Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [conj] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cross-examined by John Griffith Williams QC , about why he did not stop for the children , he said that he was concerned not to hit them and instinctively moved away into the fast lane . |
| 2 | A loose umbrella reform group , whose members in the early years included both regulationists and their opponents , it embraced an ameliorist approach to social problems , shying away from any attempt to see them as structurally related . |
| 3 | After several years of thinking of sexism and heterosexism as different forms of oppression , we 've come back to seeing them as inextricably linked . |
| 4 | Green not only loved painting them but actually loved trees for themselves and for their beauty in the landscape . |
| 5 | Yet , when faced once again with war between north and south , Christian and Moor , they found themselves unable to relate to their brothers in France or Italy , who in turn regarded them as scandalously Islamicised . |
| 6 | ‘ I want you as well dressed as the next man 's daughter . ’ |
| 7 | However , Mrs Singh was pleased to meet her and generally liked all the teachers and what she saw . |
| 8 | The trouble is that he is not a natural core forward , which is partly why he has been shifted from lock , but neither has he as yet convinced too many that he has that instinctive reaction in terms of man and/or ball which enables the born flanker to do his stuff . |
| 9 | Well you yo you moved it and just missed David . |
| 10 | Had they conceded the truth of Mrs. Morgan 's amply corroborated testimony instead of challenging it and simply argued belief in consent on the basis of her husband 's assertions as to her sexual proclivities , they might have been believed . |
| 11 | It is a trick that might just save the life of the bird if a cat has caught it and then placed it on the ground for a moment before starting to pluck it . |
| 12 | The objective of this association was to promote the adoption of the instruction of deaf children not through the use of sign language or any method that used it as then prevailed in many countries including the U.S.A. and Britain , but through oral methods to the total exclusion of sign language altogether . |
| 13 | He found it and obviously felt at ease enough to go ahead with the appointment , ’ said Mr King . |
| 14 | And she could n't have it put out that a servant girl had defied her and then abused her to her face , now could she ? |
| 15 | So successful was the new pattern that when Yusuf made a third entry into Spain in 1090 , he met with absolutely no support from the Caliphs ; they either ignored him or actually placed obstacles in his path . |
| 16 | Alexandra told her and then added with enthusiasm , ‘ I should love to come and see your children . |
| 17 | First let her fear build up : let her come to believe that this prize , this catch of the season , would leave her not only as if she had never met him but somehow spoiled . |
| 18 | Despite a major publicity campaign , only a few people thought they 'd seen her or even spoken to her . |
| 19 | Nevil locked the door and slammed it and then indicated to her to lead on . |
| 20 | He ignored it and quickly stepped into a waiting official car . |
| 21 | The draughts that had drawn them when politely caged , were now either depleted or charged to fury . |
| 22 | Sammy Pike reappeared and joined them and Amiss edged towards them , keeping an eye out for unwelcome observers . |
| 23 | Another was the transformation of many such bodies , already heavily subsidized from public funds , into de facto agencies of the state , which financed them and indirectly determined their policy . |
| 24 | So why on earth she objected to the brief and fairly innocuous cartoons which portrayed her as scantily clad in Tuesday 's Without Walls , is beyond me . |
| 25 | When the time came the mare was in foal but they failed to buy her and finally refused to do so in December 1973 . |
| 26 | Apparently the unknown craft had switched on a powerful searchlight to identify us and then gone on its way , still without lights . |
| 27 | The expansiveness came to an end in the middle of 1940 , when he demanded better terms for Cotton Town than had been offered : ‘ The first book did well for you ( for me too , I readily admit ) , and since I may soon be called up , and have a wife and child to support , I should like to leave them as well provided for as possible . ’ |
| 28 | I I I just hear it when never freed any more hostages . |
| 29 | This was used to determine the limits of the view field by placing a white card at the four sides in turn and moving it until just seen . |
| 30 | ‘ But in the end the club wanted to keep me and even considered getting Margaret Thatcher involved in the transfer after QPR said no . ’ |