Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard Elliott , the Headmaster , chose Francis as one of the first pupil teachers , and in due course promoted him to the position of junior teacher at the Margate branch of the Asylum . |
| 2 | The wide , dry eyes followed them from the kitchen as they took their leave . |
| 3 | A white dog with torn ears followed him into the room . |
| 4 | She 's written to her M P , Andrew Smith , and at the start of this year , British Rail allowed her into the buffet car . |
| 5 | In any event , a few particularly strident voices denounced me over the agreement . |
| 6 | Our nervous Iraqi guards kept us inside the small bungalow that was ‘ home ’ for the 12 of us . |
| 7 | A very light northerly wind wafted us round the moored yacht on which we had marooned the photographer . |
| 8 | Felipe 's possessive attitude rid her of the attentions of Peter Rainford and when Felipe offered to show them Ana 's skills neither of them looked overjoyed . |
| 9 | ‘ The old girl left us in the dark , ’ said Iris with a jerk of her head towards the empty desk . |
| 10 | The trials of his childhood and teenage years turned him into the perfect Prince , but they did not alter his fundamental nature . |
| 11 | His report on the German military brought him to the attention of General George Marshal , on whose staff he later served . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend asked me about the medical ethics of the issue . |
| 13 | I joined the others with great anticipation , of , possibly , hot coffee , French bread , maybe fried eggs awaited us in the barn . |
| 14 | I was arrested for riding a bicycle without a rear light ; I woke as an enraged policeman took me by the throat . |
| 15 | Old Joseph saw it as the beginning of his retreat into loneliness and isolation . |
| 16 | When they stepped into the street the damp warmth hit her in the face and the heat of the pavements struck through the thin soles of her shoes so that every step of the way was like treading on hot cinders . |
| 17 | She began walking towards the depression , as four suited figures followed her from the ship , still arguing about the paperwork . |
| 18 | It was only then that Old Red noticed me in the car . |
| 19 | The hon. Gentleman asked me about the degree of support from medical staff . |
| 20 | English economics provided him with the two antinomies he needed , proletariat and bourgeoisie , as the polarised , opposites of the dialectic . |
| 21 | Some hours later , I do n't know how many , two abysmal and free-hanging abseils deposited us below the fangs of the bergschrund . |
| 22 | A German visitor lost his in the silence of a British Rail first-class compartment and uncoupled the coach as a gesture of solidarity with the plebs in the second class . |
| 23 | Young couples took their children to it as soon as their legs were long enough ; old people accepted it as the first of their last climbs and many beery pledges were made to the mountain in the Deeside pubs . |
| 24 | London 's Evening Standard referred to ‘ AEA Technology — the reshaped Atomic Energy Authority ’ and the Daily Telegraph described us as the ‘ re-styled AEA Technology . ’ |
| 25 | After all , if the British government knifed him in the back when he was pursuing their patriotic interest , what was the point of going on ? |
| 26 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 27 | So much of his daily duty took him to the general neighbourhood of these places it was n't easy , but mercifully no bumping into the angry Charity occurred . |
| 28 | Seeing that Teclis could not be dissuaded , the High Loremaster gifted him with the War Crown of Saphery and let him go . |
| 29 | Some foul glutinous thing got me by the legs and ankles . |
| 30 | The same old manservant ushered them into the hall . |