Example sentences of "[vb past] the [adj] [noun] this [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Bass made the largest call this month .
2 Shrewdly placed that year , ‘ Charlie ’ became the first horse this century to win nine handicaps in a season .
3 On the last occasion , Northland had just six seats available and the Sinn Fein councillor was Barney McFadden who fought the Rural ward this time around .
4 No one of the reasons I was ringing er I have actually er tried the old Beauj' this year .
5 I had the go-ahead last week-end and I interviewed the fourth applicant this morning .
6 Countless columns of comment filled the heavy Sundays this weekend with yet more doom-laden analysis of the future of the monarchy .
7 We have set out the policies for customers , and that was what motivated the main changes this year in our telecoms policy .
8 I understand everybody enjoyed the physical jerks this morning .
9 Wave-motion knocked the slack limbs this way and that .
10 Well done , Des Wilson , or whoever it was who taught the tiresome Paddy this trick .
11 There was , however , no Wolverhampton presence in the category which generated the greatest interest this weekend — the light-heavyweight .
12 There was , however , no Wolverhampton presence in the category which generated the greatest interest this weekend — the light-heavyweight .
13 And now , in these last few days , he had watched its golden leaves fluttering down to form a glowing carpet at its foot , as the autumn winds tossed the great boughs this way and that .
14 If you know what 's good for you , Thessy and Ellen , none of you even saw the Belgian boat this morning ! ’
15 His opposite number in Oldham , the mayor of the metropolitan borough council , had the best value this week , however , after the authority topped up Celtics ' annual budget of £35,000 to finance short-term contracts for two extra players , Dip Donaldson and George Branch .
16 Money remained the dominant concern this year , perhaps most keenly among those who could not attend .
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