Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 That 's where you met Colin and told him I was having a new car .
2 Denbighshire , in contrast , defeated Breconshire and had their trip to South Wales at Ammanford rained off , so all now hinges on the outcome of today 's derby date .
3 He approached Vickers and convinced them of his worth as pilot for their Atlantic crossing attempt .
4 St Ives said it was a mercy he had n't after all approached Meredith and asked him to give her the push .
5 Baron Ferdinand de Rothchild built Waddesdon and furnished it exclusively in 17th and 18th century French style .
6 Furthermore , the Sharmas had contacted Mr Frank Mitchell of the Yorkshire Collie Rescue who phoned Brenda and told her that if the dogs were not returned to the Sharmas she would be banned from showing her dogs at London Collie Club shows .
7 Du Camp records how they visited Thermopylae and re-read their Plutarch on the battlefield .
8 He found Tallis and lifted her .
9 Rogers found Killion and congratulated him on his work .
10 Carel Weight visited Wimbledon and encouraged me to try for the Royal College .
11 ‘ Is there a chance Ed phoned Sandy and told her something important — something so important someone thought it was dangerous that she went on living ? ’
12 Meanwhile in August 1982 , Clark visited Allison and gave him a copy of his paper for Infection and Immunity .
13 Phoned Moira and told her I wanted it out as soon as possible ; if she would n't have it I would find someone who would .
14 So she , she phoned Wendy and said you know , this is ridiculous .
15 She phoned Kate and told her about the funeral and the goat clinic and Kate laughed and said , poor old thing .
16 Walton created Wal-Mart and developed it into the nation 's largest stores chain with annual sales of $44 billion , but always maintained a down-to-earth approach .
17 The lad caught Drifter and brought him to join us .
18 She met Dudley John Beaumont , son of Captain William Spencer Beaumont , of 14th King 's Hussars , in the spring of 1899 when he visited Sark and painted her portrait .
19 I phoned Annie and asked her to cancel both performances today , and those on Monday and Tuesday .
20 She recognised Nutty and lifted her nose a little higher .
21 But just when it seemed that the former were to disappear up a one-club road to exclusive excellence , along came Newport and beat them to mark the first real return on all the investment at Rodney Parade .
22 All of them were big men who had drawn lots for the honour of the occasion , and carefully they lifted Artai and carried him up the short flight of steps to the summit of the plinth .
23 The point about the story of Abraham , which is a key paradigm in Galatians , is that he obeyed God and committed himself , his family and his future to God .
24 The programme prompted a huge stream of calls from viewers who thought they may know the man who abducted Stephanie and held her captive for eight days before escaping with a £175,000 ransom .
25 ‘ Hold her steady , ’ he told Gomez and made his way on to the cabin top .
26 She said : ‘ I woke John and told him we had burglars .
27 Because he did n't think his player was coming over , Orville Moody 's caddie had taken Tom Weiskopf 's bag , but when he suddenly heard Orville was flying over , he ditched Tom and suggested I take over the bag .
28 George protected Lennie and helped him because he was mentally retarded .
29 Markby telephoned Meredith and asked her if she was interested in a country walk that morning .
30 Yet this lone , beautiful , and sensitive actress who openly espoused Ibsen and portrayed his bold , modern women did not find it easy living in late Victorian Britain .
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