Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Kristian is very good with fans when they see him the street and ask him for autographs . |
| 2 | In what seems a somewhat specious argument , she urges Leo to bathe with her in the fire so that their mortal sins may be purged : but although the fire at first seems to do her no harm as she shows him the way into it , the self-seeking nature of her love becomes evident as her ageless beauty is destroyed : |
| 3 | I remember him taking me for a drive in his car when he told me the joyful news about his forthcoming marriage to Rosemary and feeling so happy that he was going to be happy . |
| 4 | ILL-MANNERED Tories booed , hissed and slow-handclapped Brighton 's Labour mayor as she told them the hard facts of life in Major 's Britain . |
| 5 | The Court of Appeal held that he had appropriated the goods for the purposes of theft when he showed them the goods and invited them to buy . |
| 6 | All the same it was hard to restrain her pleasure when he called her the following evening . |
| 7 | and a half , one over two the reciprocal of a half if you turn it the other way round it 's two over one |
| 8 | But do n't call the law unless they give me the black spot , or if you see the seaman with one leg — he 's worse than any of them . ’ |
| 9 | Different respondents may use different frames of reference unless we tell them the purpose of the rating procedure . |
| 10 | At least she would n't have far to go home if the evening turned into an unmitigated disaster , with him weeping drunken tears and slobbering all over her shoes while he told her the sad story of his life . |
| 11 | We listened to the hon. Member for Derby , South when she gave us the present status of Beckett 's laws — a pledge to increase pensions and child benefit , to which the new manufacturing package has been added . |
| 12 | That was what he meant to Mrs Sairellen Thackray as she served him the first of her good dinners of boiled beef and potatoes and onions towards which the town 's Chartists had all made their contributions . |
| 13 | Scientists did not help matters when they gave it the generic name Oreamnos , meaning ‘ mountain lamb ’ . |
| 14 | Pressure on the pound lightened yesterday as financial markets decided to suspend judgement until they heard what the Chancellor had to say , a mood which was reflected among Conservative representatives . |
| 15 | To mark his disapproval of my doing so he gives me the wrong ticket and some change , of which the amount , as far as I can see , bears no relation to any previous transaction between us . |
| 16 | A large fish on his or my line was always an occasion for excitement for Edwy and he would jump into the water with his gaff if he thought it the only way to land it . |
| 17 | ‘ Tell me , ’ he complained , ‘ what would be your reaction if I told you the moon just fell out of the sky ? ’ |
| 18 | Arguments in favour are that the video recording gives a more complete record because it shows what the lecturer writes on the board or displays on the Overhead Projector and it can also cover any demonstrations that are part of the lecture . |
| 19 | I 'm just one of the Star Councillors , but I was n't in the Star Room when you showed them the animal . |
| 20 | That 's life , on Vadinamia , as I said to Mala when I told her the news . |
| 21 | But he was always having fun so I suppose its the imagination that counts is n't it . |
| 22 | It would be easier to work out the story of the Jingoes if we knew what the beginning was . |
| 23 | At once Matthew relaxed , his eyes creasing in a smile as he wondered what the old man was up to . |
| 24 | May they remind us of birthdays and other gift-days as they teach us the secret that all life is meant for celebration and contemplation . |
| 25 | After all , you were n't overly concerned about my feelings when you interviewed me the other day , were you ? ’ |
| 26 | Oh , would n't I like to be a fly on the wall when you tell her the latest ! |
| 27 | And that we have an obligation to listen to noise because it shows us the grim truth of reality . |
| 28 | Frank and unremorseful about his homosexuality , he never fully resolved his attitude towards it , in part because it denied him the family he would have liked to have had . |
| 29 | people if they say what the hell are you doing . |
| 30 | I know my father would raise a terrific stink if I told him the Headmistress had grabbed me by the hair and slung me over the playground fence . ’ |