Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [vb past] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mum came in from the shops and gave us the news that , starting from September , we are to have 2 morning services . |
| 2 | He ripped open one of the little silver foil packets and handed her the lubricated ring of rubber . |
| 3 | And thus I was brought , by the gracious providence of God , to that place which had the chiefest of my labours and yielded me the greatest fruits of comfort . ’ |
| 4 | car hirers were not ‘ trafficking in litigation ’ where they agreed with potential plaintiffs whose cars were damaged in motor accidents and under repair , to supply them with free replacement vehicles provided the plaintiffs co-operated with the hirers in prosecuting claims against defendants and paid them the hiring charges from the damages they received . |
| 5 | When the order came she reached down to help an older woman to her feet and passed her the well-wrapped bundle , then she turned her back on the men and was swallowed by the mass of female prisoners . |
| 6 | ‘ Thank you , that was very good of you , ’ she murmured politely , but , feeling intimidated suddenly — or was that her guilty conscience again at work , she got to her feet and handed him the proof that she was who she said she was . |
| 7 | Any account of English book illustration would be inadequate without a tribute to Edmund Evans ( 1826–1905 ) who brought to a wonderful peak of success the revival of the art of colour printing from wood blocks and gave us the delightful colour plate books of Kate Greenaway , ’ Richard E. Doyle , Randolph Caldecott and Walter Crane . |
| 8 | I saw three movements and told him the Sonata would sound better if he made a very flashy last movement , but with content . |
| 9 | He looked at the Substitute who stuck the cigar between his teeth and handed him the sheet of paper saying : |
| 10 | Chris Renninson set Hibberd away down the right and his excellent control took him past two defenders and gave him the time and space to send over a pinpoint cross to O'Shea , who rose unchallenged to head home from close range . |
| 11 | I wrote to him every few days and gave him the details of everything that happened and everyone I met . |
| 12 | I always wrote the replies and told him the news and reassured him that Mum was watching his widow , which it gave her great pleasure to do . |
| 13 | They overwhelmed their poor owners and gave them the air of refugees , caught between the darkness and the high wire fence . |
| 14 | He tore out the early pages and gave me the rest of it and we use it now for our visitors ' signatures . ‘ |
| 15 | He also taught the mandolin to four small girls and called them the Fairy Four . |
| 16 | She sat down opposite him and propped her chin on her hands and gave him the look of limpid honesty at which she was particularly gifted . |
| 17 | Imagine a suite of software that used the central core concept controlling integrated modules and gave you the ability to run your own software as well . |
| 18 | In a related way , the religious morality of repealers was not merely a passive vehicle for feminist politics ; it actively empowered women and gave them the confidence to develop critical concepts . |
| 19 | Then they brought in a couple of supporting interrogators and gave me the third degree . |