Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am more than happy to pay tribute to those gallant and courageous civil servants who led or followed my hon. Friend on that exciting detour on the continent . |
| 2 | From our union we gave of ourselves in what way we could to those who sought or needed our support . |
| 3 | ( FCA ) of having been found to be in breach of Investment Business Regulation 6.03 in that the firm at Shipley between 16 March 1989 and 12 March 1991 sent business letters relating to its investment business without bearing the legend ‘ Authorised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales to carry on investment business ’ contrary to Investment Business Regulation 2.02 and in that the firm at Shipley between 9 September 1988 and 1 October 1989 entered or required its Principal to enter into an association or arrangement with a person which might result in the defendant being constrained or induced to refer or introduce a client to a person who was not an independent intermediary with a view to that person giving investment advice contrary to Investment Business Regulation 2.03 and in that the firm at Shipley between 16 March 1986 and 31 October 1989 failed before recommending or effecting for a client a transaction in units in an authorised unit trust or a recognised collective investment scheme , to take reasonable steps to establish that other more advantageous or suitable policies or units were not available contrary to Investment Business Regulation 2.11 and in that the firm at Shipley between 1 November 1989 and 16 October 1991 having given advice to a client which was such that when acted upon it resulted in commission being received by the defendant , failed to notify the said client in writing of the amount and terms of such commission as soon as that information was available , contrary to Investment Business Regulation 2.32 was reprimanded , fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £500 by way of costs . |
| 4 | She never moved or relaxed her watchfulness ; but in her very stillness there was something of violence , as though a touch might cause her to spring into startling and daunting life . |
| 5 | She had been only 13 years old when the event occurred that shattered her world . |
| 6 | So in 1973 Andy decided to try and qualify for the Open at Royal Troon — and it was here that an incident occurred that changed his career . |
| 7 | She found that establishing her own goals based on her needs made studying that much easier and gave a purpose to the activities and assignments she was asked to do on the course . |
| 8 | He answered with a minute shake of his head and she obeyed , sitting on to watch the fantastic skill with which they wove and rewove their patterns , each keeping the strings taut and symmetrical even as they transformed them into a completely new shape . |
| 9 | Blindly , Alan ran to his room , where he beat and punched his bed and cried aloud in a rage like a child . |
| 10 | Caro clenched and unclenched her toes in her mother 's too warm slippers . |
| 11 | She clenched and unclenched her fists . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd throw it in their teeth , ’ Moran clenched and unclenched his hands as he spoke . |
| 13 | He clenched and unclenched his hands , and took a long deep breath . |
| 14 | The Campbell clenched and unclenched his fists . |
| 15 | We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could . |
| 16 | He shouted and wagged his finger . |
| 17 | They all roared with laughter except for the sneering man who suddenly grew fish-coloured and shouted and wagged his finger . |
| 18 | ‘ Get another , ’ she shouted and carried her burden into the garden . |
| 19 | The journalists asked a few questions and got no real answers and the old Monsieur le Président , who had presided so long in his own way at the top , shouted and banged his fist before leaving the room . |
| 20 | My girlfriend and I shouted and screamed our denials , but they would n't believe us . |
| 21 | ‘ The men around me jumped around and shouted and shook my hand , and Nelson hugged me . |
| 22 | They drew and brandished their swords . |
| 23 | We disembarked and made our way up a gravel path , through the gatehouse and into the guest room . |
| 24 | We wormed and wriggled his way through to touch down and the rot set in . |
| 25 | She designed and made her own clothes , sometimes colouring the fabric with home-made dyes ; this gave the articles a most individual style and character . |
| 26 | But the thing that caught and held her attention was the metal collar banding his neck . |
| 27 | Again Wexford was becoming bemused by the colours , by the seductive spectrum that caught and held his eye wherever he looked . |
| 28 | Lindsey caught and averted her eyes swiftly from the silent laughter of Miss Morton . |
| 29 | He winced and clutched his chest . |
| 30 | She winced and shaded her eyes . |