Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun prp] [noun prp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | LAST September Paddy Ashdown dismissively described David Alton the Liberal Democrat MP for Mossley Hill thus : ‘ It is true that David has not played a large national part in the Liberal Democrats since our reform in 1988 . ’ |
| 2 | Mrs Gracie still called Nathan Holland the young gentleman , although it was several years now since he had become practically an inmate of the house . |
| 3 | At the civic receptions they still sang God Dave the King , but we were no longer Jolly Good Fellows . |
| 4 | After Andy Payton 's failure against Plymouth Argyle ten days ago , stand-in skipper Phillips took responsibility for the spot kick and calmly sent Paul Reece the wrong way for his third goal of the season . |
| 5 | Viewers also voted Terry Wogan the most overrated performer for the second year in succession and Jeremy Beadle as the person most likely to make them switch off . |
| 6 | In addition her action outside the assessment procedures also gave Mrs Jones the power to negotiate with other participants . |
| 7 | Suburban residential development in Chiswick had already become noticeable by the end of the nineteenth century with Back Common load and the adjoining Bond Street , Holly Road , Clifton Gardens , Belmont Road and Grove on the north side of Chiswick high Road , and with Devonshire Road , Linden Gardens and Bolton Gardens — later renamed Duke Road-on the south side , and a few houses in Dukes Avenue , opposite to the end of Barrowgate Road , which itself had a number of houses , mostly at the Sutton Lane end , close to Dead Donkey Lane . |
| 8 | He then supported William Pitt the younger , on whose recommendation he was returned by Edward ( later Baron ) Eliot [ q.v. ] as member for St Germans ( 1784–8 ) . |