Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this hope I name it the Mar Pacifico . ’ |
| 2 | When I first heard the first noise I thought what the bloody hell 's that and I turned the sound down . |
| 3 | During his lunch-hour I give him the last orange , a biro and three lollipops , all I can muster , and wish him a happy birthday . |
| 4 | and after about ten minutes I thought what the devil is she doing in there ! |
| 5 | Very hard , very hard I told the lads I told 'em the union about it what he done that day . |
| 6 | That form bears the closest inspection and as the six-year-old has settled into his new surroundings at the Marriott Stables I give him the edge over Newton Point , whose cause will not have been helped by the rain . |
| 7 | . Do you know that card you bought him the duck ? |
| 8 | While she filled the tank of the lady 's car she told her the legend of the Brownies ' Bridge . |
| 9 | At your peril you reject what the stars foretell . |
| 10 | It takes a load off their mind they know who the new owners are going to be . |
| 11 | In his last year at Devonport High School in Plymouth he set himself the aim of finding a job which would earn him £5 a week , because up to that time , his father , a Westcountryman , had never achieved such a princely sum . |
| 12 | I mean I tried it out at work I show you the this is what they used at work . |
| 13 | He said that he 'd telephoned every gallery I gave him the name of . |
| 14 | In response to the unasked question she handed them the last cans . |
| 15 | In return she showed them the Daimler and invited forty of them to visit her on the Dockers ' yacht , Shemara , where pink champagne was served amid costly fitments which were often detailed in the newspapers . |
| 16 | ‘ No wonder they call us the black Irish ! ’ |
| 17 | The same story you told me the last time we met , ’ she said with a sneer . |
| 18 | Jonathan always thinks that what he says is so fantastic that he 's got to say it twice in case you missed it the first time round . |
| 19 | For years I wondered what the hell all the fuss was about . |
| 20 | When they reached the old farmhouse she handed him the fare , absent-mindedly giving him a tip that was at least treble the size she would normally have made , barely aware of his delighted grin as she made her way towards the kitchen |
| 21 | I think in general by virtue of the fact that we go to great lengths to make sure that people fully understand exactly what they have got I mean we 're not in a in a situation where we want people to think that they 've got something they have n't , which is why we go to the lengths that we do erm to make sure that people are fully aware of what they 've got , and if they 're unhappy with what they 've got then obviously within the fourteen day period we give them the right to cancel . |
| 22 | They know who the flaming they know who the groom is ! |
| 23 | From the moment he entered it the wood seemed full of noises . |
| 24 | I 'll put them in the bin then , ’ she replied , but before she could get them off the cart he handed us the balloons . |
| 25 | The further along the spectrum we find ourselves the more we need knowledge and wisdom to be able to handle the results . |
| 26 | I cash in on my sex appeal I take all the credit I give you the |
| 27 | The following day I sent him the stamps and a couple of days later I received in the post not the book but a cheque for slightly less than the value of the book and postage combined , together with the following note , which I reproduce in its entirety : ‘ Herewith a cheque for £20 . |
| 28 | The other day I sent you the invitation to the MRA Assembly here in June . |
| 29 | He asked me whether I was a country person I asked what the qualifications were he said country born and bred , well I was born in Liverpool spent my childhood and early adolescence in rural Nottinghamshire , moved to Highfields , emigrated to the West Indies and now live in sub rural Blavey so I do n't know whether I qualify as a country person or not , but I 'd like to bet that I 've milked more cows by hand than he has if that 's any qualification . |
| 30 | Late that night I ask myself the age-old question . |