Example sentences of "[det] [pron] [vb past] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any form of limited franchise , such as that which had been in operation since 1815 , was a direct affront to the principles of 1789 , which had declared the people to be sovereign . |
| 2 | After that she had been at pains to assure him she could cope very well and was about to go to see her inheritance . |
| 3 | All I had was in that crate , its death |
| 4 | ‘ All the same , ’ she said , ‘ all I meant was for her to break a leg . ’ |
| 5 | And you kept trying all those complicated ways of pleasing me , but all I wanted was for you just to want me . ’ |
| 6 | Now all I wanted was for James to ask me out and I would 've when out with him you know . |
| 7 | All I wanted was to be left alone to get on with the job I 'd been trained for and loved . |
| 8 | All I wanted was to be away from Hampton Court before I further incurred Henry 's wrath . |
| 9 | All I did was to out on a raid — unofficially . |
| 10 | Only then did she realise that , for all she had been in his company for a total of several hours now , she still did n't know the first thing about him . |
| 11 | How could I tell her the truth , after all she 'd been through ? ’ |
| 12 | All she wanted was for him to leave and take his tantalising , lying promises away with him . |
| 13 | In that instant all she wanted was for him to take her in his arms again ; to know the sweet pressure of his mouth on hers and to feel once more the way her body had come alive beneath his hands . |
| 14 | Deal or no mysterious deal , now that it had been established that he had not tracked her down all she wanted was for him to go . |
| 15 | Now all she wanted was for him to go , so she could sit down and think it over . |
| 16 | All she wanted was to be alone . |
| 17 | All she wanted was to be by his side . |
| 18 | All she wanted was to be their friend , but they responded by ridiculing her . |
| 19 | That hurt , especially after all they had been through together . |
| 20 | This father insisted that all they wanted was for their children to receive a schooling based on English traditions and values . |
| 21 | Feeling a twinge of guilt because she 'd inadvertently brought it all up when all they wanted was for it to remain buried , and pushing aside for the moment the whys and wherefores of her grandfather 's involvement , Ellie apologised quietly , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 22 | All they wanted was for him to sit still as a stone — to be a piece of scenery , a decoration like one of the stone angels he had watched the Mason carve , up in the roofs of churches . |
| 23 | The doctors did all that all he had was in the leg . |
| 24 | All he wanted was to be free . |
| 25 | All he wanted was for him to put out the cigarette ; he knew he would just go on suffering the strangled air . |
| 26 | All it took was for one saleslady to tell her she looked lovely and Mrs McMahon was persuaded . |
| 27 | Their private parts were firmly jammed in the wringer and all it needed was for somebody to the rescue . |
| 28 | All it needed was for the envelope to be stuck down . |
| 29 | Little damage had been done , all it needed was for the cargo to be reassembled , but , while several tourists were rushing energetically around attempting to do this , the drivers of the carts had taken time off to chat . |
| 30 | Sentence of death was passed on 8 convicts at the Old Bailey , 4 of whom were executed on 15 Feb. : ‘ One of those who suffered was for robbing a farmer 's boy of sixpence . ’ |