Example sentences of "[vb past] and [det] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just then the bizzies came and all the sirens started going in the street . |
| 2 | The maid mocked him for his name , and so angry was the sprite that , as he left , fire irons were thrown through walls , dogs howled , doors slammed and all the household fires were extinguished forever . |
| 3 | Others snored and all the time the rain pounded loudly against the thin palm thatch above their heads . |
| 4 | Even placed amongst its own kind in the very best environment , the tips of the leaves soon browned and both the shininess and perkiness that had enticed me to buy the plant were wilting with each day . |
| 5 | Yesterday a fuse blew and all the screens went down in the middle of the show . |
| 6 | I went and all the way |
| 7 | They would tell sing where they came from and who they saw and all the way up they came . |
| 8 | Two other Law Lords participated and all the Law Lords with two exceptions attended the debate on 6 May 1971 . |
| 9 | The enchantment dissolved in seconds as the pale circle appeared and all the world became the same shade of grey . |
| 10 | Having been duly warned about an overseas tour , in time a boat list appeared and all the old sweats started horrific stories about the various places we were destined to go . |
| 11 | The press therefore has a field day , the Labour Party is diverted and distracted and all the politicians have joined a family squabble on an alleged matter of vital principle , but it is all to do with power within the Party , so we are entirely diverted from the questions we ought to face but can not face up to . |
| 12 | Gradually the fever subsided and all the skin peeled from her body , but her limbs were very stiff and the doctor insisted that she should stay in bed , lying flat as far as possible . |