Example sentences of "[verb] and [pron] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Thanks are due , ’ Prince wrote to Jardine on 7 April 1840 , ‘ for your instructions respecting the specimens in spirits , which I have since carefully examined , separated and supplied with fresh spirit ; many of them I regret to add are much decomposed and I fear some may at last prove useless . ’ |
| 2 | ( a ) He can arrest where he has reasonable grounds for suspecting that an arrestable offence has been committed and he has reasonable grounds for suspecting the person to be guilty of the offence . |
| 3 | Angelina 's voice made him jump and he forgot all about Pretty Polly , and all about his chances of sneaking away from the Canterbury trip tomorrow to see the second day of the Kent versus Australia match . |
| 4 | Out of the original hundred houses this was the last one to be occupied and we saw this being built , erm right from the time that it was a plot of land and we knew it was ours |
| 5 | But they we , quite convinced they were gon na win and I think this is what was behind it . |
| 6 | The Divine purpose of life is almost entirely forgotten and he spends each lifetime self-centredly chasing after vanishing mirages . |
| 7 | It would be hard to bear and she dreaded such a letter because it might disturb her wonderful composure . |
| 8 | Now he rose and they faced each other across the table . |
| 9 | A flight of alarmed mallards rose and I counted 25 before a second similar flock and then a third took to the air . |
| 10 | The wind seemed to have dropped and everything seemed peaceful , when he was aware of a noise outside the box . |
| 11 | The charge was dropped and he walked free , mumbling his thanks , after being bound over to keep the peace for a year . |
| 12 | As the storm receded and the thunder became a distant grumbling , Cullam 's shoulders dropped and he lifted sullen eyes . |
| 13 | For some reason or other , ever since the last meeting with Leon Shelly in the hotel lobby , and my introduction to Hellen Semmens , my interest in Shelly Films seemed to increase and I found several occasions on which to ring Hellen about arrangements for the further use of CBC announcers . |
| 14 | The nearest McIntosh comes to direct criticism is when he says : ‘ What we are trying to do is to provide clients with the services that they want and I think that will be the difference . |
| 15 | All the changes that were made underlined trends already evident before Fulton reported and none made any basic difference to the civil service . |
| 16 | And others who ring up just to talk , and they feel much better , and they cry and they get distressed . |
| 17 | Debts started to build up when Mr Harris 's building firm collapsed and he went bankrupt . |
| 18 | Unfortunately , an insurance company with which he had become financially involved collapsed and he lost most of his fortune . |
| 19 | and then when you get the to the end of it all you sa you say and they sell that for an eighth of a price that you charge for your bloody beer ! |
| 20 | I say and we cleaned all fire and everything out this morning did n't we do well ? |
| 21 | When you work with people and you communicate you listen to what they say and you make sure you say what you need to say then that trust is there and that trust builds and it fosters trust , and really that 's what we 've got ta be looking for in the work situation . |
| 22 | I 'm now driving so I steer and we need all Rob 's strength to support . |
| 23 | In the nineteenth century this all changed because opiates became much more widely and cheaply available so er babies were dosed with paregoric to stop them crying erm er and subsequently in the twentieth century that stopped and we do other things now . |
| 24 | She stopped and they faced each other . |
| 25 | The night before one double and four other fish had been caught and I think this could be where the answer lies . |
| 26 | I got caught and it took six policemen to hold me down . |
| 27 | The meaning of " written standard terms of business 's has already been considered and it seems clear that s3 will always apply to terms in standard terms of trading . |
| 28 | It 's important how she looks and what feels comfortable for her to work in . |
| 29 | ‘ Nooty tried and she got all covered in yuk . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Bob is very demanding in what he wants and he added another dimension to my game . |