Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [pron] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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1 | The idea was that I 'd go for a fortnight but when I got there she gave me the bum 's rush so I spent a couple of miserable days in France and then hared it back to England . |
2 | ‘ But did n't you tell them the truth ? |
3 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me the date for the birth had changed ? |
4 | ‘ Why did n't you tell us the floor 's covered in puke ? ’ he said angrily , hopping on one foot . |
5 | ‘ Not them , Did n't you hear what the pilot said . |
6 | I mean , why did n't she tell me the truth , I can understand you know , I could , you know , I could perha if she 'd just tell me the truth you know tell me why she 's u , what she 's up to and that . |
7 | Why did n't he tell me the truth ? |
8 | And I said I said so I told her the registration and she gave me the room number but she said . |
9 | If the pain which he had whenever he had anything the matter with his finger had always been a throbbing pain , and the pain caused by anything the matter with any other part of his body had never been a throbbing pain , then now , on experiencing a throbbing pain , he would naturally associate it with his finger . |
10 | Had n't he denied himself the pleasures of their company this last year ? |
11 | But why had n't he told her the truth ? |
12 | So I said well you tell me the number . |
13 | and I said to her is that what your going to call your baby and she said yes , so I said well you realize what the initials spell and she went Pauline , oh my goodness I did n't know that |