Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An argument at Formby 's works between a boy , John Carter , and a horse driver led to what the local paper called " A brutal attack upon the boy " . |
| 2 | They ensured that the infant emperor continued to study in Paris for another seven years and meantime the French Resident Superior in Hue arrogated to himself the few remaining vestiges of imperial authority . |
| 3 | Every shrill cadence of the birds ' song , every soft utterance of Dr Tariq poured into him the high exhilaration of fear . |
| 4 | I think we all need to bear in mind that as far as what Mr said about what the approved strategy was and what the Secretary of Sta of State previously said . |
| 5 | The other prong of the attack was the political lobbying and the use of such institutions and fora as were open to the group , though few state-sponsored fora existed in which the long-term concerns of the DUC could be articulated . |
| 6 | Up and down the country mini-celebrations occurred in what the official guide called in that unmistakeable paternalistic tone of the period , ‘ spontaneous expressions of citizenship ’ . |
| 7 | And if Jesus incorporated in himself the double role of royal and priestly Messiah , he would indeed have been a figure worthy of such adherence . |
| 8 | Johnson extracted from him the English meaning of the Gaelic place-name ; it signified a place of , or near , water , conforming , claimed McQueen , to ‘ all the descriptions of the temples of that goddess , which were situated near rivers that there might be water to wash the statue ’ . |
| 9 | Along the way Brian talked to us the whole time , not in a loud voice or a whisper , but in a low confident tone , the kind every good falconer adopts when he 's in the presence of birds of prey . |
| 10 | And I used to load the boot up and bring them and load home like in the boot of my car my Sales Manager said to me the other day , how the hell did you get bright red dust in your boot ? |
| 11 | Raymond said to me the other day , I asked him was there any lemonade ? |
| 12 | Ever mindful of the utility of involving all the regime 's political " families " in the business of government , Franco distributed amongst them the remaining posts in his 1951 cabinet . |
| 13 | Whoever killed Father Reynard shot at us the previous evening . |
| 14 | Erm I told you that erm during the war if my army wage went above what the recorded salary was , my wife had to pay to keep the superannuation going |
| 15 | Fellow said to me the other week you do n't live here . |
| 16 | but the actual extract as , as Cath said to me the other day , you know she felt sure and I said to her you know in a full length film they could 've actually chosen a better moment |
| 17 | They were facing a mounting legal bill , whereas Cassidy had behind him the huge resources of the diocese — much of it contributed by gays and lesbians , Moreover , the Chancellor 's opinion was clear . |
| 18 | The chapel seemed to me the focal point of our small , humble community . |
| 19 | This year the IRA has killed two people in Belfast compared to none the previous year . |
| 20 | In the event , not one of these possibilities for the immediate future materialized and a period of balance emerged in which the three principal southumbrian kingdoms — Kent , Wessex and Mercia — existed in a state of political equilibrium and the stability of Kent and Wessex was in striking contrast to the volatility of the recent past . |