Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] the other [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That was the name of one of the Frenchmen who called to see about Daniel the other day . |
| 2 | I 've been knocking on doors the other night there . |
| 3 | There was a man being interviewed on tele the other night he said that these people are trying to destroy the English language by their |
| 4 | We went swimming with Jonathan the other night and he got up on the top board and sort of and he was sort of like hanging on to the bar like this looking over |
| 5 | According to experts the other trick … is just to slow down . |
| 6 | I found myself looking at toupees the other day , horrible things , rat skins ! ’ |
| 7 | Looking at things the other way around , it might seem that if selection of new books could be carried out thoroughly , taking proper account of demand , and if proper weeding and replacement procedures could be instituted , stock revision would not be necessary at all . |
| 8 | I was looking at Euston the other day and thinking how much lighter it would be if they had glass instead of that wood and flashing . |
| 9 | I just could n't keep away from her when I got the chance to escape from Rocamar the other day . |
| 10 | On trying to get this going in Hartlepool the other week they attracted about six men . |
| 11 | This funny fat fool , this symbol of old-style decency was drowned at sea the other day just after declaring how happy he was to be alive . |
| 12 | Or again suppose we overhear the following exchange : ( 26 ) A : How did Harry fare in court the other day ? |
| 13 | If he looked bored and cold and ready to quit in Swansea the other night , he 'll carry on running into places his own brain ca n't conceive until his genius leaves him . |
| 14 | I might , what you got from Argos the other day , I might keep one of the things back for her birthday . |
| 15 | You did n't disagree with Dad the other day , anyhow , when he remarked that since you 'd worked so hard for your qualifications it was a pity that there was n't a firm around here large enough for you to use them . |
| 16 | I was saying to Pauline the other day , there 's some people you grow old with , willy-nilly , without noticing it — not that we are n't all wearing pretty well . ’ |
| 17 | . Oh no , as I was saying to Reed the other day , er Reed has joined our class by the way . |
| 18 | But er I was saying to Mrs the other day , asked about Scott what the heck ! |
| 19 | Oh she said I 'm ever so sorry I was miles away , I said yeah we 've just said that , I said you never even heard us , so I said what you , you ca n't understand why you pay too much tax , she said no I know why I pay too much tax she said but more she said I used to be in business she said and I 'm on basic rate of tax , so I said yeah I 've had some of that , so she said what basic rate of tax , I said yeah where I 've come so , it 's a funny thing she said , I was saying to Carol the other day , she said erm , she said what a difference them blokes you work with , so I said yeah , I said I 'm always saying that about these so she said oh she said er |
| 20 | But as I was saying to George the other day |
| 21 | The Sundial opened two-and-a-half years ago after an 18 month planning battle with the district council , as Mr Davies wanted to build on land the other side of town . |
| 22 | It marked the end of an 18 month planning battle with Hambleton District Council as Mr Davies wanted to build on land the other side of the town . |
| 23 | I could give you a blow-by-blow account of how England lost to Portugal the other night . |
| 24 | And I like erm erm knitting and crocheting and I like cycling and I like running and erm I like walking and erm I was very fortunate to be able to go to Nepal the other week . |
| 25 | But not all Bonhams ' baubles are so expensive — the entire collection our model is wearing went for £450 the other day . |
| 26 | It 's funny , I thought about sweeteners the other day , I think it 's just as bad as sugar , I think . |
| 27 | I asked him what he thought of Magritte the other day , and he thought I was talking about some girl in first year . |
| 28 | My survival plan spun into action the other week with that hard-fought point against Northtown , and although we went down 4–1 against Clansford United I was not unduly worried — every well-oiled engine needs a little fine tuning . |
| 29 | But I know when we went in Co-op the other day , last week were it there was a load |
| 30 | ‘ It 's the locket we saw in town the other day ! |