Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun prp] [vb past] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scott would bet that he had never worn the snakeskin overcoat Annabel had given him the Christmas before . |
| 2 | Chico offered Rex the kind of comforting smile Rex had offered him the night before . |
| 3 | It was Esther , with the news that their friend Liz had rung her the night before to tell her that she and Charles were getting divorced , and that Charles intended to marry Henrietta Latchett . |
| 4 | Scrum-half Campbell converted to give them the half-time lead . |
| 5 | The way Hilda talked gave me the idea they were all four fairly pally early on . ’ |
| 6 | By the close of the first day , though , they had lost Broad , and Pat Pocock , going in as nightwatchman , had told the England physiotherapist Bernard Thomas that he had cleaned his teeth and gargled in case Thomas had to give him the kiss of life . |
| 7 | When she had finished , she sat down at the kitchen table with the envelope Tracey had given her the night before . |
| 8 | In actual fact Rosemary had given her the idea about deglamorising herself , but it was with truth , when , feeling forced to reply , Leith answered , ‘ I 've worked hard for my qualifications . |