Example sentences of "[adv prt] [conj] [vb past] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He adds : ‘ In the last year , most restaurants have brought their prices down or kept them the same as last year . |
| 2 | I was just as confused as that day she came in and told me the news . |
| 3 | Somebody who lives nearby , came in and examined it the other day , and that 's all I know . |
| 4 | ‘ After the match , the chairman came in and showed me the other results and the league placings . |
| 5 | Reliability is much to , much more to do with replicability , it 's , it 's another if another researcher went in and did it the same way , would they get the same results ? |
| 6 | Then turning to Millie , whose expression almost broke her down and gave her the urge to take her by the hand and run from this place , only her good sense stopped her ; and bending down , she put her arms around the child and when she felt the tightness of the embrace and the pressure of the thin body against her belly , it was only with an effort she stopped the tears from flowing . |
| 7 | The fact that they had been warned off but made it the more attractive . |
| 8 | It was Hallowe'en coming up that gave her the idea they 'd had lessons at school about ghosts , witches and Hallowe'en . |
| 9 | As he fished , twisting his wrist back and forth , trying to get hold of more , a policeman came up and handed him the pile off the pavement . |
| 10 | His father raised him up and gave him the kiss of peace . |
| 11 | When surveyors started sizing up her land , ‘ I got my shotgun out and showed them the gate , ' she said . |
| 12 | Walked in the lady said Oh right , you can can have a look round and showed us the rooms . |