Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [vb past] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He stopped talking as Marshka entered and wheeled himself into the empty space at the table , at that end farthest , on the right-hand side , from the president . |
| 2 | The process was patented by Squire in 1875 , and Squire and Messel described and demonstrated it before the Chemical Society the following April . |
| 3 | So remorseful was Shiva that he took the head of the first creature he encountered and placed it on the boy 's shoulders . |
| 4 | There was a noticeable hesitation before Tamar rose and kissed her on the cheek . |
| 5 | I rose and faced her across the table . |
| 6 | Ryan stopped and clapped me on the shoulder . |
| 7 | And on a Saturday with Jenny going in if there 's any overtime you and old what's-a-name was there and he came and tapped me on the shoulder . |
| 8 | Mrs Donnan came and took me by the hand . |
| 9 | He finished dressing , then came and held her by the shoulders , kissing her lightly on the mouth . |
| 10 | Trapped in a nightmare of indecision , I reluctantly agreed and prepared myself for the worst . |
| 11 | She seemed inclined to give Harry short shrift , but at his mention of Heather 's name , she relented and showed him into the front room , where a meagre measure of calm and quiet prevailed . |
| 12 | Father bought the cheeses on a counter-account with Mrs Thomas : he took the cheeses she made and supplied her with the equivalent value of goods and animal foods . |
| 13 | And her white Reeboks screeched at the marble as she turned and led me to the waiting forms . |
| 14 | Finally , still silent , she turned and led us into the main room . |
| 15 | Kathleen turned and studied herself in the mirror . |
| 16 | He suddenly swung her into his arms , his tortured breathing the only sound in the darkened barn , and instead of carrying her down the stairs he turned and lowered her to the soft hay that was spread thickly on the floor behind them . |
| 17 | Then she turned and eased herself over the lip , clambered down the old wooden steps set into the clay wall , and ran across towards the jetty . |
| 18 | When he turned and saw her on the ground he strode back , hunkering down beside her . |
| 19 | At once she turned and hit him over the ear as hard as she could . |
| 20 | Daak turned and hoisted himself into the speeder 's cockpit . |
| 21 | He turned and shouted something to the mercer below . |
| 22 | While half of her brain hated and despised them for the job they were doing , the other half acknowledged that at least part of her present mission was to buy newspapers and read what was said . |
| 23 | Rather than have him insinuate himself into the building later and perhaps annoy her neighbours , she capitulated and invited him to the flat . |
| 24 | They bound Guthlac ‘ in all his limbs … and brought him to the black fen , and threw and sank him in the muddy waters ’ . |
| 25 | He sighed and took her by the arm . |
| 26 | He sighed and lowered himself to the other end of the settee . |
| 27 | Then again they would just stand there , or squat down in the shade of a sand hill , their eyes fixed on the two endless parallels , following them out until they joined and lost themselves in the bush . |
| 28 | I nodded and followed me to the house . |
| 29 | He nodded and followed her through the back door into the kitchen . |
| 30 | Helen nodded and followed him into the kitchen . |