Hunston

"Hunston," said Harkaway, after a few minutes 'pause, "you bade me think.

Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigand's of Greece Bracebridge Hemyng 1871

I think Dave Willis and other grammarians working with Cobuild (Gill Francis, Susan Hunston, Elizabeth Manning) have probably given examples in various Cobuild publications …?

C is for Corpus « An A-Z of ELT 2010

Out of curiosity, I checked the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) – the link is in my ‘handy websites list’ above – to see if the Hunston and Biber statements were reflected in the data.

G is for Gerund « An A-Z of ELT 2010

Yes, the pattern grammar analyses that Hunston & Francis have done has added a signifcant new dimension to the grammar-lexis interface (well, not so new, since Hornby had popularised verb patterns in the 1950s but then they fell into disrepute, having become associated with pattern practice drills).

L is for (Michael) Lewis « An A-Z of ELT 2010

"Relieving your honorable chairman of the trouble of rising for the purpose, I take pleasure in introducing to you Mr.J. Pinkney Hare, who is, with your consent, the next mayor of Hunston."

Captivating Mary Carstairs Henry Sydnor Harrison 1905

Smith would think of: to ask Mrs. Carstairs what had brought her husband's yacht to Hunston.

Captivating Mary Carstairs Henry Sydnor Harrison 1905

A man and a woman sat in it, presumably bound for Hunston, and they stared at the hidden, detected _Cypriani_ with a degree of frank interest which suggested that they would not fail to mention the strange sight to every acquaintance they met in town.

Captivating Mary Carstairs Henry Sydnor Harrison 1905

In the shaded solitude of the after-deck, Mr. Carstairs's agent sat in an easy-chair with a cigarette, and thought over the remarkable happenings of his first night in Hunston.

Captivating Mary Carstairs Henry Sydnor Harrison 1905

It appeared that the under-steward had just returned from a marketing tour in Hunston, had met Mr. Maginnis on the street, and been ordered to take back the parcel to Mr. Varney.

Captivating Mary Carstairs Henry Sydnor Harrison 1905

No mere blind luck could have driven him half a mile into the country to the one spot in all Hunston -- impossibly unlikely as it was -- where he could become acquainted with Uncle Elbert's daughter without the formality of an introduction.

Captivating Mary Carstairs Henry Sydnor Harrison 1905