Example sentences of "[vb past] the old [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I met the old lady as I was walking down a steep path out of the village . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sorry ? ’ whispered the old woman . |
| 3 | Overhead he could now hear the dull roar and crackle of fire , as the hungry flames devoured the old house above him . |
| 4 | They passed the old wreck of the SS Lancastria , Campbeltown steering 050 degrees to offset the tide 's strong northerly set , and reduced speed to 10 knots , the MGB 's echo-sounder probing for some depth of water as the destroyer twice churned over mud-bars . |
| 5 | By the time I passed the old creche again it was getting darker and the insects were out . |
| 6 | ‘ My spirits , too , ’ agreed the old lady , throwing a wry glance at Theda , who was over by the windows . |
| 7 | He hugged the old tailor to him , kissing his cheek while the tears rolled from his eyes . |
| 8 | And I sha n't come back until I remember what the great Daybog said , " This news made the old man very sad , for he loved Yanek the best of his three grandsons . |
| 9 | All summer English cricket has been highly suspicious about how the Pakistanis made the old ball swing about so violently . |
| 10 | Granpa clapped so loud as I returned to my place that some of the mums looked round and smiled , which made the old fellow even more determined to see that I stayed on at school until I was fourteen . |
| 11 | I just let out a giggle of disbelief which made the old gecko who ran the class flutter his ruff at me in disapproval ; I calmed him with a quip and continued the negotiations with my round and financially tenacious new chum . |
| 12 | Dangerous driving cos he made the old woman give over and overtook somewhere totally stupid and probably find he had no brake . |
| 13 | Whereupon I fell about in my chair at this with an effective simulacrum of sycophancy , then matadored the old charm around in front of him for a few minutes , and before you could say fundador Walt was on his knees begging me for the coup de grâce . |
| 14 | Lewis , a metre behind , equalled the old world record of 9.93 seconds but could not even console himself with a new American best for he only equalled the time of Calvin Smith . |
| 15 | Tora ! filming was not a happy one , as the film crew obliterated the old paint on the airframe and ground-looped a gear leg off during the filming . |
| 16 | If you doubt that , read the Old Testament . |
| 17 | She drew in a great sharp breath which shook her shoulders , then wiped the old man 's chin with a cloth . |
| 18 | Then they sold the old market to Citicorp which set about restoring it as a trading floor , aimed at meeting the demand generated by Big Bang . |
| 19 | In November 19X1 the Bank of England defined a new monetary sector which amalgamated the old banking sector with a number of other related institutions . |
| 20 | By Jaysus , they run to the top and stabbed the old fella to death . |
| 21 | His head must have fallen almost directly on top of one of the tall spikes that surmounted the old iron rail . |
| 22 | ‘ Is this the boy ? ’ they asked the old gentleman . |
| 23 | Little Billy asked The old Minpin said , ‘ All the trees in this forest are hollow . |
| 24 | I wanted to introduce Dana to Pernod , so I asked the old man for ‘ dos Pernod ’ . |
| 25 | I asked the old man why |
| 26 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ asked the old man , curious in spite of himself . |
| 27 | I asked the old man about this client from the North and he remembered her . ’ |
| 28 | I asked the old man , his nose almost level with the steering wheel of his equally elderly car . |
| 29 | He asked the old man if he 'd ever worked in the sandpaper factory and added that he 'd probably be going to work there himself when he 'd finished at the Comprehensive . |
| 30 | He asked the old man if he knew Miss Lavant , if he 'd seen her at the fete , in clothes with buttercups on them . |