Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [pron] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'd have mixed appetites if you 'd given it any thought . |
| 2 | When he 'd parted them both fish and frog began animatedly to flap around . |
| 3 | The commanding officer had given them more details of the crash and assured them that Whitey would have died quickly , although his body was badly burned . |
| 4 | It ill becomes a foreigner to look in and pontificate on a short visit but it seemed to me that Australia as a rich country had given them only material goods , which merely sapped their self-sufficiency and their self-respect . |
| 5 | It was a faery world , a faery past , and for many , many years Father McGiff had given it neither thought nor tongue . |
| 6 | But she had given it little thought during this time with Fernando . |
| 7 | The British Employers ' Confederation , for example , had no strong views on the matter , the NFOAPA vaguely opposed compulsory retirement , and only the Fabian Society had given it much thought : they proposed an interesting ‘ double-decker ’ scheme , involving payment of 10s 0d per week as in the existing system , and ‘ adequate ’ pensions on retirement . |
| 8 | She stared down at it , remembering the way she had used it just hours before , remembering the way it had kicked in her hand , bruising her flesh . |
| 9 | Their faith had brought them neither peace nor confidence . |
| 10 | He had n't said a word since his last attempt to bamboozle the androids who had brought them more bread and water . |
| 11 | Her work with children and women had brought them together ocean . |
| 12 | Mick and Paddy had left me just south of Adrar . |
| 13 | It had taken him only half-an-hour to reach the heralded target figure , and it was poetic justice that Graham Gooch was his partner at the time . |