Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [pron] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 So did you pass this information .
2 What she say , thanks to you lot so wondered he survived this lot .
3 No sooner had I completed this act of , shall we say , mercy , than a wonderful feeling of peace and calm came over me .
4 I once saw someone turn this situation to his advantage .
5 the employer tendency to favour the industry-type of bargaining was reinforced by the broad socialist , class consciousness of major European unions which probably led them to favour this approach , since it would engage ‘ employers through mass class action ’ , and also extend protection to a larger part of the workforce .
6 All member countries except the UK also committed themselves to translate this commitment into law .
7 This bastard , with his bluff ways , merry eyes and welcoming invitations , nearly had me murdered this morning .
8 I felt that she may have either directly or indirectly encouraged him to make this decision for several reasons : she was suffering ; she knew that he was n't going to leave the hospital and she accepted that ; and she did n't like seeing him talk himself into more suffering for him and for her ; and I do n't think there 's any question that in some sense she must have gotten this across to him that he ought to give up much more than anyone else .
9 He examined the problems of ‘ How Did We Get This Way — And Where Are We Going ? ’ , arguing that since the last war Britain especially has presented management with a host of entirely new problems .
10 How did we get this piece .
11 How did you do this gravy then dad ?
12 How did you know this man 's name was Quince ? ’ asked Bramble with a hint of incredulity .
13 How did you get this address ? ’ she asked .
14 How did you get this stick then ?
15 But when and how did I make this escape ?
16 Why then did you write this book ?
17 He looked perfectly amiable , so why did she get this feeling of apprehension , as though he was playing some sort of waiting game ?
18 Why did I have this feeling ?
19 The first question really should be ‘ why did I buy this machine ? ’
20 Oh , why did you paint this picture ?
21 Why did you come this way ? ’
22 ‘ If it is n't true , ’ said Mavis coldly , ‘ why did you say this morning that your car would be just right for me ? ’
23 Why did you approve this action ?
24 ‘ Jacob , why did you let this stranger into my house ? ’
25 And why did you hit this car ?
26 Why did it happen this way ?
27 We are not Jewish , so where did I learn this word ?
28 Where did he fund this committee from one has to ask immediately .
29 " As a matter of interest , where did you commit this adultery ? "
30 Where did you get this stuff from ?
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