Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Very hard , very hard I told the lads I told 'em the union about it what he done that day .
2 While she filled the tank of the lady 's car she told her the legend of the Brownies ' Bridge .
3 He said that he 'd telephoned every gallery I gave him the name of .
4 When they reached the old farmhouse she handed him the fare , absent-mindedly giving him a tip that was at least treble the size she would normally have made , barely aware of his delighted grin as she made her way towards the kitchen
5 From the moment he entered it the wood seemed full of noises .
6 The other day I sent you the invitation to the MRA Assembly here in June .
7 But then there was that day she gave me the brooch what she said I was n't never to forget .
8 ‘ At the station they showed me the machine with an old mouthpiece and said I would have to blow into that .
9 Clatting the neeps and in Aberdeen they called them yowing And y We had your clatt as the yow they called it the hoe , the yow They cleared the Did that to the drill .
10 For the rest of the journey I told him the plot of My Fair Lady .
11 When Mrs Abigail answered the door he handed her the box , saying he believed it was her property .
12 When Katharine McGettigan sent in a letter to BROWNIE it won her the Star letter prize in the November issue .
13 Back into the cottage he showed her the way and gave her so
14 That was the reason they named it the Deathbed Room .
15 and this year they brought me the wireless and cassette
16 paid but if you had a complete attendance they gave you the money back for your self which was quite er a good thing in these days when a a tanner was a tanner .
17 At the time she gave me the impression that she was enjoying the joke .
18 So is n't it about time we gave them the care and consideration they deserve ?
19 By the time he made it the sleet had soaked through every layer of his clothing .
20 Yes Jane it has , as luck would have it I was late arriving , had to run through the rain , ran into the main stand and by pure accident ran into the Oxford United dressing room and there was Brian Horton , he said ‘ Hallo Mick , hows the poster Mickey ’ as he always does , and in fact he gave me the team news and that is — Ian Walker makes his senior debut tonight with both Alan injured , also two other changes ; Jackson comes in for Gary Smart and one surprising one , Steve McLaren for Mark Steen .
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