Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she had sobbed or fainted or begged him , he would probably have given way . |
| 2 | Who owned or used it ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If she asked or noticed it , he would blame it on the college refusal . |
| 5 | As time goes on the need for such support will , obviously , diminish — it 's more than likely that your staff will become more conversant with the product than the person who either sold or trained them on it . |
| 6 | From our union we gave of ourselves in what way we could to those who sought or needed our support . |
| 7 | No one was allowed to resign ; people served until the Shah dismissed or moved them . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | three or four times I had to speak to him last night , and you never said a word , you just pretended or said you did n't hear |
| 10 | Whatever it was that lured or drove them there , these creatures , over the millennia , lumbering after their food , became more and more efficient at moving and breathing out of water . |
| 11 | She had been only 13 years old when the event occurred that shattered her world . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | There was an odd quality to the tone he used that sent her rushing in to speech . |
| 14 | ACCUSER : She says Mia beat and cursed her |
| 15 | Blindly , Alan ran to his room , where he beat and punched his bed and cried aloud in a rage like a child . |
| 16 | A talented student , she was immensely serious about her work and Modigliani helped and encouraged her . |
| 17 | ‘ He helped and encouraged me so much . ’ |
| 18 | Caro clenched and unclenched her toes in her mother 's too warm slippers . |
| 19 | She clenched and unclenched her fists . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'd throw it in their teeth , ’ Moran clenched and unclenched his hands as he spoke . |
| 21 | He clenched and unclenched his hands , and took a long deep breath . |
| 22 | The Campbell clenched and unclenched his fists . |
| 23 | We called and shouted and sailed our little boat as fast as we could . |
| 24 | He shouted and wagged his finger . |
| 25 | They all roared with laughter except for the sneering man who suddenly grew fish-coloured and shouted and wagged his finger . |
| 26 | ‘ Get another , ’ she shouted and carried her burden into the garden . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | My girlfriend and I shouted and screamed our denials , but they would n't believe us . |
| 29 | ‘ The men around me jumped around and shouted and shook my hand , and Nelson hugged me . |
| 30 | She bounced and cuddled herself into half a dozen bright scatter cushions . |