Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] the [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At about this time a hitherto unsuccessful fortune-teller living on the other side of the block chanced to glance into her scrying bowl , gave a small scream and , within the hour , had sold her jewellery , various magical accoutrements , most of her clothes and almost all her other possessions that could not be conveniently carried on the fastest horse she could buy . |
| 2 | I 've forgotten to write down the bad dream I had last night . |
| 3 | The Socialist leader took charge of the mandate after the conservative New Democracy Party , which fell three seats short of an overall majority in the general elections last weekend , failed to drum up the extra support it needed to create a minority administration . |
| 4 | Breeze snatched up the first thing she could find — her own mackintosh , which she had been wearing earlier in the day — and with one swift movement covered that smouldering sleeve with the thick material . |
| 5 | When in a hurry , or eager to try out the new software you 've just received for example , you might forget to validate the disks . |
| 6 | When in a hurry , or eager to try out the new software you 've just received for example , you might forget to validate the disks . |
| 7 | In fact , my sheer busyness had squeezed out the close intimacy I had known with him during the first few months of the year after my operation . |
| 8 | ‘ There have been a number of occasions in the past when stories have appeared in the press saying what the figures are going to be in one or two days ’ time … but when someone quotes exactly the figure which is going to come out the next day it is hard to believe they just made an inspired guess . |
| 9 | But if you would n't tell me I had to find out the only way I could , ’ Travis explained , tightening his arms about her . |
| 10 | Yeah but , like you say that the to find , to find out the real truth you have to refer to Hebrew anyway because they found out the sacred secret of God did n't they ? |
| 11 | It 's difficult to work out the exact specification you 'll need , so check our software reviews , where we recommend the hardware you 'll need to run each package . |
| 12 | It 's difficult to work out the exact specification you 'll need , so check our software reviews , where we recommend the hardware you 'll need to run each package . |
| 13 | She 'd turned down the only chance she had had . |
| 14 | ‘ I mean , to have a German plane shot down the first time we went up . ’ |
| 15 | It was like when his Giro cheques from the unemployment people had n't turned up the last time he 'd been out of work ; it was all done to wear him down . |
| 16 | At the DOS prompt ( > ) pressing F3 will automatically bring up the last line you typed . |
| 17 | When Blyth came back the next year he was even more unpleasant than before , having lost his left leg from above the knee in a road accident ( the boy he was playing'chicken ’ with was killed ) . |
| 18 | Her aim was simple ; to head up the coast under cover of the bushes and seek out the first help she could . |
| 19 | Then he ordered Ram to serve out the reddest shot he could find in the furnace , watched it loaded and , motioning the pensioners back , himself took the portfire and touched it to the vent . |
| 20 | Without wishing to rule out the first option I should like to consider the second , to examine the possibilities of indirect leverage over investment decisions . |
| 21 | Going down the second fairway he told me he 'd lost his yardage book and asked me what I thought his second shot was . |
| 22 | Because once the ship come up that 's still a certain amount of water in the hold which that must be , cos then once you heave your door up then of course you load your ship again and then cos your ship was going down the more mud you put in , course mud is heavier than water |
| 23 | Mowed down the first time she left her new baby son |
| 24 | He turned down the first street he came to , turned left , right , left again , he walked down a hill , along an alley , through a deserted square , but still he could n't find one anywhere . |
| 25 | Toshack has taken pains to play down the hard-man image he brought from San Sebastian , swearing that the extra training ordered after the poor performance at Castellon was not a punishment . |
| 26 | Councils argued that rather than run down the home-help service it was better to charge those who could afford to pay and keep the total level of service . |
| 27 | For five hours he did n't once open his mouth to offer advice or even give an opinion and , when he checked the takings at the end of the day , although we were two shillings and fivepence light from a usual Saturday , he still handed over the sixpenny piece he always gave me at the end of the week . |
| 28 | And yesterday , TACP Design 's practice partner Brian Evans , a former city councillor and conservation work pioneer , showed off the prestigious trophy he received at the RICS Awards 1992 ceremony in London . |
| 29 | At the time of weddings , a group of women and children came across the fields with baskets and scarves full of sweets and rice which they touched down under the holy tree to be blessed , before going back the same way they 'd come . |
| 30 | Within five years Labour 's industrial policies would have wiped out the competitive advantage we have gained in the last decade . |