Example sentences of "[noun pl] [Wh adv] [pron] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Benstede , impassive , had left early , while Bruce scarcely bothered to disguise the murder in his eyes whenever he caught the King 's glance . |
| 2 | And as a kid , you live very Technicolour experiences , and it all influences how you live the rest of your life , and so since all that horror , I 've spent the major part of my life making a safe place for myself . |
| 3 | Not one word on the environment passed the Prime Minister 's lips when he welcomed the Queen 's Speech at the start of this Session . |
| 4 | Scarcely had I got myself fairly comfortable and closed my eyes when I heard the sound of people running I hurriedly tried to think up some famous last words to give my public , but never had a chance to utter them . |
| 5 | ‘ I just could n't believe my eyes when I opened the box and a small white West Highland Terrier looking up at me . |
| 6 | The minister disappointed some supporters when he confirmed the Government had abandoned plans for legislation to curb the activities of the National Union of Students . |
| 7 | There are also plenty of indoor training sessions where I teach the team , so we see a lot of each other . |
| 8 | Thoreau wrote about those little flasks of music and these were his words when he heard the bobolink : |
| 9 | He had taken only a few hasty steps when he heard the tread of feet on the wooden steps above his head . |
| 10 | He left economy-watchers scratching their heads when he said the slump had ‘ hidden ’ the real upward trends in the country 's prosperity . |
| 11 | He tested the brakes when he reached the top . |
| 12 | The Purchaser assumes all these risks when he buys the Business . |
| 13 | As Edward VII , he took a major step in healing any rift between the two countries when he met the Czar during a trip to Russia in 1908 in an attempt to win his support against the German Kaiser . |
| 14 | She scrubbed out the houses of Dutch burghers when she had the strength , or she took in washing . |
| 15 | It meant he could go and talk to the governor of the Bank of England and the chairmen of any of the clearing banks whenever he felt the need . |
| 16 | Dr Ken Currie , the head of the government 's Energy Technology Support Unit , had similar reservations when he told the Cabinet at a seminar on climate change in April 1989 that technically it was possible to halve carbon dioxide emissions ( the longer-term Toronto objective ) . |
| 17 | In fact , there are days when you give the impression that tomorrow is far too late . |
| 18 | After she had roared off , it was one of those days when I had the house to myself . |
| 19 | They avoid places where they perceive the risk of assault to be high . |
| 20 | I went to more and more places where he had the chance to socialise , e.g. Mother and Toddlers etc . |
| 21 | It seems that Humphrey had several favourite places where he viewed the progress of the works , one such place being between the weighbridge and the steel works . |
| 22 | Sometimes , I love it ; often , I like it but there 's also a minority of tracks where I think the Horde , and especially Simon 's songwriting , are caught coasting on their formula . |
| 23 | Sir Bryan 's Scottish housekeeper regarded breakfast as a formal meal and required everybody to be ready to take their places when she rang the bell at eight . |
| 24 | I was questioned about this in recent years when I visited the Camp during one of my lecture rounds to the ATC in the Highlands , but I only add this yarn to illustrate that it takes all kinds to make any air force station , and I am sure our childrens ' children will be told and the tale will no doubt be embroidered to suit the occasion . |
| 25 | If he finds it amusing that he did not unfreeze acquisition grants even in the years when he had the money to do so , he is in a bad way . |
| 26 | He ended a bitter divide that has lasted 75 years when he made the offer over lunch at Buckingham Palace . |
| 27 | This included Phil Morris , who had been apprenticed to a graphics printer for four years when he joined the company and who was immediately sent by Bernard on a further course in fabric processing . |
| 28 | I should have known I would have problems when I crossed the border of a place whose name I could hardly pronounce — Mosonmagyaróvár . |
| 29 | ‘ Picture my feelings when I found the causeway was under water ! |
| 30 | It took me a few minutes to get the hang of things when I put the Legend through an amp . |