Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [pron] [vb past] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boat lurched as his hands slackened on the wheel and it hit the wake of a speeding launch . |
| 2 | the Sergeant started up the jeep and we entered the cornfield at speed , heading in the direction of the first three canisters . |
| 3 | Now cast iron , if you are in the metal workshops and you are hitting something with a hammer and you hit the vice instead , Mr will throw a scranny at you . |
| 4 | This was n't his first encounter with Stephen 's rival and he knew the woman seated on the other side of the high table was a formidable opponent , probably more dangerous than the King , and possessing in full measure the strong will and harsh determination that had characterised her father and grandfather . |
| 5 | The clerk expressed the view that they contained inadmissible material because of the hearsay rule and he took the view that the evidence was inadmissible despite the relevant provisions of the Children Act 1989 designed to overcome that difficulty . |
| 6 | Tricia noticed it too , for she put herself between us again on the front seat and I heard the giveaway click-clack from her pocket . |
| 7 | He thought of saying , ‘ Hello , Irena ! ’ but it would have been a rude interruption and he replaced the phone . |
| 8 | That wretched thumb was in her mouth again ; it left her mouth and she watched the hand it belonged to inch its slow way across the counterpane towards his , almost as though it had nothing to do with her . |
| 9 | Their resentment focused on the way industry seemed to be benefiting at their expense and they blamed the Finance Ministry 's favouritism towards industry for the plight — and the restiveness — of the peasantry . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ It was a game where we were second best in every department and we got the result we deserved . |
| 11 | Whilst Ministers were assembling , Harold called Ted Short , the Deputy Leader , Denis Healey and me to his study and there broke the news to the three of us . |
| 12 | As part of an alternative approach the Society suggested that local authorities should comply with a Code of Tendering Practice and they stressed the desirability of standard form tender procedure and documents . |
| 13 | The Isbisters had lent Father their car and we spent the day exploring ; visiting the Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm , built by Italian POWs , now guarded by a statue of St George ; and the little hamlet of St Margaret 's Hope . |
| 14 | A cross-wind batted Jackson 's car and he twitched the wheel to correct the sudden drift . |
| 15 | She stepped into the car and he slammed the door after her . |
| 16 | She stood regarding him with a serious intensity as he let in the clutch and turned the car and he had the impression that she was watching critically to see how he handled it . |
| 17 | He remained silent as they walked back to the car and he opened the passenger-door for her . |
| 18 | He got back into the car and she heard the door slam , the engine accelerate and the tyres slide again on the gravel . |
| 19 | She must 've left her statement , walked over to her car and she checked the car before she checked the four kids . |
| 20 | He led me out into the snow and we crossed the island towards the beach . |
| 21 | I just remember the time he came into erm and he had a fag and he set the alarm off . |
| 22 | Mrs Stowe was the wife of an ill-paid professor in an Ohio teacher training college and she shared the family 's abolitionist feelings . |
| 23 | By 1952 the contacts Ramsey had made in the US led to her being awarded a Smith-Mundt scholarship and she toured the country speaking as an authority on what was then pioneering work being done in the UK . |
| 24 | Somebody brought a light and I saw the inside of the house . |
| 25 | Dacourt praised my prompt heroic action and I played the role of the modest hero , gulping his wine and giving shrewd assessments of the strategy of the attackers . |
| 26 | We were promised a front cover with International Musician and they wanted the band just to pose with their instruments . |
| 27 | She swayed towards him , wanting to feel his skin against hers , but his mood changed as swiftly as the wind and he pulled the gown round her roughly , his eyes as cold as stones . |
| 28 | He moved the Rodin to one side and we lifted the frame down . |
| 29 | Thing is I had some wool and I had the thing . |
| 30 | This latter piece of logic was the clincher and he dropped the idea as soon as he sobered up , the following week . |