Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [vb past] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Because ’ — his speech slurred a fraction — ‘ I 'm going to tell you a story I heard the other day which I could n't possibly tell you if you had a lady Archdeacon . ’ |
2 | As I swabbed the table with disinfectant I had the old feeling of helplessness . |
3 | In each case I pressed the national authorities concerned to allow me to send a UK ‘ observer ’ to their investigation and I am happy to say that our request was agreed to on each occasion . |
4 | A year later when I had Katie and I was married , I did n't want " to go to hospital in case I got the same treatment , but they were totally different . |
5 | and you get gale force winds blowing down there and of course I opened the back door and there were panes of glass flying past |
6 | With a prayer of thankfulness I rowed the few yards to her , made fast the dinghy to a cleat on her transom , and climbed on board . |
7 | Far out to sea to the west I saw the bright lights of the Athens boat . |
8 | On this field I found the best combination was to set the Silver Sabre at minimum discrimination and maximum sensitivity . |
9 | And they come in , I mean he skids in the hall at night I mean it 's my fault I threw the rubber ring towards the kitchen down the hall he sort of skidded before he got there and there was a , and he must of had mud er , you know like like he had |
10 | So when we walked from the pool to the car I felt the whole impact of the sun . |
11 | Leaving the pretty village of Thwaite I climbed the green lane to Shunner and below the summit had overtaken " the Dog Man " . |
12 | Back in her bedroom she settled the little dog beside the still-warm hot-water bottle in her own bed . |
13 | Over a cup of tea she regaled the old lady with the story of her son and grandchild saving the wounded squirrel , and , leaving her to pass it on to her companions , she drove back to the surgery . |
14 | As she leaned in the doorway she surveyed the gloomy décor . |
15 | A second hospital has been accused of mixing up a baby 's name tag , making the mother fear she had the wrong child . |
16 | For instance , they would n't give you loans except on condition you left the independent union . |
17 | Thank you for the compliment you paid the last edition of Rural Wales . |
18 | With her heart in her mouth she entered the imposing portals of Mon Ré , and rang the bell . |
19 | With the larger numbers to be attained , attempts will be made to correlate our findings with various clinical features and environmental factors , to analyse the meaning of the association we described the present study . |
20 | On the west side we felt the full force of the wind which was by then force five to six . |
21 | When we finished our chat and tried to re-enter the auditorium we found the double doors were tight shut and we were locked out . |
22 | On arrival at the racecourse we found the large Hermès marquee to seat 1200 for a charity luncheon , surrounded by the Hermès village . |
23 | That 's why on the new album we did the ambient song and the dub reggae number . |
24 | In the previous chapter we identified the major variables which influence the current account of the balance of payments and examined how automatic and discretionary adjustments operate to rectify payments imbalances . |
25 | In the last chapter we introduced the free-rider problem when discussing why bribes and compensation for externalities might not occur . |
26 | Earlier in the chapter we outlined the various views on the relationship of gospel to culture . |
27 | Not that hooligan we saw the other day the one messing about in the dodgems . ’ |
28 | In the last issue of Action we published the first portion of the international Study and Action Programme which was launched in July this year by WACC 's Central Committee . |
29 | When they appeared in the dock they constituted the largest number of people ever to appear stark naked in a court room . |
30 | Pushing their way up through the soil with force they pierced the fallen leaves . |