Example sentences of "[Wh det] [pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He soon had it back with Granny 's belongings intact , and I could hardly believe my ears and eyes when I heard her thank him and allow him to lift her back onto the driver 's seat , in gratitude for which she kissed him on the cheek .
2 Meredith 's senses were alerted to his hard , firm male body , the command with which he manoeuvred them around the square , the pressure of his fingers against her supple spine .
3 The distinctive sloping pantile roof of the Chapel of Reconciliation came into view and soon we were descending stiffly from the coaches and joyfully into church to receive a special word of welcome from our Bishop , in which he reminded us of the purpose of a pilgrimage , together with our special intentions .
4 The conduct of the ministers was provocative , but Taylor 's treatment of them was more severe than that of his Archbishop , John Bramhall , who when faced with the same situation devised a form of letters , acceptable to the Presbyterians , by which he supplied them with the qualifications which they lacked , so that they were able to retain their livings .
5 Nonetheless , the main thrust of Kandel 's findings and the theoretical framework within which he set them during the 1970s and 1980s have until recently scarcely been challenged .
6 on on discussions on the basis of what I tell them on the phone .
7 Sally-Anne was by now in full flow , and when she paused for breath Dr Neil said , as drily as he could , ‘ I will only say to you what I told you on the day when you arrived here : it is useless to take the world 's burdens on your shoulders .
8 That 's what I told you in the boat . ’
9 You must tell me what I owe you for the meal .
10 ‘ From what you tell me of the EC grants , he 's too damned honest , ’ Jessica laughed .
11 These have been judged from what you tell us in the holiday questionnaire and we have also used our own expertise .
12 Douglas now your background here is mainly erm er retail face to face but I can also read into and what er this and what you told me on the phone that there 's erm quote a lot of sales as well .
13 What you gave them to the barmaid ?
14 Oh there 's a what you call it at the end , the old folks ' retirement home is n't there
15 Hallo sir , you 're calling about your daughter , Jennifer , erm I 'm sorry , I do n't really have any more information to add to what we told you on the twentieth .
16 Whatever we tell them on the phone is always per annum and we have to be .
17 Each of these versions has its own authenticity ; and editorial decisions are interesting in their own right ( and merit investigation ) for what they tell us about the times when they were made ( for example , the Tutuola revisions tell us about British attitudes during the 1960s to the English of non-native speakers ) .
18 I 've got friends who are war correspondents and soldiers and rugger captains and they all wept buckets — if you believe what they tell you down the pub .
19 Now meditate on these words of Paul , thinking about what they tell you about the grace and love of God in your own situation or that of someone close to you .
20 Electric bite alarms are useful for night fishing , and many night anglers I know would not fish without them , and no matter what they tell you to the contrary they are mainly used to wake you up when you have a bite !
21 It 's difficult to explain , but a part of me never really believed I should see her again , even after what they told me at the theatre .
22 It 's what they baptized her at the Foundling Hospital . ’
23 At least that 's what they call it in the remote and rugged Star Mountains of Papua New Guinea .
24 Mm , Cathy knew what they called her in the initial stage
25 Label every area and then use what they give you about the total number .
26 You know what he told me on the way home ?
27 This is what he told me about the Batty sale .
28 Only Ember cared enough to come and talk to her ; from what he told her of the others , both the towered and the plain , she was glad .
29 Well he 's alright like , but er phoned us yesterday , I wrote it down what he told us in the book , in there , cos it 's confidential between him and the Co-op , but
30 ‘ To the well-deserving Gaius Seius I leave and wish to be granted in addition that neither from him nor from his heirs should be claimed whatever he owes me on the basis of documents or accounts or has borrowed from me or I have guaranteed for him . ’
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