Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A branch whipped him in the face .
2 However , the prior hypothesis led us to the finding in the rural high oil worker category ( table II , both for all ages and the 0–4 age group .
3 There is little evidence that peasant faith declined , but the authority of village priests was progressively undermined : in terms of culture and way of life they differed too little from the ordinary villagers to inspire much respect , and the miserly provision made them by the State resulted in constant friction over money matters between priest and parishioner .
4 His talents , his wealth , and the changing times raised him to the court of assistants of the Levant Company from 1644 to 1648 , and in 1645 Parliament appointed him to the Goldsmiths ' Hall committee , through which Royalists redeemed their sequestrated estates by paying compositions .
5 She confessed that the bitter jibes and over-exposure led her to the precipice .
6 Bridhe and Seamus Ban consulted him about the amount of drink that would be needed , and were told to double it .
7 The blow caught her on the cheek and she fell against Gilbert .
8 Spice drew us round the world , showed us it was round , and led us to confront ourselves again .
9 ‘ The middle sister found her by the pool in their garden .
10 The gang assaulted him during the drive to Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire , then threw him out of the car .
11 When Thomas tried to grab the child away , the lash caught him in the eye .
12 Well no the , the owner , the baker reported them to the police .
13 Within a day the vet phoned me with the news that the dog had two intact testicles ( a matter I 'd hardly been musing upon ) and was suffering from a bit of diarrhoea — but had been put on a milk diet which would soon clear it up .
14 His mouth feathered hers with the softness of thistledown and then , incredibly , as her lips would have clung , he moved away from her , and it was like the sting of rejection , the icy dash of water cascading over her heated flesh .
15 Oddly , thoughts of the stranger haunted her for the rest of that day .
16 Andrew Chubb , prosecuting , claimed Blissett elbowed Uzzell after the defender beat him to the ball and headed it away .
17 She was still deep in thought when the sound of a car drew her to the window .
18 The handlebar caught him in the groin .
19 The President drove him to the station . ’
20 ‘ I was very undecided when my agent told me about the offer … ’
21 ‘ My agent told you about the remuneration ? ’
22 Davide had turned up a coin , one afternoon , when he was mooning around ; it was a common enough type , the professor told him in the museum at Riba , where he took it for an opinion .
23 One banking employee told me of the demise of her bank branch .
24 His weight toppled her to the air-bed that shushed and bounced beneath them .
25 The steersman showed them off the boat .
26 He touched her breasts , briefly , as if her nakedness confirmed her as the victim .
27 Leaves danced curlicues on the pavement as the wind ripped them from the plane trees and sent them scurrying along the ground .
28 Not that the organs of perception apprehended it at the time .
29 He should be back by now ! ’ ran through his mind as the wheel threw them over the top again .
30 The dilemma followed me through the publication of a few accounts of my researches .
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