Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Faldo took his 1992 winnings to a world record £1.5m , while Norman 's only consolation was that the £190,234 runner's-up cheque made him the first player in history to breech the $10 million barrier in career earnings . |
| 2 | Eleven years later the World Federation of the Deaf at the seventh Congress in Washington awarded him an International Solidarity Merit Award , and Gallaudet College , taking advantage of his presence made him the first recipient of a medallion for " outstanding international service to the deaf " , which he received at a special convention attended by the Vice-President of the United States . |
| 3 | The Ideal had to close down , and a vandal 's brick made it the Id al , which spelled the end of an era . |
| 4 | He was never equal to Self in Citrine 's esteem , and he remained jealous of intervention by Self in matters of engineering and the development of policy on the generation side , for which his background and experience made him the natural senior voice among other engineers and managers . |
| 5 | The Times recorded that this was their sixth partnership of over 150 ; the Telegraph that it was their seventh century stand ; while the Guardian made it the eighth . |
| 6 | So his political background and other skills made him the logical candidate ’ . |
| 7 | His sparse blond hair was dark with sweat , and his surprised blue eyes and hangdog look made him the most unlikely royal messenger Corbett had ever seen . |
| 8 | In a follow-up survey , the great majority rated it the best AIDS resource they had seen . |
| 9 | Sussex , though , are unlikely to be among the cynical chorus , not after their slip-up against the Minor Counties on a Marlow marsh made them the 14th first-class county in 55– or 6–overs play to have their colours lowered by junior opposition . |
| 10 | He was immediately dispatched to the scene , where his energy , intelligence and presence of mind made him the chief decision-taker in the first days after the explosion of reactor number four . |
| 11 | It was only when the high priest asked him the direct question : |
| 12 | I took Sir Ralph to the top of the stairs into the North Bastion tower but the passageway was so narrow Colebrooke helped him the rest of the way . ’ |
| 13 | Hoskyns found him the opening — sub-warden of Lincoln Theological College . |
| 14 | Christina cringed as Susanna pronounced it the American way . |
| 15 | A sudden drop in the wind told her the worst was over . |
| 16 | Sharmi told me the story : |
| 17 | Spicer told him the news and asked him if he would like a local caddie to be booked . |
| 18 | The card told me the rest . |
| 19 | Robson said yesterday : ‘ Bobby told me the atmosphere got to certain players last time . |
| 20 | Mr Grover listened carefully as Paddington told him the story . |
| 21 | It was quieter , with few shops , not one of them interesting , and restaurants which opened with optimistic flourishes and invitations but where , after a few weeks , you could see the desolate owner standing in the doorway wondering where he 'd gone wrong ; his eyes told you the area was n't going to revive in his lifetime . |
| 22 | Yeah Sue told me the other day that er she wo n't come out till she 's , she 's right cold . |
| 23 | As the dreamsun showed us the insubstantial outlines of the City down in the valley , we faded to white . |
| 24 | When we arrived , Helen Stoner showed us the three bedrooms . |
| 25 | The club paid him the princely sum of £8 , a fee that has not risen much over the years according to some of Celtic 's more dour stars . |
| 26 | When I arrived , Small showed me the bodies of two lambs killed by foxes the previous night . |
| 27 | Schellenberg handed him the Führer Directive . |
| 28 | The faint glow from a street light showed him the outline of a hedge , neat flower beds , a black oblong of lawn . |
| 29 | Their flickering light showed her the way down the hall to where she placed another candle in an alcove and then , with matches in hand , she walked towards the living-room . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , I am so sorry , ’ Kathleen handed her the caster sugar . |