Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [vb past] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the summer certain to be dominated ( again ) by sequels ( Legal Weapon 3 , Batman Returns , Alien³ ; , Honey I Blew Up The Kids ) , Hollywood pundits are keeping busy predicting this season 's sleeper hits . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , for me the house had always seemed to stand a little aloof , and as well as a respectful reserve I felt still the restriction of a child in the company of old people : ‘ Not too much noise , dear , because … |
| 3 | Martens says : ‘ Of course I realised immediately the historic importance of the book and the show together . |
| 4 | But when I heard about the murder I wondered just the same thing . ’ |
| 5 | At the beginning of this chapter I noted how the distinctions made between political systems often emerged from current political conflicts and preoccupations , and this feature is very much in evidence in the political sociology of recent decades . |
| 6 | In the car I rolled up the windows and screamed all the way to the Sawtelle Veteran 's Hospital in Los Angeles where we were filming . |
| 7 | As I walked to my car I wondered why the heavies had pushed Toby into the cupboard . |
| 8 | After I made the cut I folded back the turf ( still using the spade ) and saw the nest . |
| 9 | All my bloody furniture 's gone from the living I went upstairs the lot 's gone ! |
| 10 | With an anguished whimper she gave up the fight and kissed him back with a fervour born of all the long , lonely nights she 'd spent without him , her arms snaking up round his neck to pull him closer still . |
| 11 | Just as she reached forward with her car key she saw how the window had been forced and the catch freed to open the door . |
| 12 | What about that young shepherd we saw there the other day , what was his name ? ’ |
| 13 | Of course , outputting them at 300dpi meant making some sacrifices so Adobe build in a mechanism for improving the shapes of the characters at low resolution , the technique is called hinting , and to protect their investment they encrypted both the typefaces and the hinting method so that the faces would only work properly with their own version of PostScript . |
| 14 | As soon as I mentioned an Easter wedding they brought up the Royal . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Watch me , ’ said Amiss , as at high speed he put on the clothes Pooley had just brought him . |
| 16 | Reaching into his car he hauled out the powerful pair of binoculars he always carried . |
| 17 | The Empress was in great beauty … the Emperor also looked very impressive , and when after the ceremony he held up the child in his arms to present him to the multitude , the enthusiasm was genuine and great . |
| 18 | And when Lugard came to look back on what had been accomplished in the early years of British administration he singled out the improved character of the native rulers , which he attributed to ‘ the unceasing efforts and devoted ability of the British staff , who have by precept and example made them what they are today ’ . |
| 19 | At many revolutions per second I came down the green slide into Brixton and beyond . |
| 20 | Like a small child being told by stern parent she picked up the drink and tossed it back at a gulp . |
| 21 | Despite her anxiety she registered both the relief that Phoebe should have acted so promptly and a tiny flicker of jealousy , which she quickly quashed . |
| 22 | During lunch we discussed how the water had changed during the week . |
| 23 | This was vividly illustrated in one household we visited where the bedroom was so damp that clothes stored in the cupboard had to be removed daily and spread on a clothes-horse in front of the fire to dry out . |
| 24 | It is of note that in human thymus we found only the P3A + variant of the α subunit is expressed , and therefore may have a role in the etiology of MG . |
| 25 | So extracting his fireman they went down the yard and got onto 4913 . |
| 26 | Robin adds that as a boy he saw both the Graf Zeppelin and R–101 , obviously an enthusiast from an early age . |
| 27 | She could have suggested that it was none of his business , or have made an excuse that she 'd forgotten to put it on , but , wits scattered , with her usual honesty she blurted out the exact truth . |
| 28 | Out of the corner of my eye I noticed how the prioress kept sending him frowning glances at being ignored , interspersed with coy smiles in an attempt to provoke him into some loving conspiracy about the events of the previous night . |
| 29 | In our history lecture I grasped only the most basic nature of this ‘ wunderkinder ’ warrior creed , but it was something which I was to find permeating the Legion at every level . |
| 30 | To join the band , I first picked up the sweater piece with right side facing and then using a three pronged latch tool I picked up the band . |