Example sentences of "[pers pn] [coord] [vb past] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A military judge came to see me and read out the charges — I had been accused of stealing a car . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'll all have to do the same as me and put down the date and see , but if yer want ter know it 's the first of May . ’ |
| 3 | When the horses , being bridled to lead them to safety , panicked and lashed out in the dark , threatening to do worse harm to the buildings than the wind would , it was his father who forced his way between them and dragged out the pair who were causing most trouble . |
| 4 | So that night , at the disco they told them and at last they believed them and sorted out the magazine thing and changed the magazine to Mysteries from Around the World . |
| 5 | It was not difficult to find their way , for the faint glow of the many camp-fires guided them and showed up the loom of the burgh 's buildings . |
| 6 | She opened them and threw back the shutters , letting light flood in . |
| 7 | They brought in the horses , hobbled them and built up the fire . |
| 8 | Guido slipped an arm around her and bent to kiss her , then reached out suddenly to the stone urn beside them and pulled off the stem of a red geranium . |
| 9 | She swung away from him and stared out the side window . |
| 10 | But I felt I could not lose him and hung on the hour-and-a-half walk firing the occasional question like a lifeline , till he succumbed to a conversation about the war poets : ‘ like old beggars under sacks … we cursed through sludge … ’ |
| 11 | She wrinkled her nose at him and topped up the reservoir . |
| 12 | It shook slightly as he scribbled an address , then pushed the serviette across the table , his body slowly relaxing as Ward let go of him and picked up the serviette . |
| 13 | The band saw him and picked up the rhythm . |
| 14 | Meg pushed past him and jumped down the four steps in her haste . |
| 15 | Barry was unable to give the police a description of his assailant as he was always behind him and ripped out the mirror from his car before they drove to Perry 's . |
| 16 | I thanked him and tore up the prescription at the door . |
| 17 | Then Julius got into the car beside her and started up the engine , and it was too late to get out . |
| 18 | He slid in beside her and started up the engine . |
| 19 | Folly cut the tape that sealed the box nearest to her and pulled off the lid . |
| 20 | Blanche got into the car , settled the old dog on the seat beside her and switched on the engine . |
| 21 | Henry turned to her and held up the jack . |
| 22 | He passed her and picked up the sheet of paper . |
| 23 | Breeze thanked her and picked up the fork . |
| 24 | They jumped it and went up the opposite slope . |
| 25 | Adam quickly crossed to the desk , leant behind it and pulled up the register . |
| 26 | Plummer crossed to it and picked up the receiver . |
| 27 | And the woman seemed in no hurry to close it and shut out the dangerous night ; she simply stood , looking down at the children and smiling . |
| 28 | She grabbed hold of it and peered down the microscope again . |