Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was so terrified that I fought him all the way . |
| 2 | It 's so silly is n't it when er you know that you knew it all the time . |
| 3 | Sadly , we fell behind early on and never really threatened them after that , although we chased them all the way . |
| 4 | I thought : ‘ Well , you wanted a working-class original , and that 's what you 've got , ’ and I ate it all the best way I could — fingers and all . |
| 5 | I had to sleep with it closed because if I left it open the cat would jump in and more likely than not land from ten feet on to my face — a nasty way to wake up . |
| 6 | Oh yeah we had that the other night , cos I got it wrong the other night as well ! |
| 7 | And she has n't got a box by her bed cos I bought her some the other day and she does n't know . |
| 8 | His sigh was heavy , though , and she felt it all the way through to her bones . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought if you gave me all the details … ’ |
| 10 | ‘ And we gave them all the chance to have a share in the profits . |
| 11 | For instance , they gave us just two power lines per side on a huge concert stage , and just one spotlight , and that was all the lights they gave us , and they gave us half the PA . |
| 12 | The thing is my father was a journalist , and he taught me all the fucking tricks . |
| 13 | ‘ I spoke to him on Sunday night and he wished me all the best , while I thanked him . |
| 14 | I was the closet to him , I was within twenty-four hours a day and he called me all the time . |
| 15 | The rehearsal went on and he watched her all the time . |
| 16 | He captured her in a variety of poses and moods which reflect her many facets : as a grande dame in a hat and fur collar ; as a great courtesan — ‘ Madam Pompadour ’ he called the painting , perhaps deliberately mis-spelling it ; in a wicker chair ; demure in front of the piano ; and he sketched her all the time , with quick , deft strokes . |
| 17 | it was so erm steep and it took him half the service to get over , just , well then in the equity I am not fit , I 'm gon na lose weight and do exercise |
| 18 | They built it around a makeshift shrine , with offerings to the gods , both good and bad , and it took them all the following winter , this winter . |
| 19 | And it showed you all the sort of countries of the world , you know , on lights and , and that , and which light was for which wh when they took us round the er |
| 20 | Like the dog 's born er after , before that , and before that , and before that and it showed you all the owners and everything , right ? |
| 21 | But I loved it all the same . |
| 22 | Robyn raised the glass to her lips and took a first sip ; she had a feeling that counting to ten was not going to work , but she tried it all the same . |
| 23 | But he ate it all the same , Ellie noticed , as she hurried back to her chair . |
| 24 | Er but he followed them all the way back to a flat on th on the on the complex . |
| 25 | The Mimulus was in fact a garden escape , but he allowed it all the same , while conceding that a purist would not . |
| 26 | But he helped me all the way round and I hope I can do him justice tomorrow . ’ |
| 27 | She ran rings round him , but he loved her all the same . |
| 28 | I ran for my life , but it followed me all the way home . ’ |
| 29 | But I I just Pat was doing it for Bishop 's Stortford on or thereabouts because he sent me all the details about the whale walk . |
| 30 | More like a volcano erupting than a steam engine blowing its top , Nick always said , but he was touchy about it because it made him sick the first time . |