Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb past] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vases of different shapes and sizes lay beside pebbles , weavings , ancient carvings and many other objects no-one knew the purpose of . |
| 2 | ‘ That was one of the prime reasons I raised the issue , because if the constituents are saying that , it is time the councillors were saying it as well . ’ |
| 3 | For humanitarian reasons I thought the family ought to know . ’ |
| 4 | Nowhere to be seen and one of the reasons I bought the magazine was to read the article as I have a Ti'ko machine ( and incidentally have been very pleased with it ) . |
| 5 | That 's just the story I told the clan ! ’ |
| 6 | The police have been up several times , you know that attache case I said the dustman found that time ? |
| 7 | I ambled intentionally slowly , hiding my wrist-watch in my pocket , in case I damaged the leg further through impatience and hurrying . |
| 8 | ‘ I was cold and wet by this time , but after a tour of inspection I found the house was deserted . |
| 9 | The policy was cleared over the next few days and on 19 March I told the House of Commons that |
| 10 | In March I predicted the winner of the 1992 Booker Prize . |
| 11 | In March I gave the whole of the plot a dressing of blood , fish and bone fertiliser . |
| 12 | My I wanted to do , is said my name is Jonathan do do , doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo do da da da da da da da money dee da my name is Jonathan ee ee ee dee doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo din din din din din din my name is Jonathan din din din and it 's mine and it 's mine oh oh oh mum mum bom bom bom bom bom , bomby om bomby om doo de doo doo doo doo dee dee dee dee doo doo doo dee doo doo dee dee dee I said my name is Jonathan come on mum I kept the cassette going . |
| 13 | When he went in the Dolphinarium I got the bus up to Devil 's Dyke and had my sandwiches up there . |
| 14 | I remembered the noise I remembered the noise as we went past the pub , so I went back to the pub and sure enough there were fifty Sorry thirty burly men . |
| 15 | Whatever the grade , Route I opened the way for all that was to follow . |
| 16 | At the Suzuka Eight Hour I had the front skidding in the second part of the Spoon Curve . |
| 17 | Bleary-eyed , at the appointed hour I loaded the car at John 's with two large display cases , posters , boxes of lead , a bag of pre-decimal coinage , two folding chairs , a roll of velvet material — and the kitchen sink ! |
| 18 | With all my heart I hated the malais . |
| 19 | In support I supplemented the engineering team with more members of the AIB engineering section . |
| 20 | Of course I knew the path led to the Camus na Dobhrain , and the lawyers had told me that the cottage was let to a girl , so I wondered why he was headed there . |
| 21 | Of course I enjoyed the company at school because my childhood was a bit lonely . |
| 22 | Of course I got the ferry to Appin and a lift to the very pier south of the narrows of Loch Leven where JTR landed . |
| 23 | So er er after a bit you see he changed them round , he , he guessed somebody were and of course I got the job |
| 24 | And of course I loved the town and although the station was about a mile from the town centre , people used to come from the town centre in their cars , they had lunch at our place er er at Cambridge , you see , and there , there were two waiters and one , one of them took part-time cellar work , you see , and er , they were two brothers and er their name 's |
| 25 | By delightful coincidence I spent the evening in another wood-lined building but with more positive conversation . |
| 26 | During a lull in the shouting I made the tea , and as I was pouring the cups out Mum asked Dad what she should do . |
| 27 | ’ ‘ It 's funny to think that just this afternoon I had the idea of getting poor old Eddy to come over to the Gates and tell me something about himself … |
| 28 | One day when I went to give my language class at the university I found the word maricone ( queer ) chalked in large Gothic letters on the blackboard . |
| 29 | Beneath the shirt I saw the outline of her breasts . |
| 30 | Sometimes during the mate 's watch I took the wheel and learnt to steer . |