it 's high time you all admitted it . |
| 29 | You all thought it was great fun — going off for a hot weather holiday ! |
| 30 | The last three assistants he 's had like you all found him very eligible . |