Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It very nearly made me give up the entire project . |
| 2 | That evening one of the Corporals made me clean out the crow 's cage ; I lifted the large black bird out and parked it on the gravel beside a flowerbed . |
| 3 | The kids helped me pile up the slabs and we ‘ borrowed ’ a barrow from the house-renovators next door to transport the broken humps of concrete , via some wobbly ramps , to a spoil heap up the garden . |
| 4 | ‘ I used to love listening to Elvis records , which helped me pick up the lingo , and now everyone in the business calls me the Rocking Singh . |
| 5 | There was a warmth and a charm about him that made for easy relations with most people , even the press , and they helped him build up the confidence that was needed all round . |
| 6 | In a great gesture of trust , Josie let her switch off the lights unsupervised . |
| 7 | And she let it force out the delighted cry ‘ Daniel ! ’ and make her hug him and kiss him — even while the darkness and the ice returned within . |
| 8 | He let it slither down the roof to the building 's guttering . |
| 9 | She had her back to him when she heard him pick up the mug . |
| 10 | After a while he went out into the hall and I heard him pick up the thing that makes noises and which he talks into when there 's no-one here . |
| 11 | He watched me pull down the Jolly Roger and throw it overboard , then he said , ‘ I expect you 'll want to go ashore now . |
| 12 | " He 's been shaking like this ever since he was sixteen years old , " the Keraing told us , " when he first had the experience which made him take up the profession . |
| 13 | Philip saw him go down the village towards the church . |
| 14 | Toby saw him take up the pile of wet flannel from beside the bath and chuck it at his face . |
| 15 | She saw him pick up the sweater her parents had bought her for her birthday , then carelessly throw it to one side . |
| 16 | Did n't we have a similar streak about four/five years ago , i.e. the last year Bremner was in charge — this saw us shoot up the second division before an ignominous defeat against Shrewsbury Town ( who ? ) saw us plummet to mid table yet again . |
| 17 | ( Why Why did I pick up the telephone ) |
| 18 | Well where did you go on the evening anyway ? |
| 19 | Where did you go on the evening ? |
| 20 | Why , then , did you wind up the Department of Economic Affairs in ‘ 69 ? |
| 21 | After a while , he said , ‘ Did you give up the job on the Council , then ? ’ |
| 22 | Did you hand in the prayer book , yeah ? |
| 23 | ‘ Did … did you sort out the trouble in Singapore ? ’ she asked agitatedly . |
| 24 | Did you see out the dressed up in , as a strawberry . |
| 25 | I 'm bloody sure I would n't of paid it no way , er , thing is though you see when you first look at it , it do n't look a bad car , but when you start studying it closely you start to see just exactly what problems it 's got with it did you point out the faults on it then ? |
| 26 | Did you pick up the video ? ’ |
| 27 | But how did you pluck up the courage to tell the aunt ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Did you call back the Cartieri Gallery ? ’ said Lucy suddenly . |
| 29 | How did you get up the station to meet them ? |
| 30 | Did she put on the magic dress , the dress made of pain and courage and become herself transformed , into a human woman , lovely and gentle , whom some other wicked creature had once enchanted too ? |