Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the good kind fireman-uncle decided we could have the bike — on small payments . |
| 2 | The home side 's tireless support play ensured they were rarely troubled . |
| 3 | Edwards ' brilliant support play earned him four tries before the break and six in the second half to take his season 's tally to 15 — six ahead of Halifax centre Greg Austin . |
| 4 | The computer salesman suggested they play ‘ Twenty Questions ’ or ‘ I Spy ’ , but a glance from Skinner shut him up . |
| 5 | The Duffer , who celebrated her 100th birthday last week in lavish style , also seems to think that CAPTAIN AMERICA were forced to change their name to C&A after Marvel Comics sued them , only to be injuncted by the clothes store and forced to change their name again . |
| 6 | Mr Clinton claims new , higher estimates of the US government 's budget deficit forced him to sharply revise his election platform . |
| 7 | In the south level 37,000 acres went under water , and the chief engineer of the Great Ouse catchment board considered it the worst fen flood since the time of Vermuyden . |
| 8 | Leonora gulped , a hand to her mouth , and with an exclamation Melanie hauled her upstairs and through a large bedroom into a bathroom , then left her alone to part with her lunch . |
| 9 | It was a short-lived success , and the principal landowners in both East and West Sussex forced him out in 1820 by putting up one of his neighbours , Curteis of Windmill Hill against him . |
| 10 | Nicky Kai laughed in response to the apologetic look Maria threw her . |
| 11 | The look Maria gave him was inimical . |
| 12 | School board superintendents complained they had to hire the buddies , allies and nephews of board members . |
| 13 | Yeah , he knew we were there , he was responding and erm , he said er , he 's responding well to the operation and then on the Tuesday he went bright yellow and of course mum noticed it |
| 14 | After lunch Joanna asked what kind of progress Sophie thought they were making with small animals . |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps , ’ suggested Grimm , ‘ a Chaos storm warped them from whatever they were before ? |
| 16 | Bradshaw and Millar found that only a quarter of lone mothers on income support said they were managing all right financially and 52 per cent said they ‘ almost always ’ worried about money . |
| 17 | Bradshaw and Millar found that 24 per cent of lone mothers who were or ever had been on income support said they had been , or would be , unwilling to give such information to the DSS . |
| 18 | The look Madeleine gave him would have withered anyone other than her brother . |
| 19 | ‘ Mrs Nowak was surprised by the amount of money Mills left her . |
| 20 | There were still loose ends in her working week so her sister Sarah took it upon herself to tie them up . |
| 21 | Q. Blanket weed caused me tremendous problems in my Koi pond last summer , and I want to avoid the same thing happening this year . |
| 22 | The university authorities liked it , and readily consented to the use of its name . |
| 23 | It was housed in the belvedere , a word that Ernest insisted meant ‘ bell tower ’ even after his sister Cecilia told him its correct meaning of ‘ beautiful view ’ or ‘ beautiful to see ’ . |
| 24 | Should they attempt to influence the bishops , Archbishop Felici warned them on the first day of the new session , they would lose their privileges , a threat that caused considerable resentment as much among the fathers as among their advisers . |
| 25 | The text of Lumen Gentium had been more or less left alone , but it was now prefixed by an ‘ Explanatory Note ’ ( Nota praevia ) which , it was clear when Archbishop Felici communicated it formally to the Council two days later , had come from Pope Paul himself . |
| 26 | The primrose yellow suited him , she thought . |
| 27 | Too frightened even to go out for a Saturday morning shop at Sainsbury 's in case fans inspected her … and the contents of her shopping trolley . |
| 28 | Bernard 's mother sent a Christmas card and in the name of Catholic family unity Ellen invited her to stay . |
| 29 | Ken particularly liked the story Orton told him about a man he had picked up in a lavatory and asked him if he did it often . |
| 30 | Jose Ransome of Church Lane , Ormesby , Middlesbrough , became aware of the disease when her sister Valerie developed it . |