Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He adds : ‘ In the last year , most restaurants have brought their prices down or kept them the same as last year . |
| 2 | But it was Susannah 's passionate appeal to the girls to support her party because she believes the Liberal Democrats care about the homeless that made her the winner . |
| 3 | It was this certainty that made her the leader . |
| 4 | If , however , Shakespeare did actually exist , then he must have possessed certain attributes that made him the kind of existent he was , even though no attributes that he may have had would have been sufficient to individuate him in a metaphysical sense . |
| 5 | It was only that now , having finally admitted that she loved him , that she 'd loved him almost from the moment they 'd met , she was able to admit that it was those very same qualities that made him the man he was . |
| 6 | Harry felt in his blood with what calming delight and fulfilment his enemy would embrace the lie that made him the victor . |
| 7 | ‘ I think people get even angrier if they think about this precise thing that was done in their so-called formative years that made them the way they are . |
| 8 | So it was the reaction against the cat 's ancient ‘ holiness , in Egyptian religion , combined with its connection with childless , elderly women , that made it the ‘ wicked ’ animal of the medieval period . |
| 9 | And that led me the think of phetam , and to wonder again if it really did confer super-powers . |
| 10 | All you need in order to be able to take advantage of a low-cost upgrade is a proof of purchase ( registration counts ) which might be the first page of your manual for the product you already have , your sales invoice from the dealer that sold you the product ( a photocopy will do ) , a copy of the setup disk ( they 're serialised , you see ) , or , for Windows , a copy of the invoice for a machine that comes complete with Windows . |
| 11 | ‘ The guy that sold us the ‘ speeder said it was good for another million miles . ’ |
| 12 | Not surprisingly , considerable pressure was put on the Conservative government to take some action to cope with the problem , though it was neither clear nor agreed what the basic problem was . |
| 13 | Unable to help herself , she looked up , and knew at once that her movement was seen , as in the instant gloom that succeeded it the lesser light of the lantern swept an arc and found her face . |
| 14 | You see a woman see a woman and your man did n't know where he was , and then she walked out one night and put her hand through the window and she ripped it from there to there and she said the doctors told her the only thing that stopped her the arm from coming off was the bone . |
| 15 | make the point you know I 'm sure you found this useful , what particular area was the one that excited you the most , yeah ? |
| 16 | so you just wan na revisit it and say oh I 'm sure you found this document has been really useful this evening and out of those five areas we discussed , you might wan na consolidate it a bit , which was the one that excited you the most and that 's your retirement savings you know |
| 17 | It was the sound of voices shouting that woke me the next morning . |
| 18 | But it was the knowledge that he 'd deliberately set out to make a fool of her that wounded her the most . |
| 19 | ‘ The wizard said that the little man had some sort of golden disc that told him the time , ’ said the Weasel . |
| 20 | but now they 're all set up and I 'm left alone and the children , three of them , have n't got time to look after me to give me what I , what I need and especially one in the truth , that one is less getting in touch with me than the ones that told me the truth , boys ring me , twice , three times a week , Julia rings every , every night , but Ted rings twice or three times a week , three times I could go , the one |
| 21 | The horizon was still invisible , but above the line of mist that hid it the sky was clear , with the promise of a lovely evening . |
| 22 | With a tenderness that surprised her the Frenchman put his arms around her and lifted her onto the cot beside him . |
| 23 | The Mexican Government wanted to pretend that it was not the army that guaranteed them the land . |
| 24 | The working class was hardly more impressed by the Manifesto and in the weeks that followed it the government faced an unprecedented challenge to its authority , centred on St Petersburg and Moscow . |
| 25 | He made for it , taking a short cut through the carpark adjoining a few prefabricated sheds that called themselves the Hawkwood Industrial Estate . |
| 26 | Five talented misfits from Camden form a band playing the most ridiculed form of music in the world , are picked up by the chief of the record label that brought you the Manic Street Preachers — and ZAP ! country is sincerely rehabilitated . |
| 27 | It is interesting to note that they come from the same stable that brought us the national insurance surcharge . |
| 28 | Ironically , it was the Government which he partly blamed for the affair that gave him the chance to return to work after retirement . |
| 29 | During this time Coe was on the dole and living in Bermondsey , and it is this period of his life that gave him the basis for The Dwarves of Death . |
| 30 | The creation of the Educational Priority Areas was one of the last things which Tony Crosland accomplished at the Department of Education and Science , and one of those that gave him the greatest pleasure . |