Example sentences of "the [noun] [noun prp] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even up here in the wood miles away from the class-room Philip felt his face burn at the way he 'd made a fool of himself . |
| 2 | In 1982 , ( fifty years , after the sculptor 's death excluding the statutory ‘ war years ’ ) Rodin 's work moved into the public domain , although the Musée Rodin retained its ‘ droit moral ’ . |
| 3 | After collecting the award Reeves slipped it into a plastic carrier bag and shortly after dropped it . |
| 4 | In the afternoon Bathsheba called her workers together , and spoke to them in the old hall of the farmhouse . |
| 5 | LATE IN THE AFTERNOON Frankie found himself standing awkwardly by the kitchen door wearing polished shoes that pinched his toes and a shirt fastened at the neck with a large safety-pin . |
| 6 | The money Danica gave my mother was not enough to buy one of the better sorts of bicycle , but it was no good buying a cheap one as it would have to last me for years . |
| 7 | And if you think I 'm going to bail Sleet out with the money Francis left me when you ca n't even be bothered to learn the most basic elements of running an estate then you 're mistaken . ’ |
| 8 | From the description Corcoran obtained I 'm afraid it could be Paula Grey … ’ |
| 9 | He would n't even take the tablets Alan gave him . |
| 10 | It was said of him that he would have given the Masai Africa had he been able . |
| 11 | The look Madeleine gave him would have withered anyone other than her brother . |
| 12 | The look Maria gave him was inimical . |
| 13 | The look Luke gave her was cautionary as she stirred rebelliously , brilliant lips parting . |
| 14 | In hindsight , it 's difficult to understand what all the furore was about , since Sikorsky only took a minority stake in Westland , but at the height of the storm Cuckney found himself in the unwelcome glare of national publicity . |
| 15 | Richard Holmes of the Sheffield YMCA told me about the background to the game . |
| 16 | From the shape of the building Maggie thought it might be Ralston 's Fruitshop , but could n't be sure . |
| 17 | One day in early spring from her perch in the beech Marian saw something white moving in a gash in the forest where a tree had fallen in the winter gales . |
| 18 | Ken particularly liked the story Orton told him about a man he had picked up in a lavatory and asked him if he did it often . |
| 19 | After paying off the driver Nathan steered her into a busy , softly lit restaurant , and she had to admit he had guessed correctly that a meal did indeed top her list of priorities . |
| 20 | Catherine recognizes also that her happiness is more important than pleasing Eddie , but her choice is the hardest because at the beginning of the play Eddie wanted what was best , but by the end his wishes would have made her miserable . |
| 21 | Once past the chalets Gazzer took what he thought was a short cut through the dunes . |
| 22 | After the vote Etpison expressed his disappointment over the result which he attributed to a weariness towards the issue by the voters , a sentiment apparently underlined by the comparatively low turnout . |
| 23 | The Mother Superior knew it was time to end this interview , so now she stood up , saying , ‘ Well , Mrs Winkowski , I 'm sure you can leave your charge with us with an easy mind . |
| 24 | Up on the roof Balberith drove his fists at the steel plate and howled obscenities , the way some of them do . |
| 25 | Having most of the action Ballymoney lost their concentration and gave the ball away for McNaugh to finish from a tight angle . |
| 26 | The Phoenix King led his guard from Lothern to meet them . |
| 27 | At each stage of the dilution Hahnemann subjected his solutions to a succession of powerful shocks by bringing the vials in which they were contained down hard several times on to a firm surface . |
| 28 | The captain of the Rebecca Sims described it in the ship 's log as a brownish-grey reptile at least 45 metres long . |
| 29 | She was a woman , and , even if she was hardly the sophisticate Nicolo imagined her to be , at least she knew what passion was . |
| 30 | Hari took the tea Beatie handed her and set it down quickly on the scrubbed wooden table . |