Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [vb past] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Old Joseph saw it as the beginning of his retreat into loneliness and isolation .
2 However , the Bishop of London refused Hossmer a licence and the following November issued one for the incumbent of the English Church .
3 A fast trip through central London whisked them past the main tourist attractions and out to the suburbs to the International Training College where they were to stay .
4 Poor Andy knew nothing about the fact that his bride was planning to sport shorts for the most important vows of her life .
5 And I 'm pretty sure Natasha knew nothing about the kidnap .
6 Irish Tom detached himself from the group of workmen and swaggered , grinning , along the corridor .
7 The Malcolms said very little although that daft Janet mumbled something to the effect that the meeting , held prior to Grunte 's ‘ treat ’ , was in bad taste .
8 As recession-hit Britain steadied itself in the seventies , the Gedge family made a drastic move .
9 Sarah went on to ask Gedge to dedicate ‘ Shatner ’ to her while risque Katy invited him to the Plaza after the concert !
10 But young Morton found it among the dead cases , all the same . ’
11 Once attacked , even gentle Stan defended himself with the utmost terrier vigour , although afterwards he would shake and look very upset , while Ollie paraded , as confident as ever .
12 However , once Leopold relinquished his role of chaperone and travelling companion and the adolescent Wolfgang found himself off the parental leash , he promptly set about indulging all his hitherto repressed impulses , just like any other high-spirited teenager .
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