Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] and [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Iran , weary and broke after its war with Iraq , has waved goodbye to its proselytising days , this is a valid reason for easing it out of its isolation and back to the position in Gulf politics which , from the shah on , it has craved and which reflects the size of its population and length of its coastline . |
| 2 | My taste in food has changed and I love the feeling of lightness I have now . |
| 3 | Then of course the girl said what she 'd done and they fetched the skull back and had no trouble after … |
| 4 | The stone was heavier than he 'd thought and he bungled the throw . |
| 5 | Then I just got involved and you realise the guys are working so hard , getting up so early . |
| 6 | His father had died and he bought the property with money he 'd inherited from the estate . |
| 7 | Luckily he had been one of those we had briefed and he remembered the name . |
| 8 | When the train had gone and they left the station Sarah seemed quiet and thoughtful and Anne thought that she was more upset by Terry 's leaving than she had shown while he was there . |
| 9 | In the early fifties after the war the Home Guard was reformed for a few years and some of us , having been demobbed from the forces rejoined , but somehow the spirit of the " Dads ' Army " had gone and one felt the enthusiasm was not there . |
| 10 | I told him what had happened and we sipped the Glen Mist out of egg-ups . |
| 11 | This continued until the female had finished and she left the cave . |
| 12 | Er , we have n't , in the scheme that 's before you , we have n't been able to take account of , of all the things that people have said and I think the most significant point about that is the comments that Road should also be covered by this scheme . |
| 13 | The he 's gone and I bite the black fruit . |
| 14 | I 've , yeah I know , but it 's just some days you , I know , I see what you mean , talking about that , but at the end it is for your children anyway , cos you know , that money should be for your children and if you have worked and you put the money away for them anyway , you 've paid your taxes and things . |