Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But William 's grandad was too busy working to notice or care , riding shotgun to a great clattering brute of a knitting machine that reminded him of the Irish cobs he 'd broken in for the brewery ; he could knit thirty fully fashioned stockings an hour , sixteen hours a day . |
| 32 | A sentiment that ambushed her at the coldest moments . |
| 33 | Marion was sitting in the sun , her back to the hut that sheltered her from the cold wind . |
| 34 | But , to her relief , the voice that greeted her from the other side of the oak door , though indistinct , was that of the porter she had met so briefly the evening before . |
| 35 | I refer , of course , to unsupported mothers , women who have neither shirked their obligation to have children , nor left them to seek jobs , nor abandoned them to the tender mercies of the social services — , |
| 36 | Although official records of dioxins date from the middle of last century , it was an explosion at an Italian chemical plant in Seveso in 1976 that catapulted them into the public arena . |
| 37 | Salt shook her shoulder and when that made no difference , dragged her to her feet and propelled her to the small book-lined room known as the study . |
| 38 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 39 | Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales . |
| 40 | Alexandra took the long pins out of her hat and laid them in the red glass tray on her dressing-table . |
| 41 | Nathan closed the folder and laid it on the starched tablecloth . |
| 42 | He dropped a long , searching kiss on her mouth , then took her shaking hand and laid it against the powerful , overpowering size of his arousal . |
| 43 | When he had begun to eat , I'tibar Khan entered with the box and laid it before the unhappy father , saying : ‘ King Aurangzeb , your son sends this plat to your majesty to let you see that he does not forget you . ’ |
| 44 | It became known as the Pleven Plan , named after the French premier , René Pleven , who took an outline drafted by his earlier mentor , Jean Monnet , and laid it before the French Parliament on 24 October 1950 . |
| 45 | He placed the beings , pictured as animals , in a belt embracing the known universe , and divided it into the twelve equal houses of the zodiac ( Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Sagittarius , Scorpio , Capricorn , Aquarius and Pisces ) . |
| 46 | I took Montaine by the hand and led her through the empty rooms … there were very many . |
| 47 | He saw her state at once and without another word took her arm and led her into the little sitting room . |
| 48 | Then he took Victoria 's hand and led her towards the strange woman . |
| 49 | Allen took her by the arm and led her to the nearest stone shelter . |
| 50 | He took her hand and led her to the open-air dance-floor just as the band slipped into the first of their slow numbers . |
| 51 | At the top of the staircase various Chamberlains , dressed in gold embroidered jackets , welcomed the guests and led them to the Grand Master of Ceremonies . |
| 52 | The flight was successfully undertaken to the area of Kerkenah Island , where two 22X Squadron Sunderlands met the Hurricanes and led them on the last leg to the island . |
| 53 | Corbett stared at him and looked away , the tension between them broken by the Pictish leader who took Thomas by the hand , like a child with a parent , and led him into the largest house , beckoning Corbett to follow them . |
| 54 | And her white Reeboks screeched at the marble as she turned and led me to the waiting forms . |
| 55 | Finally , still silent , she turned and led us into the main room . |
| 56 | Harry Carpenter came up to interview him and asked him about the last putt . |
| 57 | In short , the consumer called the tune and the operators who prospered were those who best identified the needs of the consumers and met them at the right price . |
| 58 | He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them . |
| 59 | He took the ladder and slung it into the snow-covered bushes . |
| 60 | They seem to have bullied him and made him er , make concessions , and the question that Freud and Bullett constantly ask is , why did Wilson make these concessions , especially since his position was already defined before he came to Europe , you know he already laid down the fourteen points , and sold it to the American people . |