Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [conj] [vb pp] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even now I half-suspected that she was just teasing , but in the end it was she who wriggled and twisted until we docked . |
| 2 | The quiet despair showed we still abide by the old maxim ( written by an American , actually ) about when the great scorer comes he cares not who won or lost but how you played the game . |
| 3 | Even though she 'd been dead for so long it could sometimes seem that she was still with him , a presence in the next room , someone on the other side of a door who waited and listened but who never stepped through , except when he dreamed . |
| 4 | We were told to be very careful about what we said and done when you were around , like . |
| 5 | It searched and searched but could n't spot the islands . |
| 6 | ‘ It probably is , ’ he responded when asked if the Lancome was his biggest success to date . |