Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | they were on about that they ship them abroad and th , they were interviewing a lad in London he said oh , he used to get up in the morning and er go down to the phone box and phone this contact they know and he 'd tell you what cars you wanted pinching this day and they pinch them to order ! |
| 2 | Up to the darkroom to begin at once the pictures she had taken this afternoon . |
| 3 | and and she said something about through her interest in North American Indians she 'd written this novel . |
| 4 | Its reflection on the water surface of the river at Abingdon advanced towards me , in this case not exactly to my feet because I was up on the bridge , but whatever else I managed to achieve in the picture I had to make this plane of the river advance . |
| 5 | A large part of the fun I had testing this guitar through an amplifier came from not knowing what to expect . |
| 6 | After half a mile she had rejected this hypothesis and decided that it was merely because she was unattractive , the sort of person who , fifty years ago , would have worn rubber galoshes . |
| 7 | Such things she had heard this day ! |
| 8 | Like if Nick was dead and I was remembering the things we 'd done this year , perhaps . |
| 9 | Somewhat on impulse I decided to try this route . |
| 10 | 2 If you do not have the same answer as the one at the end of 6 , what does this reveal about the schema you employed to interpret this discourse ? |
| 11 | When watching parliamentary television , I have not often felt that there was an unfair political balance and none of the Members I interviewed raised this matter , except that one Liberal Democrat believed that the smaller parties were squeezed out of live coverage on Tuesdays and Thursdays . |
| 12 | His heart seemed to leap inside him , at the sheer beauty of her now , and the realisation he had produced this change . |
| 13 | In order to complete his case he had to challenge this deference to a patristic consensus — which he did by observing that the church fathers had taken the motion of the sun for granted because the alternative had not , in that era , been laid before them . |
| 14 | She shot a swift glance at Paul in case he decided to amend this statement , but he merely smiled quirkily and said , ‘ Exactly ! ’ |
| 15 | MARTIN O'NEILL , the Wycombe Wanderers manager , emerged cheerfully to face the press , extolling the virtues of what had been , by his own admission , one of the most gruelling 90 minutes he had endured this season . |
| 16 | That is the only reason I agreed to write this message to you . |
| 17 | This was purely business , and for all the jolly camaraderie Kate was aware that most of the men she 'd met this evening had grave reservations about her ability to do her job well now that they 'd seen her . |
| 18 | The reason this figure was produced is erm because one of the comments we had back from the other induction courses er Gareth , the reason we had produced this video was erm structure you 've never shown it , so it 's not necessarily tongue in cheek but it is a strictly sales structure but it will give you a clearer idea of our guide what to do to the role plays this morning , Saturday and tomorrow . |
| 19 | His wife , Pauline said : ‘ We thought it was such a nice letter we wanted to help this man track down the right Don Adamson . |
| 20 | In our final Report we decided to excise this list of authors because , as we explained , it had attracted so much unfortunate attention . |
| 21 | Th th the final the final sort of sick joke was the fact that erm having having disposed of the fingers to the theatre , the hospital they 'd got this box of ice lollies so they proceeded then to give them to people ! |
| 22 | No doubt he 'd enjoyed this association with young men , trousers and jackets endlessly tried on in curtained booths . |
| 23 | It was the first time I had made this mistake , but Bamba immediately turned and ran back to us . |
| 24 | Greater Manchester West is my first choice , not Greater Manchester East , and when I looked at the vote in the last contest , back in nineteen eighty eight , when the erm then Alliance , or the ex-Alliance vote was split between the social erm liberal democrats as they were then , and the S D P , and saw the votes I had to beat this time , six thousand nine hundred , I thought I can look good next to that . |
| 25 | She walked to the desk and put down the vase and by the time she had done this Gabriel was gone . |
| 26 | This was the first time he had used this mechanism to force through legislation rejected by parliament , and the ANC warned that it would nullify the legislation if it gained political power . |
| 27 | It was n't the first time he 'd had this nightmare ; it was happening more often nowadays . |