Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [vb pp] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My mum washed mine at the weekend and they 're in a pile on my floor and I have n't been arsed so I 'm just sleeping on the mattress with the bare duvet . |
| 2 | Had my Pop passed me in the street , he would n't have recognised me . |
| 3 | When my young cousin 's pet budgie died , her parents buried it in the garden while she was asleep to avoid her being upset . |
| 4 | David looked down at her as she lay against the white pillows , pale and thinner than ever , and thought how much easier it would be to keep himself in check if her husband treated her with the gentleness she deserved . |
| 5 | His unflappability deserted him in the face of by-election reverses . |