Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [vb past] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And with that David kissed me on the cheek . |
| 2 | Old Joseph saw it as the beginning of his retreat into loneliness and isolation . |
| 3 | However , the Bishop of London refused Hossmer a licence and the following November issued one for the incumbent of the English Church . |
| 4 | A fast trip through central London whisked them past the main tourist attractions and out to the suburbs to the International Training College where they were to stay . |
| 5 | First of all Gyggle tried me on the same sort of rudimentary exercises that I remembered performing as a child . |
| 6 | Poor Andy knew nothing about the fact that his bride was planning to sport shorts for the most important vows of her life . |
| 7 | The events of 5 October convinced him of the need to get involved again . |
| 8 | When the community care Support Force was inaugurated , many SSDs regarded it with the same amount of suspicion and distrust as a bird would a snake . |
| 9 | By the beginning of 1957 Franco found himself on the horns of a dilemma : both change and immobilism implied a high degree of risk for his continuation in power . |
| 10 | And I 'm pretty sure Natasha knew nothing about the kidnap . |
| 11 | Irish Tom detached himself from the group of workmen and swaggered , grinning , along the corridor . |
| 12 | In October 1961 Macmillan appointed him to the newly invented office of chief secretary to the Treasury , whose unenviable task was to play the role of Scrooge towards popular proposals for public expenditure . |
| 13 | On 31 May de Gaulle formed his cabinet and on 1 June presented it to the National Assembly , where it was confirmed by the margin of 329 votes to 224 ( with the majority composed of conservatives , centrists , and half the socialist deputies ) . |
| 14 | The Malcolms said very little although that daft Janet mumbled something to the effect that the meeting , held prior to Grunte 's ‘ treat ’ , was in bad taste . |
| 15 | As recession-hit Britain steadied itself in the seventies , the Gedge family made a drastic move . |
| 16 | Sarah went on to ask Gedge to dedicate ‘ Shatner ’ to her while risque Katy invited him to the Plaza after the concert ! |
| 17 | But young Morton found it among the dead cases , all the same . ’ |
| 18 | Once attacked , even gentle Stan defended himself with the utmost terrier vigour , although afterwards he would shake and look very upset , while Ollie paraded , as confident as ever . |
| 19 | However , once Leopold relinquished his role of chaperone and travelling companion and the adolescent Wolfgang found himself off the parental leash , he promptly set about indulging all his hitherto repressed impulses , just like any other high-spirited teenager . |
| 20 | When they drew apart at last Travis carried her to the nearest armchair , cradling her across his lap . |