Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [adj] the " in BNC.

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1 The girls were , however , very much alike : wide-eyed , glossy-haired , with a hunch of shoulder and ease of hip that made them all the sisters they longed to be .
2 bought the wagon round , yeah I made them clear the site cos well actually it 's twelve being as , they are a bit stained
3 ‘ We attacked them , attacked them , attacked them all the way up that straight and round that bend but they kept pounding more and more on and they held us , ’ said Probert .
4 I think if you went and saw our own doctors a lot of our fears would be allayed because most of the young doctors would n't , would recommend to you , my own doctor asked me all the questions and different things and then he says he 's a young doctor , he says if I were a women and if I 'd answered all the questions as you did , I would go on H R T.
5 I definitely could n't afford that , so I took it back to the Oxford Used Car Centre and erm what happened , the mechanical breakdown service — now this is where I thought they were very good — they reimbursed me all the money that I 'd paid out on those repairs plus they did the repairs and put me a new gearbox in and the car 's running perfectly .
6 Ian coloured them all the way , the way in Malta and when you read the letter
7 My curiosity made me open the door , and I found the corridor full of smoke .
8 But he helped me all the way round and I hope I can do him justice tomorrow . ’
9 Flora helped me open the boot .
10 we 've actually had trout in the freezer for ages , and not used them fresh the day I got them I 'll use it and
11 They parted at dawn but when he approached her later the same morning she froze him with an icy gaze and said , ‘ In the circle in which I move , sleeping with a man does not constitute an introduction . ’
12 ‘ But Barbara Coleman lured you all the way to Nice today to insist Joseph killed Sabine Jourdain . ’
13 This birdie on the 4th helped her complete the first round just two over .
14 He said , with great politeness , that he would be in the buttery , always supposing anyone wanted to know , and Tybion the Tusk got up and helped him open the door , just to be friendly .
15 Robert Forbes pulled out before his partners were indicted , a manoeuvre which cost him all the accumulated wealth of Lorna Lewis 's golden days .
16 Lucier had taken himself up to the gallery of the chapel — a climb which cost him all the strength that was left him .
17 Robyn raised the glass to her lips and took a first sip ; she had a feeling that counting to ten was not going to work , but she tried it all the same .
18 I told them all the positive things , of the love I had seen , of Nancy , of Tom , Dick and Harry and of my various forms of visualization .
19 Oh you told them this the other day when we were there !
20 I did n't actually visit Mum for very long but old Mrs McSporran told me all the news of the Senior Citizens and our deacon gave me a few tips about growing rhubarb .
21 God knows , I ate nothing half the time .
22 He played himself all the time , using his characters to display his many theatrical talents .
23 I told her all the justifications and apologies had to go .
24 But he ate it all the same , Ellie noticed , as she hurried back to her chair .
25 I thought : ‘ Well , you wanted a working-class original , and that 's what you 've got , ’ and I ate it all the best way I could — fingers and all .
26 Phillis played it all the time : for old times sake wo n't you give my heart a break ?
27 We never really played it all the way through .
28 The taxi-driver had been born in Glasgow — our second compatriot of the night — and he took pity on ‘ two wee Scotch lassies ’ , and drove us all the way for a very modest remuneration .
29 So he caught them up in his cloak and carried them to the top of the mountain , and there he showed them all the treasures and towns and palaces that were in the world .
30 Next he showed them all the armies and warriors and weapons in the world .
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