Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [conj] [vb past] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Following his arrest Abe announced his resignation from the LDP but stated that he would not resign from the Diet .
2 That night , Edward took Erica to dinner at the Savoy Grill in the Strand and explained that he would not be leaving after all .
3 ‘ Several times more than once , ’ the Doctor said , the tone of his voice reflecting the numerous occasions on which Bernice had dragged him into the flea-pit cinema she 'd found in the TARDIS and insisted that he pay attention to the noir motifs and the semiotics of Double Indemnity .
4 The survey was mainly restricted to the exterior of the Lancaster and estimated that it would take 2,000 man hours to bring R5868 up to exhibition standards externally .
5 Today he made a humiliating climb down in the Commons and demonstrated that he 'd lost his political touch — that he did n't realise how upset the voters would be if he put 30,000 — going on 100,000 — people out of work .
6 In February 1941 , he was approached by the Director of Religious Broadcasting at the BBC and asked if he would be prepared to give a series of broadcast talks on ‘ The Christian
7 In January 1990 the accountants wrote to the Ledingham-Smiths and said that they wished to continue to act , especially with the negotiations for the sale of the business .
8 As part of the process of opening up to the West , Kim used the occasion to give an interview to the Washington Times in which he called for improved relations with the USA and said that he wished to see a US embassy established in the capital , Pyongyang , " as quickly as possible " .
9 McDaid denied any links with the IRA and withdrew after it became clear that the junior partner in the government , the Progressive Democrats ( PDs ) , would not vote for a reshuffle including him .
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