Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | As we were turning to follow his directions , he drew up his cuff and showed us the blue tattooed cross that all Copts have on the inside of their wrists . |
| 32 | Mr Rochester lifted the curtain , opened the secret door and showed us the little room . |
| 33 | He let the minion struggle and kick for a little while , then hoisted it back out , shook it , and turned it the right way up again . |
| 34 | Apuleius believed she was mother to the gods of the Roman Empire — DIANA , MINERVA , Venus , HECATE , etc. — and awarded her the additional responsibility of ensuring the welfare of sailors through the use of a celestial wooden rudder which controlled the wind and waves . |
| 35 | A panel of experts decided Kate 's winning menu made the best use of French cheese and awarded her the top prize a Concorde flight to Paris for a supersonic celebration . |
| 36 | The Americans went nuts over it and awarded it the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film . |
| 37 | Fortunately the judges agreed , and awarded it the first prize . |
| 38 | He was a long distance lorry driver but he knew how to dress and taught me the golden rule ‘ Do n't mix your stripes ’ . ’ |
| 39 | Esther Allan dusted off the music and taught her the best songs from Sugar and Spite . |
| 40 | Somebody who lives nearby , came in and examined it the other day , and that 's all I know . |
| 41 | Abraham bought me new clothes , gave me a new place to live , and sent me the finest food . |
| 42 | We made the necessary arrangements with the owner and viewed it the next day . |
| 43 | She put her lips together and blew him the tiniest of kisses . |
| 44 | By now , though , he was tired of Barbados , particularly its narrowness of spirit ; they expressed their appreciation of his runs by refusing to allow him , as a black man , to practise at Kensington Oval , and he believed there were still those who resented his success and thought him the same ‘ bighead ’ as at school . |
| 45 | The People 's Provincial bus sped off , but a driver from the rival company , Red Admiral accepted Sarah 's 15p and took her the three miles home to Paulsgrove . |
| 46 | The government refused the paramilitaries the political status which they requested , and offered them the same terms as those given to surrendering drug traffickers : a reduction of prison sentences in return for confessions to crimes . |
| 47 | Election and investiture had been accomplished in a confused way when the king nominated him and offered him the pastoral staff , round which the bishops pressed Anselm 's resisting fingers . |
| 48 | Reaching the end of the line , he danced over to where Mait sat in the sedan chair , and offered him the strange object . |
| 49 | I pulled back the glass panel between us and gave her the ritual Belfast greeting . |
| 50 | I well remember the long watches of the night when I and my baby struggled to overcome a physical incapability on my part , and I can not begin to tell you the relief on both sides when I strode out of the house , bought the largest tin of baby food I could find , and gave her the first square meal she had had since birth . |
| 51 | He hesitated before her a moment , and then he took her hands and bent his head , and gave her the solemn kiss of kinship ; and before she could draw breath and touch her astonished fingers to her lips , he was out of the paddock and away across the clearing into the trees . |
| 52 | He cleared the summerhouse so she would have a studio , and gave her the only key . |
| 53 | Bedelia was busy roasting dandelion roots , I thanked her for having us and gave her the royal wave . |
| 54 | Morton crossed to the cupboard and gave her the brown-paper parcel . |
| 55 | I met a man in the glen who seemed to know every spot , and gave me the Gaelic names of all the corries . |
| 56 | A waiter smiled and ushered me to a corner table marked with a reserved sign that said ‘ Intourist only ’ , and gave me the English-language menu . |
| 57 | ‘ Trust yourself ’ she says and gave me the best gift in the universe , one hour of total relaxation . ’ |
| 58 | Then they brought in a couple of supporting interrogators and gave me the third degree . |
| 59 | That is why God pitied me and gave me the easier task : to be crucified . ’ |
| 60 | ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details . |