Example sentences of "[vb pp] [subord] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether a ceiling is badly cracked because people cover them up with ceiling paper or tiles . |
| 2 | The SOC government had been set to release some 400 political detainees and POWs on Jan. 3 but the move had been cancelled after Fresard denounced it as " a pure propaganda piece " . |
| 3 | Whilst I was wondering just what I might buy with it , the problem was solved when Mum bought me a grey shirt . |
| 4 | This theory holds that , although human society originated as Freud described it in Totem and Taboo , subsequent social evolution led to repetitions and expansion of that primal trauma which , although on a smaller scale than the original one , nevertheless share something of its traumatic nature and crucial consequences — particularly for the subsequent evolution of the superego . |
| 5 | First , the curt instruction to make a mayonnaise ‘ a la main ’ , though this proved much easier than expected when Eric started us off with three egg yolks and a healthy dollop of strong French mustard ( tip of the year for this amateur chef ) before adding the first drop of oil . |
| 6 | Part of the problem with encouraging girls to take ‘ useful ’ subjects is that we do not know whether it makes any difference to the kinds of jobs they eventually do ; and whether , indeed , these jobs would still be highly rated if women did them . |
| 7 | However , the success of recent policy initiatives can only be fully met if farmers find it their own interests to plant up pieces of land in such a way as to achieve both timber production and environmental improvement . |
| 8 | At press time Sun was still chipping away at the price of the Tsunami Classic , so named because Sun expects it to become the standard by which all others are judged . |
| 9 | Cos he used to go shooting there and and they went in there and they should n't of done because Michael told them I 'd taken meadows back and he sa , he said when Tony told them , they , they 'd been there shooting he said well they 're , they 're out of bounds ! |
| 10 | But it 's been done because people wanted it to happen , not because it 's been imposed upon them . ’ |
| 11 | Wishart was waiting for him , sitting behind his long , polished table almost as if he had not moved since Corbett saw him last . |
| 12 | For a minute or two all conversation was silenced while Kalchu bounced him on his lap and muttered softly through his screaming . |
| 13 | The film director said a threat was made after Mia discovered he was having an affair with her adopted daughter . |
| 14 | Balcha only accepted after Tafari suggested he should bring with him as many men as he pleased . |
| 15 | It still has to be decided whether IBM sells it or how to avoid confusing users because of IBM 's ties to Apple . |
| 16 | There was a crunch , and the truck jerked as Jekub hit it . |
| 17 | Billy brayed with laughter at something Sooty had said as Yanto joined them . |
| 18 | Jinny was paralysed until Keith prodded her and she choked out the first words . |
| 19 | ‘ You did n't ask , you did n't want to be told until Florian convinced you that there 'd never been anything between us . |
| 20 | How often have you seen windows opened because people find it too warm , yet they do not turn off radiators ? |
| 21 | The favourite date for the poll is March 25 , but a note of confusion was sown when parliament decided it would continue sitting until March 16 . |
| 22 | Before Joseph can take any action , however , he is told in a dream , by the ‘ Angel of the Lord ’ , that the child is to be born because God wishes it . |
| 23 | Polly kept her head bent while Nathan helped her into her safety harness . |
| 24 | A HEALTHY baby girl whose twin sister died mysteriously in hospital , had ended up severely brain damaged after doctors left her in the care of nurse Beverley Allitt , a court heard yesterday . |
| 25 | They were finally rewarded when Wadforth fired them in front from a short corner but they momentarily relaxed and Pelicans replied almost immediately with a well-worked move from a long corner which caught out the defence . |
| 26 | ‘ You think the valley itself is corrupted when strangers visit it . ’ |
| 27 | One fire engine was damaged as crews used it as a barrier while they tried to extinguish the fire in the building 's upper floor and roof . |
| 28 | But she won at their game , splitting the party in 1969 to assert her supremacy over the bosses — and she was vindicated when voters gave her a huge majority . |
| 29 | You know about the key , Lily ? — I 've found where Ma keeps it — ‘ |
| 30 | That one 's a bit burnt cos Bernie left it on top of the cooker Where 's the dog ? |