Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [vb past] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ward had not lied or misled anyone about the nature of the payment or tried to conceal the money he had received . |
| 2 | Although the proceedings reinforced Castro 's dominance of the PCC , some decisions ratified by the congress , in particular accepting direct election of all delegates to the National Assembly of People 's Powers , were interpreted as signs that he had either made tactical concessions or had recognized the need for gradual change . |
| 3 | Clarke , a substitute for Sanchez , robbed Stein and tried to steer the ball home but Chamberlain , playing only his second game since November , saved well . |
| 4 | She did it twice , then pulled the instrument from her ears and began to unwrap the rubber . |
| 5 | Indeed , it emerged that he had been convicted of killing the child of a former girlfriend and had assaulted the defendant and her 3-year-old daughter . |
| 6 | He had lost his gate entry card and had to open the boot of the car to reveal his clubs as proof that he was a player . |
| 7 | ‘ It was an amazing first set and winning it gave me a big boost and seemed to have the opposite effect on David , ’ said Corsie later . |
| 8 | The exercise had made the public familiar with the coalition and had given the local branches of the three parties experience in working together for a common purpose . |
| 9 | The Cheshires enjoyed no such luxury and had to control the anger and revulsion that engulfed them as they experienced the horror for real . |
| 10 | Slipping her feet into slender-heeled sandals , Lindsey reached for her evening purse and went to open the door . |
| 11 | Derek 's father never recovered from this loss and refused to acknowledge the younger child 's previous or continued existence . |
| 12 | After Kristallnacht he forbade further attacks on Jews and tried to have the worst ringleaders punished by the courts . |
| 13 | And I did n't feel too good myself as the police officer helped wedge me into its driving seat and tried to shut the warped front door . |
| 14 | Miss Honey put down her pencil and removed her spectacles and began to polish the lenses with a piece of tissue . |
| 15 | It is due to be officially opened by the local MP , Sir Hector Monro , the Scottish Office minister for the arts , who , on learning of the decision , expressed his displeasure and promised to take the matter up with the SAC . |
| 16 | A variant of this is the celebrated Celtic and Rangers story about a lone fan caught by the opposition and made to fetch the hot Bovril at half-time . |
| 17 | By this time Clever Folly had shaken off all opposition and proceeded to break the course record by 4.7 seconds in spite of 4lb overweight . |
| 18 | Martina Navratilova has changed her mind and decided to enter the Volkswagen Cup tournament at Eastbourne next week . |
| 19 | Sindy bleeped in confusion and went to dredge the supplies ' cupboards . |
| 20 | Eochaid lifted his hands to his neck and began to unfasten the chain of the Brecbennoch . |
| 21 | The loss of William Whitelaw , who suffered a stroke and had to leave the government , was a blow to the Prime Minister . |
| 22 | Arty closed his mouth and began to brush the heel of his open hand against his left temple in a repeated gesture of frustration . |
| 23 | Ma put a spare needle in her mouth and began to count the rows down , but she spat out ‘ Evergreens ! ’ again , between her teeth . |
| 24 | The Doctor placed the remainder of the apple in his mouth and proceeded to eat the core , stalk and pips . |
| 25 | I popped the red plastic thermometer in my mouth and sat checking the map . |
| 26 | When Sir George died unexpectedly Charles gave his son the title of Lord Baltimore and continued to support the scheme . |
| 27 | The Reich 's rearmament programme and the continued high level of subsidy to Danzig had caused a severe drain on German gold reserves and had upset the balance of payments . |
| 28 | Thirdly , he encouraged health improvements in an effort to raise the standards of hygiene and sought to contain the sweeping epidemics that intermittently tore through the population . |
| 29 | Whether it was Millie 's infuriated strength that caused the woman 's grasp on the scissors to slacken , or that she changed her tactics and meant to direct the scissors towards the child 's face , could n't be known , but Millie grabbed at the open blades and , managing to twist them round , consciously or by accident drove one of the blades into the nun 's arm . |
| 30 | By 1978 Britain , under Labour , was still in the EEC , the government had an incomes policy of sorts and had curbed the growth of public expenditure , and private education remained . |