Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [vb past] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the finest of these were on the walls of Puang Sangalla 's house , where Ranteallo took us the following morning to meet his dead father , and barely alive eighty-seven-year-old mother . |
| 2 | Adam lost his spiritual purity through eating the forbidden fruit , so God gave him the opportunity to reinstate himself partially through immersion in the original water which came from Eden . |
| 3 | Cos Dr offered me the the other day , a nurse to do my leg . |
| 4 | So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us , who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ , who was I to think that I could oppose God ? ’ ' |
| 5 | ‘ We had found nothing until Oscar showed us the way . ’ |
| 6 | Nor would he learn anything from the journal unless Meg gave him the key to it ; for the cypher was a special one , transforming itself constantly page by page as the journal progressed . |
| 7 | He 'd picked up the baby and held her while Ma gave her the medicine , and his face had the same look as when Billy had fallen in the river . |
| 8 | He had gained a sense of humour , or perhaps of irony , since Blanche questioned him the first time . |
| 9 | He listened while Gabriel told him the day 's events . |
| 10 | She rocked him gently while Bridhe told her the story , and she felt a confusion buzzing in her head . |
| 11 | Ever since James brought me the clothes of that unfortunate young girl , I have been beset by a conviction that I failed to notice something of importance . ’ |
| 12 | Genoa never really looked like overcoming the 3–2 defecit from the first leg in Italy even when Iorio gave them the lead in the 39th minute . |
| 13 | The bus took a very long and roundabout route to Linby , through a dozen tiny villages and hamlets , but Cheryl thought the journey was worth it when Jessica handed her the promised signalling flags . |
| 14 | Christina cringed as Susanna pronounced it the American way . |
| 15 | Mr Grover listened carefully as Paddington told him the story . |
| 16 | This figure was painted in the same syrupy pastel shades as the rest of the crucifix , but when Zen tapped it the head resounded not with the dull thud of plaster but with a light metallic ring |
| 17 | People said things like for instance well females are n't intelligent enough to make choices and er which is , which is clearly pretty silly , and er there was also I think and the uncomfortable erm prospect that females could in some way or another control the evolution in males which I do n't think it appealed to the Victorians either and in fact many social Darwinists like Edward Westermark for example rejected the whole concept of sexual selection as Darwin called it the female choice , because it did n't promote survival of the fittest . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't see what difference it makes , people 's ages , ’ he said when Carrie told him the girls in her class thought this odd . |
| 19 | Not one to remember , as Cambridge gave them the run around . |
| 20 | I was pleased to see his grin varnish when Mala gave him the vicious edge of her tongue for ignoring the Ardakkean request for discretion , causing the FedPol squad to visit Vadinamia . |
| 21 | When Stephen told me the name of the submarine captain , I recognized it . |
| 22 | On the drive back to London , Quinn was silent as Sam told him the outcome of her trip to Washington and the decision of the White House to let him have his head so long as she went with him . |
| 23 | Just as Jesus taught them the truth because he was Truth , so the Spirit of Truth would lead them into all the truth about Jesus ( 14:6,17 , 15:26 , 16:13 ) . |
| 24 | He showed no surprise when Blanche told him the number plate of the car was false , and Nowak emphasised he did not want the police to press charges if the driver was found . |
| 25 | ‘ Gosh , she has got it bad , ’ Anne said when Maureen showed her the letter . |
| 26 | When Marian uncovered it the wound was raw and open and the flesh around it inflamed . |
| 27 | He had been working at the Council depot as an attendant when Joe offered him the job , and he had been very pleased to make the change . |
| 28 | He was fading away ‘ like the old soldier in the ballad , an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ He gave me twenty dollars when Sheridan shoved me the other evening . ’ |
| 30 | Jean Reece-Carlton made no comment when Christina showed her the suite . |