Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] the [adj] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , at Rigby 's instance , the Royal Navy afforded Majid the necessary support and the insurrection failed , Barghash being sent to Bombay where he was compelled to remain for eighteen months . |
| 2 | Supposedly , when I , when I told Nicola the other day that you reckon that I do n't do enough work , she says cor blimey she was shocked she was , shocked oh do it , do it as near to the microphone as you can mum |
| 3 | I understand she told John the same story before she promised to marry him , then they agreed it should never be mentioned again . |
| 4 | ‘ See you next Saturday , ’ she called out as she handed Jean the night-safe wallet and left . |
| 5 | Jill handed Lindsey the last file before she led the smiling woman out . |
| 6 | She handed Emmie the empty cup and picked up Mo tenderly . |
| 7 | Solihull referee Vic Callow showed Pascucci the red card and booked Aspinall and Oliver Bierhoff during an 80th-minute clash . |
| 8 | Géza , in fact , succeeded Solomon the following year and later the two crowns , those of Rome and Byzantium , were welded together . |
| 9 | So she said he 's got another one apparently he rung Charlie the other night and said this is Alex , can I speak to Brian . |
| 10 | I watched Dallas the other day and guess who was in it ? |
| 11 | In 1923 , Labour won all four seats in West Ham , but lost Upton the following year as Labour members in outer London fell from fifteen to seven . |
| 12 | The doctor stayed for another hour , gave Cora-Beth the promised sedative and a tearful Becky put her to bed . |
| 13 | I agree with my right hon. and learned Friend the Chief Secretary that the British economy is basically sound . |
| 14 | Mum paid for her shopping and gave Stuart the long receipt and they finished packing their bags into the trolley again while the supervisor took the cash from their till . |
| 15 | Robins interrupted my thoughts by saying , ‘ Sorry about the word ‘ posh ’ , but I 'd heard before we left Sanderstown the last time that a young man had been appointed assistant to Doctor Reid , and I was a bit surprised when I met you . |