Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [vb past] [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was running short of petrol and that route offered him the chance to capture replenishments along the way . |
| 2 | It was a warm , sunny june day in Fontanellato and I was riding out into the country on my bicycle when another cyclist gave me the news . |
| 3 | Haslam believes this experience taught him the need to recognise that many products follow a predictable life cycle . |
| 4 | This description gave me the idea of a soldier slipping silently through the jungle . |
| 5 | This business gave him the time and money to pursue his hobby of microscopy to a highly professional level . |
| 6 | The official responsible for explaining this stance hanged himself the week before I read this book . |
| 7 | In spite of the strangeness of Eliot 's behaviour , however , few people begrudged him the happiness which in personal relations he had never experienced before : " He obviously needed to have a happy marriage , " Valerie Eliot said on a later occasion , " He could n't die until he had had it " . |
| 8 | The cast were mainly non-professionals and I think what 's exciting is their contribution to this film made it the success it is . |
| 9 | Some Ministers told him the switch should be to income tax ; others , including Kenneth Baker , the home secretary , suggested VAT . |