Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [noun] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She liked to save any money she got off Nigel and had her own private account in a building society the other side of London . |
| 2 | They met through work and had an affair for five months until Mike , who was divorced , suggested Marianne should leave her husband . |
| 3 | RUSSIA 'S leaders vacillated between confrontation and compromise yesterday as President Boris Yeltsin softened his claim to special powers and parliament called an emergency session of the Congress of People 's Deputies to try to oust him . |
| 4 | Mrs Prentice fussed about Boardwalk and congratulated its jockey . |
| 5 | Leontyne Price sang ‘ Visse d'Arte , ’ from ‘ Tosca ’ : ‘ I lived for art and love … |
| 6 | Mr Johns said he knew nothing of this but the next day Grugel again asked for money and became aggressive . |
| 7 | Mr Johns said he knew nothing of this but the next day Grugel again asked for money and became aggressive . |
| 8 | I asked for names and addresses so that I might pass on details to the police . |
| 9 | Volunteers are interviewed , asked for references and given a three-month trial . |
| 10 | Heading now for the Picton Ferry to the North Island , we passed through Havelock and took the scenic ( and shorter ) route along Queen Charlotte Drive beside the Marlborough Sounds , stopping briefly at Momorangi Beach , which is where Ned , at the age of one , did his ‘ Jesus act ’ by walking , fully clothed , into the sea ! |
| 11 | He fought for Orkney and won it , against men just like Siward . |
| 12 | Bauthumley fought for Parliament and rose to be quartermaster in Colonel Cox 's regiment . |
| 13 | that particular organisation I presume is , is the one that is known as the most profitable investment bank partnership in the world or in history and presumably the reason why you 've been advised is because the advisor or the director to Robert Maxwell who was instrumental in dealing with Robert Maxwell business wherever he was in the world and I mean I 've seen er faxes and cables to France where er that particular director , I believe Mr Shineberg was , I 've seen faxes about Jersey business to Mr Shineberg er presumably er you 're being advised to take that action because in effect it was operating as one operation with transactions routed through New York , routed through London as seemed to suit the circumstances , but not necessarily with any rational basis other than er to avoid perhaps regulation . |
| 14 | For example , the trade association in the nut and bolt industry actually employed individuals who posed as buyers and tried to obtain discounts on prices from sellers suspected of cheating . |
| 15 | contain minute and complex detail of when , how and where a driver can be promoted , moved between depots or made redundant … |
| 16 | After a few more games we stopped for lunch and went over the morning 's action . |
| 17 | The General shouted for litter-bearers and retired to his tent in a bad mood for a bath and a change of clothes . |
| 18 | They returned to the front room and , after a light tea of eggs and toast , Willie changed for bed and positioned himself by the armchair , next to Tom . |
| 19 | In their second year , Robyn and Charles moved off campus and set up house in a small flat in Brighton , commuting to the University by local train . |
| 20 | A contingent headed for Plymouth and met their first serious resistance at Trematon Castle by Saltash , held for the King by Sir Richard Grenville . |
| 21 | While men like Thomas Howard , Duke of Norfolk , and Stephen Gardiner , Bishop of Winchester , were prepared to accept the royal supremacy , they baulked at these evangelical reforms , which in their view smacked of heresy and threatened to lead England into the Lutheran camp . |
| 22 | They moved past Kaas and grabbed Adam , wrenching him away from Billie . |
| 23 | As she spoke she moved past Adam and put her arm on Goodenache 's . |
| 24 | Her foot slipped on the smooth tiles and a frightened little cry left her lips about one second before Mitch moved like lightning and caught her , his arms tightly around her , holding her close . |
| 25 | He managed to co-opt the gloomy Georg into circulating with more champagne and everyone averted their eyes as Georg drew near Suzi and refilled her glass . |
| 26 | They walked on all fours , preferred a diet of raw meat , they howled like wolves and lacked any form of speech . |
| 27 | ‘ When I first left school I stopped near Ipswich and worked there . |
| 28 | Much thanks to John and many others in the R Y A who helped with training and preparing er that er expedition and then in the World Disabled Championships in Barcelona , Kevin who has one of our Challenger catamarans , in which he 's been national champion seven times . |
| 29 | He jerked with pain and anger as if I 'd laid a whip on him , " It is " he shouted . |
| 30 | However , although several lengths behind , Clydal Pal soon moved into overdrive and picked up the leader in the home straight to win going away . |