Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [pron] [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | now this is an old rumour and er , he was an officer , er I think in the RAF and he had erm an accident his plane crashed and he died and this is why she dresses in military uniform all the time sort , you know she went a little bit deranged |
| 2 | Because from the age of seventeen to twenty nine I worked on building sites , and that got boring so I changed and I changed and became a policeman , and I ca became a policeman when I was twenty nine and a half and it 's , I 've enjoyed it ever since cos every day is interesting , every day is different , every day is unusual . |
| 3 | How we rejoiced as we struggled and panted ! |
| 4 | ‘ How we rejoiced as we struggled and panted — |
| 5 | Er , recommended that you quit and get rid of it . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I went to clinics , I went to specialists , they poked and they peered and they prodded , they took X-rays , they did tests , I do n't know what they did n't do , and they all said the same thing . |
| 7 | Mm cos I found I 'd try , well the works had er , erm table and I , I remember the last time I played before I left and I said come on , I 'll |
| 8 | She stirred as they entered and gave a creaking groan as she began to waken . |
| 9 | Cranston roared as he rose and went to fetch the boots standing in the comer . |
| 10 | Areas are subtracted or added as they leave or come into view . |
| 11 | I closed my eyes and watched the sheets of warm colour that came as I relaxed or increased the tension of the lids . |
| 12 | They jangled when she moved and brushed her creamy shoulders each time she turned her head . |
| 13 | Councillors were jeered and heckled as they emerged and the mayor was given the Nazi salute as he drove off . |
| 14 | ‘ That young man will advance far , ’ Cranston murmured as they dismounted and knocked on the door . |
| 15 | ‘ I can see that , ’ D'Arcy murmured as he knelt and gently prised Ahn 's hand away from the wound . |
| 16 | It creaked and I stopped and then heard something : a sort of thin scratching from underneath the stairs . |
| 17 | Nobody cared if she lived or died . |
| 18 | He fought and he flapped and made little gurgling noises , but Angelica hung on . |
| 19 | He confirmed that he understood and signed the record of interview as accurate . |
| 20 | The kiss lengthened until he groaned and lifted his head . |
| 21 | He turned as he went and roared : ‘ Stay there . ’ |
| 22 | Her voice shook as she slapped and struggled her way free , then turned on her heel and ran to the stairs , almost slipping in her high heels . |
| 23 | He hated being touched unexpectedly , and winced ; then sighed as she apologised and flustered out . |
| 24 | Charlotte had seen him turn in the doorway to speak to Mrs Lane , whose placid smile indicated that she knew and welcomed him . |
| 25 | ‘ I had been to see him the previous day , and arranged that he come and teach me Dutch . |
| 26 | The private detective following them cursed when they stopped and kissed in the middle of the street . |
| 27 | Winston put these machines in front of everybody and there was a button that you pressed when you spoke and you released when you listened … . |
| 28 | This meant that I was free to respond to the effects that developed as I worked and I got a feel both for the subject and the pastels I was using . |
| 29 | But she survived and she lived and brought her children and they left to be in England again . |
| 30 | He watched until it disappeared and then he skipped happily back down the hill . |