Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their nimble dexterity even made them preferred in the manufacture of buttons and in lacquering and japanning , although it did not bring them the wages of skilled male artisans . |
| 2 | When Maggie returned she found them locked in the strained silence . |
| 3 | An hour and a half later found me flopped on the floor of the turret in a serious state — my vaunted practicality in utter disarray . |
| 4 | As the train stopped she rushed to the window , though she dared not open it . |
| 5 | When we approached she took to the steep places where we could not follow , and so we left her . ’ |
| 6 | As soon as the rain stopped they rushed to the old roofleaf beds and tried to find the old roots . |
| 7 | We found it buried in the grass and it obviously been put there deliberately to maim . |
| 8 | I had never seen a bank nurse before and assumed she came from the Natwest . |
| 9 | As the truck filled we leant over the side and talked about our trips . |
| 10 | With glasses replenished we sat in the CHAB studio where we were soon joined by His Worship the Mayor and a number of other leading citizens who had stayed behind in the hotel to hear the broadcast . |
| 11 | Yeah , they 're all listed are n't but as we came we came in the way we would come , I 'm a bit ignorant , so I suppose we were |
| 12 | Some said he slept in his study while others believed he wandered about the corridors waiting to catch escaping pupils or those who had gone missing . |
| 13 | Baldwin disliked the level of unemployment both for its own sake and because he believed it worked against the evolution of a moderate Labour Party . |
| 14 | As unemployment receded it left behind the problem of the Distressed Areas whose situation often worsened as the general employment position improved . |
| 15 | She burst out laughing at the absurdity of it , laughed until she cried , and when the tears came he groped across the table to touch her hand around the empty glass . |
| 16 | While he ate he looked through the post . |
| 17 | As we met she slumped in the snow . |
| 18 | I realized she relied on the extra money . |
| 19 | Erm I would like to formally second Mr because I followed a situation where the previous minister had baptised anyone and when I arrived I discussed with the session what our policy on baptism was and we concurred that we should follow the nineteen sixty three law but apply it under grace and with the spirit of God in mind and we had some very difficult situations when people said to me no I have no time for God in my life but I want you to baptise my baby . |
| 20 | When the firemen finally arrived I pointed at the sacrificial pyre still burning and burbled something about my priceless slide-collection . |
| 21 | Yes , and the second time that happened it swept across the standing walls there , and in the near end of the caldarium there was somebody standing by the wall . |
| 22 | He claimed he fled to the United States to avoid being executed by the IRA . |
| 23 | When the doors opened he charged across the foyer , scattering people , and disappeared into Fleet Street . |
| 24 | He reckoned he lived at the corner of or something , so , when I asked him where he lived ? |
| 25 | As she walked she tore at the seal , unfolding the single sheet . |
| 26 | When the news finished they bent over the Guardian TV page , deciding what to see next . |
| 27 | A few minutes later it emerged and flew off and then when it returned it looked at the wall and saw the marks and went inside . |
| 28 | The coroner heard it revealed for the first time — none of the family knew it — that Charlie had had a stroke a few months before , which explained the strange behaviour . |
| 29 | What little human warmth I required I garnered from the aunts and cousins , who still came to Cliff Top for their annual holiday . |
| 30 | As Magee watched she tottered down the steps and wandered off down Duncannon Street in the direction of the Strand . |