Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one occasion Clara 's class purchased a pound of sausages , took them in with them , and roasted them on one of the burners , and ate them , in full scent and in fairly good view ; Mrs Hill appeared not to notice , and talked quietly on of Boyle 's law . |
| 2 | Other sketchbooks contain swift pencil notations which correspond to oil paintings , although it is not entirely clear what function they served and whether Monet consulted them at any later stage in the evolution of his compositions . |
| 3 | In breaks in our work Edward entertained me with curious stories of the old alchemists . |
| 4 | In America small town-dumps have been closed , or sold by the cities that owned them to private operators . |
| 5 | Without taking hold of me , she forced me to stand in one spot of my own will , while she whipped me on all sides . |
| 6 | But my superior self made nothing of that . |
| 7 | A good friend of mine , in the same set for physics and chemistry , grew so disturbed that he took some scissors and cut all round the stiff white collars , which we have to wear on Sundays , and made them into little points . " |
| 8 | The government did indeed make new judicial arrangements for the peasantry , but it made them in 1861 . |
| 9 | He waved Rostov to an empty place at his side , and one of the aides drew Yuan and Alexei off and seated them among younger men . |
| 10 | Words failed me at this last find … but not so my companions ! |
| 11 | ‘ You nearly expected me in vain , ’ the Friar said . |
| 12 | Tripoli postponed the elections until February ; Ajdabiyans confidently expected them on 1 February , and after that day the chairman of the local Assembly telephoned Tripoli each afternoon to ask if he should hold the poll . |
| 13 | On police authorities , Mr Clarke said he expected them in future to have a mix of eight elected councillors , three magistrates and five members , including the chairman , appointed by the Home Secretary . |
| 14 | On police authorities , Mr Clarke said he expected them in future to have a mix of eight elected councillors , three magistrates and five members , including the chairman , appointed by the Home Secretary . |
| 15 | Mrs Boswell had packed sheets in her husband 's luggage , and Joseph Ritter laid them on both beds . |
| 16 | The gesture revealed nothing of that woman 's essence , one could say rather that the woman revealed to me the charm of a gesture . |
| 17 | As they moved from one high-ceilinged panelled room to the next , signs of disorder and decay met them at each open door . |
| 18 | ‘ I met them on one of my early trips out here . ’ |
| 19 | At the junction of the Welford branch , a boat from Welford met them with ample supplies of refreshments to fortify them against the passage of Bosworth tunnel . |
| 20 | She sighed and relaxed and when his lips sought hers again she met them with matching urgency . |
| 21 | The count led them through one of the doors into what was a very beautiful drawing-room and almost immediately a servant came in with refreshments . |
| 22 | Langton led them through two more doors , finally coming to a small room with a desk and two chairs . |
| 23 | Franks led them through some swing doors with a flourish and into another corridor , explaining that normally he would not waste money by taking them to a full editing suite . |
| 24 | Malengin Fole led them through several apartments , all of them apparently abandoned . |
| 25 | Gaveston opened a door in the far wall and led them down some steps , dimly lit by torches fixed in iron brackets . |
| 26 | Now that those people have run up those enormous debts , where are the Labour Members of Parliament who led them into that position ? |
| 27 | It broke the concentration of my players and led them into serious defensive errors . |
| 28 | The TV producer led them to one of the last suites on the left and a young man in pullover and jeans swung round on his chair . |
| 29 | The local police had had a busy evening with an exceptional number of hoax calls that led them to non-existent road accidents drunken brawls and even — a touch that showed a nice appreciation of British susceptibilities — a rabid dog on the loose . |
| 30 | Thrill-seeking impulses led them to many momentary and immediate adventures , and it was this period of his life he referred to when he said he had never been in an orgy of more than three people , although he tried ineffectively to promote it a time or two . |