Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | We really felt that this was a book to push on , and so we talked to the trade very early on , consulted them on the jacket and so on . |
| 2 | Ken met me at the entrance and guided me into a side room . |
| 3 | I loved it when a whole pile of notes met me in the morning and I did not surface till lunchtime . |
| 4 | He met them at the gate and was smiling . |
| 5 | And er also many engineers when they were out their time , they went to Glasgow and for a few years , he , everybody who went from Galashiels , word got through to him and he met them at the station and got them settled in their digs in Glasgow . |
| 6 | Although the other judges would not look at the assessors ' lists , Burn met them at the hall and compared his list of preferences to theirs . |
| 7 | When I met them after the game and asked them what they thought , they said the highlight was listening to the girl behind them telling her mate that if Batty did n't start playing better then she 'd have to start denying him sex ! ! ! |
| 8 | Talbot led them to the wardroom and gestured them to their seats . |
| 9 | He led them across the hall and through the dining-room , down a corridor and into what he explained was a private dining-room where members could entertain groups of friends or associates . |
| 10 | The barmaid led them from the bar and up some rickety steps . |
| 11 | He propelled me off the terrace and through the shuttered dining-room . |
| 12 | He grasped my elbow and led me through the hallway and into a long room knocked through the whole length of the house . |
| 13 | Maybe I mentioned about the fillings coming out on this side of my mouth and at the back , so I ca They took it out in my living room and hypnotized me to forget , hypnotized walking about in my sleep with it , to sleep , got me in the chair and done it , got out of the house , programmed me to go to that dentist in , which I did do instead of going to Mr at . |
| 14 | Everyone laughed , and the captain clapped me on the back and called me a good fellow . |
| 15 | They laughed and clapped me on the back and handed the container round the circle again . |
| 16 | Returning to my first meeting with Vincent , Arthur Cheyney naturally became my hero , especially when he took me on a trip from Ipswich to Parkeston Quay , which completely sold me on the job and made me resolve to move heaven and earth to get on a cutter crew as soon as possible . |
| 17 | When they arrived at Auckland Alexander asked them for the silver and his Presence was such that they did not dare to tell him that they had no silver , so Joan said that it was ‘ in the bank ’ . |
| 18 | We asked them to the meeting and we look forward to listening to you later on in the agenda . |
| 19 | She asked them about the child and they said they had just found him . |
| 20 | She drew me into the kitchen and stretched out her arms , leaning backward a bit , and said , ‘ How I love people who say ‘ Yes ’ to life . ’ |
| 21 | Trent found them on the floor and watched the old man thread the sprung arms over his ears . |
| 22 | With UN approval MacArthur pursued them across the parallel and on towards the Yalu River which marked the border with Communist China . |
| 23 | He caught me around the waist and flung me to the floor . |
| 24 | So she helped them into the boat and they embraced one another . |
| 25 | Thanks also to the kind young woman with two young children who helped me on the train and gave me an orange drink . |
| 26 | ‘ They stopped me at the border and arrested me . ’ |
| 27 | Two weeks later , to my horror , Mr Taylor stopped me in the corridor and asked me if I 'd consider doing another talk — to another class . |
| 28 | Once , this woman from an agency stopped me in the street and offered me a job and I travelled to Manchester to her agency , but they said : you 'd need to lose a few pounds , and get rid of this spot , and things like that ; and I thought : I ca n't be bothered . |
| 29 | They found you in the snow and they carried you to the nearest shelter . |
| 30 | Mutely he blessed her for the information and , after quickly slaking his appetite , he was drawn — as if he had no will of his own — to the pothouse , where he picked up Joanna , went out with her into the fields , and made love with a sweating savagery which seemed to satisfy even her and delivered him of a madness which had gathered like an abscess . |