Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pron] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle .
2 I think attending an evening class in life drawing helped me overcome this hurdle .
3 When the Editor asked me to write this article I happily agreed .
4 " Heaven sent me to plough this field , and in order to do so , I must have oxen .
5 A moment 's thought led her to reject this course of action .
6 Graciously the principal did apologise for the ferocity of his attack but that encounter prompted me to produce this leaflet in defence of the Word of God and the integrity of some very important person who are in effect made out to be liars if the theory of evolution is true .
7 Insertion of a ventilation tube in only one ear enabled us to assess this procedure both alone and in combination with adenoidectomy and adenotonsillectomy .
8 The completeness of the oocyte test system led us to utilize this system when we started our studies on the requirements for formation of N 2 , N 2 -dimethylguanosine in position 26 ( m 2 G26 ) in yeast tRNAs .
9 People with bank accounts often like to pay credit instalments by bank standing order — half the people in our main survey said they preferred this payment method .
10 ‘ What time did you leave this morning ? ’
11 Whose , whose mother did you see this morning ?
12 He liked Donald a great deal ; and the prospect of the man 's imminent death did nothing to dispel this feeling , since he was the person directly responsible for this state of affairs .
13 ‘ How on earth did you obtain this information ?
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