Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , you may be amused to hear that one of my sons spotted you the other day training with Korchnoi and the Brighton and Hove Albion football team . |
| 2 | My grandson asked me the other morning , when was I gon na die ? |
| 3 | A glance at her watch gave her the perfect excuse to leave immediately … |
| 4 | Eleven years later the World Federation of the Deaf at the seventh Congress in Washington awarded him an International Solidarity Merit Award , and Gallaudet College , taking advantage of his presence made him the first recipient of a medallion for " outstanding international service to the deaf " , which he received at a special convention attended by the Vice-President of the United States . |
| 5 | A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy died in hospital after being hit by a car while his father taught him the Green Cross Code . |
| 6 | Those who liked the Prince called him Slender Billy , while his detractors called him the Young Frog . |
| 7 | He never earned a degree , but an allowance from his mother gave him the financial independence to devote himself to a career as writer . |
| 8 | Either he was smiling , or the gaunt hollows of his face gave him the daunting appearance of a smile . |
| 9 | Our instructors taught us the correct names for the parts of the Topper . |