Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The third John Booth provided much of the capital for his partners , Samuel and Aaron Walker , when they established the business that eventually made them the leading ironmasters in the North of England . |
| 3 | The assurance with which Gothic schemes were presented made them the obvious alternative to Second Empire , but large secular Gothic buildings of this type were an unknown quantity . |
| 4 | My grandson asked me the other morning , when was I gon na die ? |
| 5 | Then they had their way and asked me the usual series of childish but charmingly eager questions about myself , about London , about England . |
| 6 | It was De Gaulle who asked me the dumb question in the van-his condescension brought him down to what he imagined was my level . |
| 7 | It was of course my mother , and she asked me the same questions as my neighbour . |
| 8 | The Sheriff asked me the same question and I gave him the same answer as I have you . ’ |
| 9 | That 's what got me the two years inside , pal . |
| 10 | They told me to stay there until they came and got me the following day — which I did n't . |
| 11 | Be having another now cos he read them the other day . |
| 12 | ‘ And I sold them the best . |
| 13 | These same people the , even when faced with the blatant facts of their mistakes , still hurl at the hapless retailer who unwittingly sold them the five 3″ goldfish that they tried to cram into a small glass bowl full of raw tapwater . |
| 14 | The ‘ Dragon-in-charge ’ sold me the requisite shoes , leotard and headband , finally producing a crossover cardigan in a scratchy wool , of a dirty mustard colour . |
| 15 | And they sold me The Last Boy Scout . |
| 16 | We sat them down and gave them a drink and asked them the usual stuff . |
| 17 | I abruptly asked them the same question I had of Benjamin . |
| 18 | Because I asked in the other classes , three or four American students , and I asked them the same question . |
| 19 | In his absence , I afterwards asked them the same questions , and they were able to explain quite adequately . |
| 20 | Where I used to live , when they evacuated me the first time . ’ |
| 21 | Well , he found them the best ski runs in the Cairngorms when they started and they could n't afford to give him anything very spectacular , so he said , ‘ Can I have the ski shop and the bobble hat concession ? ’ |
| 22 | And he either phoned me the following morning or if it was n't the following morning it was the one after that . |
| 23 | Cos it helped me the last time . |
| 24 | Well as I say , the police stopped them the other morning and one of the lads had a chat with the driver and all this and he carried on . |
| 25 | ‘ I promised you the best assassin in England , Mr Estabrook , and he 's here . |
| 26 | Yeah , yeah they mentioned you the other day at Eddy just said to him you know , |
| 27 | ‘ I promised her the best view of Florence from here , Mama , ’ he said over his shoulder as he wrestled with the catch . |
| 28 | When I found her the other side of my desk I told her in no uncertain terms I was n't having anything to do with it . |
| 29 | The maids found her the next morning hunched up in the laundry cupboard on the landing , dozing lightly . |
| 30 | Donna joined him and he found her the shortest ones , saying , ‘ You have the short ones . |