Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following case study is unusual because Charlotte ( not her real name ) had not revealed to me the actual reason why she felt the need for aromatherapy . |
| 2 | Thank goodness , though that for all he was n't so free with his smiles he had a terrific sense of humour and had not held against her the blunt , not to say impolite way she 'd asked if he was prepared to give her an interview . |
| 3 | And I use the word ‘ responsibilities ’ rather than ‘ pleasures ’ because whereas no one had ever discussed with me the possible pleasures of sexuality , the responsibilities of adulthood had been habitually stressed , both at home and at school . |
| 4 | And he had once elicited from her the statement , ‘ I did not have what the English refer to as ‘ a good war ’ . ’ |
| 5 | Her murderous dreams had then seemed to her the hallucinations of a soul mad with grief . |
| 6 | It was Edna who had actually imparted to her the facts of life , Edna who had accurately predicted how long each governess would last , Edna who had vowed she would name her first daughter after Celia — and kept her promise . |
| 7 | The Administration decided that it applied to any coal owner who had actively sought to mine the coal up to the day the law was passed . |