Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vases of different shapes and sizes lay beside pebbles , weavings , ancient carvings and many other objects no-one knew the purpose of . |
| 2 | In these notes I described the aims and origins of the scheme : |
| 3 | ‘ That was one of the prime reasons I raised the issue , because if the constituents are saying that , it is time the councillors were saying it as well . ’ |
| 4 | For humanitarian reasons I thought the family ought to know . ’ |
| 5 | In terms of the economic activity projections , as a result of representations made to me by one of Professor Lock 's colleagues , that was one of the main reasons I increased the assumptions on the eco economic activity based projection , to increase B one office relocations to a a far higher degree percentage than previously . |
| 6 | Nowhere to be seen and one of the reasons I bought the magazine was to read the article as I have a Ti'ko machine ( and incidentally have been very pleased with it ) . |
| 7 | That 's just the story I told the clan ! ’ |
| 8 | Because ’ — his speech slurred a fraction — ‘ I 'm going to tell you a story I heard the other day which I could n't possibly tell you if you had a lady Archdeacon . ’ |
| 9 | As I swabbed the table with disinfectant I had the old feeling of helplessness . |
| 10 | In each case I pressed the national authorities concerned to allow me to send a UK ‘ observer ’ to their investigation and I am happy to say that our request was agreed to on each occasion . |
| 11 | A year later when I had Katie and I was married , I did n't want " to go to hospital in case I got the same treatment , but they were totally different . |
| 12 | The police have been up several times , you know that attache case I said the dustman found that time ? |
| 13 | I ambled intentionally slowly , hiding my wrist-watch in my pocket , in case I damaged the leg further through impatience and hurrying . |
| 14 | ( And , in case I muddled the halves and thought the lady 's name was Mary Marks , I decided that it would be a very windy day and that , as the skirt of her wedding gown was blown by the gales , I was able to see that she was wearing suspenders . ) |
| 15 | Category I contained the 27% of authorities who mentioned 30 or more programmes or courses . |
| 16 | When we were at the park I took the down there cos |
| 17 | I heard er er der at er erm parked in the other car park I heard the hoofs go bang ! |
| 18 | ‘ I was cold and wet by this time , but after a tour of inspection I found the house was deserted . |
| 19 | ‘ The more champagne I drank the better I understood his strong Scottish accent . |
| 20 | In both cases I recorded the results through a Fostex desk to find out how the Power Tool translates these sounds to tape . |
| 21 | The policy was cleared over the next few days and on 19 March I told the House of Commons that |
| 22 | On Wednesday 5 March 1980 , I explored the practicalities of this course at a meeting in the department and on 10 March I minuted the Prime Minister . |
| 23 | In March I predicted the winner of the 1992 Booker Prize . |
| 24 | In March I gave the whole of the plot a dressing of blood , fish and bone fertiliser . |
| 25 | My I wanted to do , is said my name is Jonathan do do , doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo do da da da da da da da money dee da my name is Jonathan ee ee ee dee doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo din din din din din din my name is Jonathan din din din and it 's mine and it 's mine oh oh oh mum mum bom bom bom bom bom , bomby om bomby om doo de doo doo doo doo dee dee dee dee doo doo doo dee doo doo dee dee dee I said my name is Jonathan come on mum I kept the cassette going . |
| 26 | When he went in the Dolphinarium I got the bus up to Devil 's Dyke and had my sandwiches up there . |
| 27 | I remembered the noise I remembered the noise as we went past the pub , so I went back to the pub and sure enough there were fifty Sorry thirty burly men . |
| 28 | Whatever the grade , Route I opened the way for all that was to follow . |
| 29 | At the Suzuka Eight Hour I had the front skidding in the second part of the Spoon Curve . |
| 30 | Then after about an hour I heard the familiar heavy tread of Dad 's boots on the cobbles . |