Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An argument at Formby 's works between a boy , John Carter , and a horse driver led to what the local paper called " A brutal attack upon the boy " . |
| 2 | They ensured that the infant emperor continued to study in Paris for another seven years and meantime the French Resident Superior in Hue arrogated to himself the few remaining vestiges of imperial authority . |
| 3 | And I used to load the boot up and bring them and load home like in the boot of my car my Sales Manager said to me the other day , how the hell did you get bright red dust in your boot ? |
| 4 | Erm I told you that erm during the war if my army wage went above what the recorded salary was , my wife had to pay to keep the superannuation going |
| 5 | Fellow said to me the other week you do n't live here . |
| 6 | The chapel seemed to me the focal point of our small , humble community . |
| 7 | In the event , not one of these possibilities for the immediate future materialized and a period of balance emerged in which the three principal southumbrian kingdoms — Kent , Wessex and Mercia — existed in a state of political equilibrium and the stability of Kent and Wessex was in striking contrast to the volatility of the recent past . |