Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [vb past] [adv prt] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | After I made the cut I folded back the turf ( still using the spade ) and saw the nest . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | As soon as I mentioned an Easter wedding they brought up the Royal . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Watch me , ’ said Amiss , as at high speed he put on the clothes Pooley had just brought him . |
| 7 | Reaching into his car he hauled out the powerful pair of binoculars he always carried . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | At many revolutions per second I came down the green slide into Brixton and beyond . |
| 11 | Like a small child being told by stern parent she picked up the drink and tossed it back at a gulp . |
| 12 | So extracting his fireman they went down the yard and got onto 4913 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Just for that you can start again , from the moment you climbed up the mooring rope . ’ |
| 16 | You are the first of the king 's officers to know that Lord Grey of Ruthyn is carried off prisoner into Wales , and if this moment you turned out the muster of every shire between here and Denbigh , and loosed them into Clocaenog forest , do you think you would find hide or hair of a Welshman there ? |
| 17 | Floating down into the depths , she heard the kitchen door into the back garden close the very moment she switched on the hall light . |
| 18 | A set of priorities went with the job and if you took on the job you took on the priorities . |
| 19 | Er and all of a sudden they brought out the catalogue right ? |
| 20 | As Polly took his place he started down the companionway . |
| 21 | When he caught up with the spectators following the last match he picked up the information that had filtered back through the crowd 's grapevine . |
| 22 | In the logbook at the Climbers ' Club 's May Cottage we wrote up the details and history of all climbing activity in Range West . |
| 23 | It sounds quite absurd but the other day I walked up the footpath from the road just to see if it was . |
| 24 | For the second time that day I scrambled down the slope of the hill towards the sad little car . |
| 25 | Well a cup of whatsername stuff I poured down the sink upstairs rather than get it kicked over because if they come back in a silly state then they 'll knock it all over books . |
| 26 | The night I went up the bus was n't due to leave until 11 PM , so I left my luggage with the bus station and went for a meal . |
| 27 | The other night I ladled out the lasagne , took a swig of Sainsbury 's Vin Ordinaire and said determinedly , ‘ The political scene is very interesting at the moment , is n't it ? ’ |
| 28 | In the course of conversational interviews ( Burgess , 1988 ) that 1 conducted with Valerie Way and with Jenny Ball I followed up the themes of religion , gender and feminism and the impact these had upon their day to day work . |
| 29 | Lesley had begun to gather up the remaining cups , but at the mention of Charlotte 's name she put down the tray abruptly , and turned with a startled smile . |
| 30 | Every day she fought back the waves of nausea in order to fulfil her public engagements . |