Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final activities were another guided tour , back at Wharf Station , where Graham showed us round the museum that he played a central role in setting up . |
| 2 | Then , on one wonderful day , it became the key to that magic box where infinity welcomed her to the crystal harmony of the spheres . |
| 3 | It was already half full with stagnant rain water , so Mildred filled it to the brim , then carried it back to the yard window-sill , collecting her broomstick on the way . |
| 4 | Once Keith left it at the home of some guy he 'd had a one night stand with , and when he went back to get it he was so embarrassed he had sex with the guy again , which was a mistake for both of them . |
| 5 | However , no sooner was the intrigue launched than Baldwin killed it by the simple expedient of deciding to remain in office and meet Parliament . |
| 6 | Yeah , having some dinner , well we did n't have any did we , cos mummy took you to the pictures with nanny |
| 7 | Late that evening , Corbett was found by a servant sent by Selkirk , who announced in broad Scots that the knight would be grateful if Corbett joined him in the outer bailey near the main gate . |
| 8 | They were part of Japan until Russia occupied them at the end of the second world war , and the Japanese feel they are justified in wanting them back . |
| 9 | Wimbledon champion Edberg lasted until Courier beat him in the quarter finals . |
| 10 | If Magwitch saw us on the river , he could draw his bedroom curtain to show everything was all right . |
| 11 | Cos Paul put it on the next day . |
| 12 | Until Charlie paid her at the end of the week , Lucy would again be in her usual flat-broke condition . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , for so many reasons — because friends supported me in the faith that we would end up together . |
| 14 | We did n't get a chance to say any more , because Anthea ushered us into the hall almost immediately afterwards . ’ |
| 15 | Benny was holding the cartridges steady while Garry filled them with the gunpowder . |
| 16 | He 'd have to wait two or three hours while Customs ran it across the road to me so I could make a quick video dub for Hurley or his spook friends before they returned the original and let the guy on through to Nicosia . |
| 17 | They 'd been strolling through the individual gardens within the whole for more than two hours , while Rune told her about the traditions of the gardens and how , despite attempts at imitation , they remained unique in Europe — if not the world — before they reached the area set aside for the funfair and he suggested she might like a ride on some of the attractions . |
| 18 | Reporters waited outside her apartment day and night , while photographers badgered her at the Young England kindergarten where she worked . |
| 19 | It is understood some of her attackers sat on her to pin her to the floor while others battered her round the head with baseball bats . |
| 20 | Phosphatidylethanolamine shifted most of the cholesterol to the vesicular phase while phosphatidylserine moved it to the non-vesicular fraction . |
| 21 | After Richard reminded me of the problems I was about to face following that first flight , I was n't looking forward to the next flying lesson . |
| 22 | It took a further five minutes before Blenkinsop made it to the phone , but to Amiss 's relief , he appeared to be both sober and reasonable : indeed he was giving a rather creditable imitation of a normal club secretary . |
| 23 | Hibs face a real test of character at Firhill tomorrow after Hearts knocked them off the top of the table . |
| 24 | A HEALTHY baby girl whose twin sister died mysteriously in hospital , had ended up severely brain damaged after doctors left her in the care of nurse Beverley Allitt , a court heard yesterday . |
| 25 | Deborah Sherwin , prosecuting , said Mr Holloway was able to pick out Eyles after police took him around the town to look for his assailant . |
| 26 | Mr Foggerty was agreeably surprised , but when Nutty reminded him of the standard required , he relapsed into grim gloom and stood on the side of the bath in his white T-shirt and jeans looking at his watch and saying , ‘ I ca n't spare the time to do this three nights a week for the next year , which is what is required . |
| 27 | Although the couple are rarely seen in public together — Lewis went solo to the Golden Globe awards , though Brad accompanied her to the Oscars — Pitt says it 's not a conscious choice to avoid the paparazzi , they just never go out . |
| 28 | Claudia said demurely as Roman carried her into the bedroom . |
| 29 | It must have taken a while from Taunton , Charles thought , as Frances drove them in the yellow Renault 5 along the route Lesley-Jane had described . |
| 30 | When Jessica poked her in the ribs and swore they were coming for them , she hardly raised her head . |