Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The coin looked as if the minter struck it on a single die , punching the image in the metal in repoussé , so hard that the inverted ear on the reverse would appear on the other side , and could be read the right way round in shallow relief when the coin was turned over . |
| 2 | Now 3 × £9 is £27 , if you add the £2 that the porter kept you have a total of £29 — so who 's got the missing £1 ? |
| 3 | That 's why , the morning the porter took me down to the forest , you sent Dame Catherine after me to see where we were going . |
| 4 | The porter asked my name and when I gave it , asked if I had a relative called Charles Rocke . |
| 5 | The porter gestured him over . |
| 6 | The porter accepted his tip gratefully , nodded and glanced at Donna as he left , smiling approvingly when her back was turned . |
| 7 | The carpenter looked at him , then at Benedicta and , throwing back his head , laughed hysterically until the porter struck him across the face . |
| 8 | The porter got his shilling and Liam waited . |
| 9 | They had missed breakfast but the porter brought them coffee and hot rolls in one of the small lounges , then rang for a taxi to take them to Royalbion House . |
| 10 | The porter brought me the message . |
| 11 | This time the porter turned his head , like a tortoise , while the rest of him was still facing his warm refuge . |
| 12 | The porter joined them , scratching his thinning hair . |
| 13 | The porter called her madam because she had asked the way to the private wing . |
| 14 | Her opinion of her benefactor leapt up another few notches as she followed his messenger through to the tiny kitchen , where the porter dumped his box on the only available surface and bent to open the fridge . |
| 15 | The porter licked his lips nervously . |
| 16 | As a result , I reacted in front of the jury in a way which may have made them think that , in fact , the defence had nothing to lose by disclosure of the statement . |
| 17 | but with four minutes to go United went and blew it all … the defence tied themselves in knots and Paul Trollope banged in an equaliser … 1-1 hard luck Hereford |
| 18 | The defence claimed there was no case to answer because neither had started the fire , but the trial of a third defendant , 21-year-old David Harper , will continue . |
| 19 | The response astounded us and delighted Durham County Cricket Club , who are backing the tournament . |
| 20 | The ferocity of the response hurt him deeply , although he could say , ‘ I told you so ’ with ICI 's announcement that it is to split into two to enhance shareholder value . |
| 21 | Needless to say , the response guaranteed his death . |
| 22 | The Premier said nothing publicly . |
| 23 | The Premier made it clear he was not being forced out . |
| 24 | If the Premier had his way , the Commons would be suspended indefinitely and no camera crew allowed within two miles of Downing Street . |
| 25 | Mrs Hughes , from Marske , Cleveland , was 108 when she had tea at No 10 with the then Prime Minister , Margaret Thatcher — and later she returned the compliment when the premier visited her home while in north-east England . |
| 26 | And from that Sunday the tent collapsed we could n't really concentrate on anything else . |
| 27 | I was bending my brains to think of a way of introducing Brian Harley into the conversation when the television monitor in the corner of the tent gave me the ideal opportunity . |
| 28 | But as the continents grew they gleaned more of the carbon from the oceans and atmosphere . |
| 29 | Since 1964 six polytechnics and colleges have taken the opportunity afforded them by the Council for National Academic Awards to design and develop courses culminating in the C.N.A.A . |
| 30 | At the same time , the early Church had no compunction about modifying its own tenets and dogma in order to capitalise on the opportunity afforded it . |