Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She felt him pinch the fleshy outer folds of her labia between his fingers , and clip a peg on to it .
2 The 24-year-old local hero failed to find the superb form which saw him win the French Indoor Championships , as he lost his first match to Pete Sampras , 7–6 ( 7–5 ) , 7–6 ( 7–3 ) .
3 She saw him read the simple stylish lettering that proclaimed the occupant below .
4 Run by the parishes or by groups of parishes , workhouses never produced an output which even repaid the purchase of raw materials , nor did they meet the vaunted secondary objective of training the poor in the " habits of industry " .
5 Well did they take the nice empty box ?
6 Only then did they see the great livid gashes that no man could have inflicted raked along both Ranks .
7 Not only did it have the broad ideological stamp of approval from Marx and Engels themselves , but the preparation for it within Romania had started already in the late 1960s .
8 But did he desire the well-groomed young woman in high-heels and with figure held firmly in place by a good foundation garment , as much as the callow , untidy girl , so soft to touch and hold , he had first known ?
9 After a time I found myself frequently addressing him as ‘ Father ’ , so naturally did he touch the gentle docile side of me .
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