Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | HSMorris Bristol PS I did find the article amusing and am no less a woman because I did . |
| 2 | The proof of the pudding was in the eating , and in my case I 'd got the ingredients wrong . |
| 3 | On one flight from England , carrying some of our personal possessions , bells started ringing at the Customs Desk — and my carving knife was temporarily confiscated in case I attempted to hijack the plane ! |
| 4 | I did n't want his title or his money , although I must say in all honesty I did enjoy the London season . |
| 5 | As he ducks he has Des diving for his legs and me closing in , and this is the moment we all discover the benefits of my upbringing because like a promising cadet I 'd left the pistol 's safety on . |
| 6 | Soaking wet and with some difficulty I managed to salvage the dory , with one brand new Mercury outboard from underwater and , backed up by my crew , asked the skipper what the blazes he thought he was up to . |
| 7 | At a very tolerable volume level I managed to produce the sound of a heavily overdriven amp at full tilt , but at a volume where Granny could still hear The Archers . |
| 8 | However , on examining the notice boards around the MOPs main building I saw displayed the measures of the improvements made in areas prioritized by senior management . |
| 9 | First , I wanted to see the Castle of Zenda and in half an hour I had climbed the hill to it . |
| 10 | ‘ As a writer I came to realise the obvious : the subject of the dream is the dreamer , ’ Morrison remarks , as she points out how unwaveringly the subject of whiteness — what it is and what it is n't — preoccupies the American literary imagination ( and , I suspect the European as well ) . |
| 11 | So er that was a telephone call to the divisional officer , who was available at the moment and who came down and discussed it with the employer and notwithstanding that , in the afternoon I had given the management one hour to resolve the problem otherwise there was going to be a major walkout . |
| 12 | That afternoon I meant to search the Bible for information , though I knew little of it . |
| 13 | I went upstairs , showered and changed out of riding clothes into the more comfortable jeans and shirt I 'd worn the day before and pulled on sneakers and the red sweater for warmth . |
| 14 | And I was er doing my part I thought to change the world and get everybody into the union so we could get , get better conditions for , for everybody and all this , more money anyhow . |
| 15 | The thought of the delicious lunch gave me the extra boost I needed to reach the summit . |
| 16 | In my own mind I had valued the things at 4000 roubles each . |
| 17 | telly I wanted to watch the telly |
| 18 | and I bi , you know that big loft I helped get the , get the la big lathe he bought from the |
| 19 | Before I had turned back from Bilen I had watched the Awash flowing towards its unknown destination . |
| 20 | The series originated from various communities and when it reached the west coast I had to provide the script for a new show every seven days for ten weeks . |
| 21 | Grainne listened , absorbed and serious , and in her mind she began to see the old Ireland , the Ireland of the lost enchantments , very clearly . |
| 22 | no she said I 'm alright now I 've had a sandwich , so , anyhow she left it , so I left it , I said well it 's there if you want , she said I 'll eat it later then granddad , anyhow making the tea she said put the microwave on and we , we were having salmon |
| 23 | In the font she had found the head of the priest . ’ |
| 24 | In daylight Folly could really appreciate details of the luxury she had missed the previous evening . |
| 25 | For several weeks after her wedding she had entertained the silly idea that James might look for her , but she was thankful that he never came even though he soon heard about her marriage to Nahum . |
| 26 | She was however obliged to heed the advice of a task force she appointed to examine the AGO 's operations , and which recommended increased support . |
| 27 | By laser treatment and radiotherapy we aimed to achieve the benefits of both while minimising complications . |
| 28 | As a result we tried to understand the reactions and attitudes , both of those who kept in touch with a member of the birth family and of those involved in the ‘ clean break ’ approach . |
| 29 | As I reeled around in the meaty steam a little tune tinkled repetitively in my mind ; it was the song Siegfried and I were forever singing as we waited to enter the RAF , the popular jingle which In our innocence we thought typified the new life ahead . |
| 30 | In the term , the only term we needed to explain the whole structure of conscious , unconscious , pre-conscious , was repression and we saw that repression was really a key concept . |