Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [vb past] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We went youth hostelling for m the sort of the chapel choir , after When you grew up in chapel , then you were either found a job teaching , in the Sunday School , or you went into the choir . |
| 2 | ‘ You only need one person to say that he or she benefited from the product to lose the case , ’ she said . |
| 3 | Again it would not matter if the person were a US citizen or not , so long as he or she lived in the US the classification would stand . |
| 4 | and or she went to the door |
| 5 | It seems clear , however , that it would be possible in other similar circumstances for a police officer to detain such a person for what he or she did after the offence rather than for the crime itself . |
| 6 | Thus she used a stout stick which was nearly twice her height to walk across the court , or she leaned on the arm of the nearest grandchild or servant . |
| 7 | After reading some of the comments from people who saw the game or who listened on the radio , the above seems to be about as true reporting as you 'd expect from the NOTW . |
| 8 | Then there came it think it was the gearbox or something went on the gar , you know , because I tow a caravan , and the car just would n't pull the caravan , and it was going to cost over a thousand pounds and that like . |
| 9 | Many of them were difficult to reconcile with orthodox Marxism , but on the other hand , the Soviet Communist Party , for instance , had long since annexed the great Russians of the past to grace the progress towards Stalin or Khruschev or Brezhnev ( or whoever reigned in the Kremlin ) , Ceauşescu 's hagiographers chose Alexander the Great , Napoleon , Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln ( among others ) to compare with Romania 's new president — in fact , he combined in himself all of their virtues . |
| 10 | Satan lies to his followers and has convinced us too of his mighty strength and even starts to believe in his own lies when he claims he was ‘ self-begot ’ , caused by Fate , or he sprang from the ground or willed himself into existence , an absurd contradiction in terms . |
| 11 | The group — all males — were wearing either knee-length shirts or what looked like the jackets and trousers left from the last church jumble sale . |
| 12 | The service was held at the chapel and everyone went to the Kirk Inn at Romaldkirk afterwards . |
| 13 | And everyone knew of the people they 'd bitten , like the man who went mad — wandering round the village in search of water , complaining of aching limbs and an unquenchable thirst — and whose body was found , months later , washed up in the river at Lāmri . |
| 14 | The information desk was manned throughout the weekend , the timetable was strictly adhered to and everyone benefited from the efficiency . |
| 15 | And everyone froze at the Las Vegas meeting to view triumphant Nina 's outfit . |
| 16 | ‘ There were 17 players in the team and everyone got on the pitch at some point during the game , ’ he added . |
| 17 | At last , there was a cry of ‘ Silence ! ’ , and everyone looked towards the door . |
| 18 | PRAYERS were requested by Bishop Konstant for Tony Bland and everyone hurt by the Hillsborough disaster . |
| 19 | and everyone jumped on the bandwagon , or have they all made up their own ? |
| 20 | The stones at its margins were bleached like bones and nothing grew at the water 's edge except rank thickets of bamboo . |
| 21 | This enthusiasm , inspired by Scottish sections , was short lived , and nothing came of the move , but it did signal a phase of agitation over representation that was to culminate in formal acceptance of the principle at the 1917 Congress . |
| 22 | The whereabouts of Flaxman 's death mask was not known , and nothing came of the suggestion . |
| 23 | Other bidders found out that I could top their bids , and no-one came to the party . |
| 24 | ‘ Everyone was looking for reasons why he left us and no-one appreciated at the time that his health was suffering . |
| 25 | I looked and I looked as the candle fought with the wax and cast a flickering light on her face , and I just could n't get over her . |
| 26 | ‘ Clark and I looked at the thing for five minutes and we said ‘ Wow ’ ’ , White told New Scientist . |
| 27 | Yet , directly I stepped out into the sunshine again , my superior self took over , and I looked at the matter differently . |
| 28 | Anyway , I come in ah , I went int kitchen , and I thought oh , there 's a loaf out of freezer , and I looked at the loaf but there 's only about four sandwiches in it . |
| 29 | We visited each weekend , and I looked after the baby during the week . |
| 30 | And I looked upon the stream of the river and saw the mouths of the kids upon the water and they drank not . |