Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | well we had in the bank , we had calor gas lamps and when the power cut came we had to have the calor gas lamps on , and er , at night you 'd get home and you knew what area was going off at what time and you used to have to rush round , I remember once , it was going off about six and it went off early , it went off about five instead , and I 'd started cooking the tea , luckily got a gas cooker and this was at Abbott Road , it started |
| 2 | It was important because subterfuge meant deception , and he had denied deceiving the Yugoslavs . |
| 3 | He ‘ wanted to act in the interests of his company , NCP , and he wanted to avoid breaking the law and he wanted to act within what was regarded as ethical ’ said his counsel , Alexander Carlile , QC . |
| 4 | And it had made unhitching the Lorrimores ' car a comparatively quick and easy job . |
| 5 | We had to extend the length , as it was far too short , and it had meant rolling the car forward every time once you were in the pit — not ideal or safe , as it left no escape route . |
| 6 | But he did remember seeing the two beggars . |