Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [pron] 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 | In this case , which is not exceptional ( see Weiskrantz & Cowey , 1963 ) , experience expanded what the monkeys regarded as acceptable food , and at an earlier stage in development experience had narrowed the range . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The Ideal had to close down , and a vandal 's brick made it the Id al , which spelled the end of an era . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 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 | A sudden drop in the wind told her the worst was over . |
| 13 | The card told me the rest . |
| 14 | As the dreamsun showed us the insubstantial outlines of the City down in the valley , we faded to white . |
| 15 | One glance confirmed what the noise had already told him . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The faint glow from a street light showed him the outline of a hedge , neat flower beds , a black oblong of lawn . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The wind hit him the moment he left the vehicle , a ferocious gust off the nearby sea which nearly lifted him off his feet . |
| 20 | The side Quiss belonged to called it Castle Doors , Ajayi 's side named it the Castle of Bequest . |
| 21 | The Brazilian agent saw me the next morning . |
| 22 | ‘ At Christmas , a fan sent us the remains of their Christmas dinner , ’ recounts Patrick , with a measure of embarrassment , ‘ a potato , some stuffing , and a mince pie . ’ |
| 23 | Her entry gave me the chance to ignore Ernest and present her with Victor 's note myself , which I did . |
| 24 | The youngster 's inclusion in the side earned him the name ‘ Boy Bastin' , as seventeen-year-olds in League football were much scarcer than now , and Bastin was in a class of his own with the fierceness of his shot , as a teaser of defences and as an expert penalty-taker . |
| 25 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 26 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 27 | D.C.L. degree by Oxford University and the College gave me the honour of welcoming her with flowers ’ . |
| 28 | One Friday morning the sergeant in charge of Eva 's brigade gave her the task of cleaning the brass window winders and door handles in the assembly hall . |
| 29 | Their reply gave us the number of the aircraft which Thomas was flying , Beaufort I L4508 , and the names of the other members of his crew . |
| 30 | The action gave her the moments she needed to adjust , to assess her own feelings . |