Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] [pron] [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could n't have been asleep when I lifted the ledger from her lap and scanned its pages : she must have been watching me all the time . |
| 2 | Most women had tried to become pregnant for two or three years , and most ( 412 , 82% ) had never been pregnant when they entered the study . |
| 3 | Bigwig had been right when he said the line was fresh . |
| 4 | They may have even been friendly but I remembered the old saying , ‘ On a dark lonely road , one never meets a friend ’ . ’ |
| 5 | The Shorthorn/Highland first cross has always been popular but it took the concerted efforts of the three Cadzow brothers on an island off the west coast of Scotland to consolidate the virtues of the cross and turn it into a genuine breed , the Luing , named after the island of its origin . |
| 6 | Like many others from the 1960s and before , I am fortunate that I missed the modern way and so view science as a richer and altogether more fulfilling experience . |
| 7 | That 's particularly important in systems like ours , where you can divert your telephone , so even though you 're certain that you dialled the right number , you could end up absolutely anywhere , because the number you dialled could be diverted somewhere completely different , so it 's very important when you answer the telephone to say who you are . |
| 8 | My sparrow had been lucky that I scared the cat off when I did . |
| 9 | There were many then and there have been many since who believed the Rosenbergs were victims of an FBI frame-up but the American people were baying for scapegoats , not least for the grave reverses in Korea . |
| 10 | He was unable to tell Mr Gannon 's family how long the infection had been present but he believed the infection had spread through Mr Gannon 's blood rather than through any internal rupture . |
| 11 | And you must understand : to appreciate the pessimism I feel today you would need to have been present when I formed the optimism. , |
| 12 | I am sure that he saw the depressing report in The Sunday Telegraph that , with its customary foresight and thoughtfulness , the Treasury had decided to reject the Thameslink project . |
| 13 | He said that this would be unnecessary and I got the distinct impression that I should not ask any more questions about it but be content that I had got my letter back . |
| 14 | Look , I 'm feeling better , I could get great again , I 'm sorry if I wrecked the evening . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm sorry if you got the wrong impression … ’ |
| 16 | That will be possible because I made the scheme more flexible , so the FHSAs are allowed to use the funds that would previously have been limited to practice premises and ancillary staff to support the continued development and expansion of computerisation of primary health care . |
| 17 | I knew conditions would be different once we crossed the railway and entered Danakil country . |
| 18 | ‘ Do you think it would be different if we had the opportunity to be together every night ? ’ |
| 19 | They might be different if he had the opportunity to change them after each stage of the count . |
| 20 | As someone who made little enough progress beyond Youll Cup school tennis and county junior teams in 20 years , I remain to be convinced but I enjoyed the three hours I spent reading the book . |
| 21 | And it surely is som something that the people of Wiltshire can be glad that they made the right decisions in May , that they have n't got that administration , |
| 22 | The Pentagon must be glad that they added the faint possibility that there was one chance in ten thousand that security might be breached . |
| 23 | I AM a new member of Amnesty International , and read with interest the letters of criticism ( AMNESTY June/July ) about your appeal envelope — I 'm glad that you had the courage to print such obviously justified disapproval . |
| 24 | It would never be comfortable while it had the square Canton-wood furniture . |
| 25 | As usual , the Minister makes a lot of statements but gives no real facts , It would be useful if he followed the Prime Minister 's example and supported the concept of targets for the number of women that he expects to see in grades 1 to 5 of the civil service in one , two and five years ' time . |
| 26 | But then think of Benny coming back from Dublin after a day in the university : would n't it be better if they saved the main meal for her return ? |
| 27 | That idea I soon modified to incorporate a smaller actor , thinking it would be better if we lost the human size similarity altogether . |
| 28 | So I did — my mother had that drawing for many years — and then Mr Moore rang my mother and said that it was so nice having me in his class because I was so interested and keen , but there was n't really a lot of point , and would n't it be better if I played the piano ? |
| 29 | It would be better if you contacted the police rather than wait until they arrive to question you . ’ |
| 30 | He told Aenarion that he would be accursed if he drew the weapon , that such power was too great for any mortal being , and it could only be bought at the price of Aenarion 's immortal soul . |