Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I realised I could influence the situation by saving resources and helping to keep the environment as clean as possible . ’ |
| 2 | If I strained I could see the world as others did , stereoscopically , but if I relaxed binocular vision would ensue , and while one ‘ eye ’ would remain focused , the other would slide away into the clouded periphery where The Fat Controller and his machinations held sway . |
| 3 | ‘ I promised I 'd find the right man to save Swift and then marry him . ’ |
| 4 | As I mentioned I will discuss the possibility of certification of LCCI training course with Liam and let you know the outcome . |
| 5 | To show the general principles involved I will describe the different stages in the making of the copy of the chair illustrated , a Chippendale style fruitwood armchair . |
| 6 | Eventually , I found I could hang the slide on my index finger and doodle around that way . |
| 7 | I found I could force the steering wheel a quarter of a turn and flex all sorts of things , like the casting for the gearbox mounting . ’ |
| 8 | She found she could get the attention and praise she wanted only by achieving , being good and caring for that pretty little monster she so resented . |
| 9 | Dot found she could read the letters and was surprised . |
| 10 | There was not a lot to tour in the inclement weather , though the Bohemia concert party was marked down for a visit , and the bandstand too held promise , though with all these people about , she doubted she would hear the music . |
| 11 | But even as she fumed she could see the sense in his ploy — nobody would be suspicious of his frequent presence in the nightclub if they thought he had something going with Rory . |
| 12 | Had we put in the stop where I originally proposed we would run the risk of pedestrians stumbling on the ‘ step ’ . |
| 13 | On the fourth day we moved our camp a few miles to the east , where our trackers maintained we should find the nyala more numerous ; this proved to be the case . |
| 14 | As we approached we could hear the real Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club welcoming everyone to the adventure and we could see Zak and the other actors waiting for him to finish so that they could get on with the mystery . |
| 15 | Once we know the amounts involved we can calculate the masses of reactants and products . |
| 16 | ‘ We intended to sponsor the match ball but we found we could afford the whole match . ’ |
| 17 | If that occurred we would have the option to pull them out . |
| 18 | In the 1960s , when bank credit was tight , companies found they could use the services of a broker to lend to one another . |
| 19 | Earlier in the decade ‘ propaganda ’ among a few chosen workers had been rejected in favour of mass agitation as revolutionaries found they could articulate the detailed grievances of workers in specific factories and print them in agitational leaflets . |
| 20 | Brian Rose was brought in for his first home Test and promised he would attack the bowling ; he was as good as his word and made 70 , but 33 from Gatting was the only other contribution as the last seven wickets went for 24 in fifty-two minutes . |
| 21 | John Selwyn Gummer , Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food When Mr Gummer took over the Ministry of Agriculture , he promised he would put the consumer first . |
| 22 | But sixteen days later , on 18 February 1756 , Miller quickly wrote to apologise for giving the wrong name of the ship by which he had sent seeds , roses and cedar cones , and also to thank Bartram for his letter of 9 December in which he mentioned he would like the Norway Maple . |
| 23 | Sweat had stained his shirt and as Doyle approached he could smell the effort on the man 's body . |
| 24 | He found he could dowse the ‘ charge ’ in a stone , the wavelength being in the radio section of the electromagnetic spectrum , that this became fixed by electromagnetism , and that the germination of plants could be affected if they are on one of the ‘ charge lines ’ . |
| 25 | Eventually MacPhie found he could break the spell of the magic thread if he cut it with the woman 's magic hatchet . |
| 26 | If properly used it could improve the quality of life by a considerable degree . |
| 27 | He knew that whoever found it could rule the new world . |
| 28 | No further work may be performed on the DC and the user who proposed it should review the reasons why it was rejected and produce a more suitable DC . |
| 29 | I believed I should consider the Anglican Church not fully Christian in that it discriminated against women ; though I wanted to worship there . |
| 30 | As the summer came I could take the pram along the Hastings promenade , and meet up with an old form mate of mine from school days . |