Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [vb past] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all my life there have been very few occasions when I badly wanted more money and that was one of them , because on my wage of three shillings a day as an AC2 I was unable to drape her with expensive clothes . |
| 2 | I badly needed more money , so the take-over could not come too quickly as far as I was concerned . |
| 3 | After some further outside tests and a fair amount of soul-searching , I eventually bought this detector and the 10.5in accessory coil . |
| 4 | I slowly munched diced meat pie stuffed with herbs . |
| 5 | Also , Christie 's tell me that their film and entertainment sale of December 1991 saw a mere 10 per cent unsold by value and a paltry 25 per cent unsold by lot , which of course does not add up to ‘ a third of the lots ’ unsold , as I wrongly stated last week . |
| 6 | I personally came one morning and erm the building up |
| 7 | Thomas de Quincey was by any standards a sensitive little boy ; when he was nearly seven , his much loved elder sister , Elizabeth , died . |
| 8 | I foolishly sent this medal home . |
| 9 | It did n't take long and I only spotted one word with more than one syllable . ’ |
| 10 | And he said well just get yourself home and tell your father that I want it paid for this time because I only replaced that glass last week , which he had |
| 11 | ‘ I only managed 26th place taking 43 minutes , but Howard Moiser came 14th with a very credible time of 38.10 minutes , ’ he said . |
| 12 | ‘ Bathsheba , ’ he said , coming closer , ‘ If I only knew one thing — whether you 'd allow me to love you , and marry you after all — if I only knew ! ’ |
| 13 | We had to quickly change it back , but I only got one hook done up and she had to go holding one hand behind her back for the whole scene . |
| 14 | ‘ I only got one memory of me ma 's face . ’ |
| 15 | I only got one packet cos they 're cheap in Gateway and I thought well if if they 're alright might just go on them then . |
| 16 | I only got this book last week . |
| 17 | ‘ I only saw one battalion of skirmishers . ’ |
| 18 | Yeah , why I did n't see that , I only saw one bit of it , tiny bit |
| 19 | In fact , I only met one decorator … a young couple wanted to buy a piece and I offered them a discount as they had n't got a decorator - at which she drew herself up and said : ‘ We are not married . |
| 20 | I only had one ski , and I could n't walk down . |
| 21 | I was like one , I was like half way through the tape and I had , I only had one name to go |
| 22 | I only had one candidate round |
| 23 | And I only had one scene with him . |
| 24 | I only had one stillbirth . |
| 25 | When I went to the bus I realised I only had one bag instead of two so I rushed back but no-one had seen the bag in the pub or the shops . |
| 26 | So before you 're about to criticise the Spectrum , ask yourself this question : if I did n't have a computer and I was trying to look for one and I only had enough money for the Spectrum , what would I do ? |
| 27 | what would you like from the catalogue sort of thing and I only had this catalogue to Cos I pa you know I paid for it what di did they have ? |
| 28 | I , I only took one case on after I was married er and that er that was a maternity case I 'd been to the first baby . |
| 29 | ‘ I only fell that time because of those steps . |
| 30 | er , the Easter fair will take place on April the twenty ninth , now I 've heard from Goldthorpe , I only heard this week , and their , the production they 're doing is My Fair Lady , now we 're hoping to go on the Thursday , March the nineteenth , the tickets , the balcony is three pound and the stalls are two pound fifty , and they , there 'll be your bus fare on top so if any of you are interested please give me your names this afternoon so I can get them tickets sorted out , right , now if that |