Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [adj] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 I told him either that file went up the Hill maybe with the list he 'd recruited or it all went in the shredder . ’
2 The coach arrived and we all ran for the back seat .
3 But when we were too tired to row any more , a great wave hit our small boat , and we all fell into the sea .
4 After a minute somebody blew a whistle , and we all rushed to the door .
5 Benjamin paused and we all stared at the young woman now sitting back in her chair looking up at the rafters , tapping the table top and humming a tune to herself .
6 Clinton agreed and we all met in the great hall just before dusk .
7 They asked me in for tea , and we all listened to the morning news on Radio Tonga , crackling over the miles from the aerials down in Tongatapu .
8 And we all landed on the pavement and road together .
9 She moved nearer , her silks and veils rustling about her , and we all watched with the same affection that she invoked from family and friends alike .
10 Just then , the Land Rover caught our attention and we all turned towards the road .
11 He went to the bathroom and I said , ‘ So , you 're a dancer ? ’ and she said ‘ So , you 're an actor ? ’ and we both looked at the salt shaker and that 's how it started .
12 Miss Bedwelty arrived a few minutes after they did and they all piled into the factory .
13 The waiting silence was broken by , ‘ I 'd say the train is leaving Carrick now , ’ and they all went to the fields behind the house to catch a glimpse of the train as it passed .
14 Terry had asked the family to wait at home for him and they all rushed into the hall when he rang the bell with Pat pushed forward to open the door .
15 In 1991 Salter , Sneddon , Rogers , Davy , Turner , Todd and Jennings were joined by Andy Breakwell , Kathy Barfield and Sarah Gould , and they all finished in the top 20 .
16 The old man got into the car and they all drove to the competition .
17 And they all rolled down the street
18 All I know is that they all supported the poll tax and they all voted for the guillotines that carried through the poll tax legislation .
19 He had a pleasant baritone voice and they all joined in the chorus , even Moira piping up , ‘ Dwink , dwink ’ .
20 When the whole brood were assembled their father regimented them with a series of fortunately ill-aimed blows and they all trailed off the way they had come .
21 And they all jumped on the back and under we went .
22 The voice was unmistakable , and they all turned towards the figure in the doorway .
23 And they all stood on the stage doing something ?
24 ‘ The trendiest dude in all Hong Kong ! ’ drawled Tony , and they both tumbled into the living-room in each other 's arms , laughing like mad at their old joke .
25 The shirt-maker gave up her job , and they both lived on the pattern-maker 's relatively high pay .
26 Before lunch Jones made the necessary arrangements and they both glanced at the Sunday newspapers , apparently for the first time .
27 Alain pulled her head to his shoulder and they both gazed at the portrait .
28 I was only a boy then , and it all began at the time my father owned the Admiral Benbow inn , at Black Hill Cove .
29 But something drastic happened in the intervening eight months .
30 Yes , but they all went into the factories did n't they ?
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