Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | She notes that a more detailed look at the results above shows that boys are more likely to obtain three A level passes than girls , even though the gap between them has narrowed over the years . |
2 | SINCE the first police forces were founded 150 years ago , everything about them has changed except the way they are organised . |
3 | Undoubtedly , the two interrelated movements — the democratic movement and the labour movement which developed so vigorously in the nineteenth century continue to have a major influence in politics , but the relation between them has changed during the present century , in a way which is also relevant to the character of more recent movements . |
4 | Thus , sometimes a seller will find himself still in possession of goods after the ownership in them has passed to the buyer . |
5 | The result of that was that by the time I 'd rushed across the road , dashed up the stair well found the place , dashed up the stairs , I was out of breath and er had n't composed myself and I just res resembled a quivering blob that er |
6 | Not only that — they also thought , because I 'd gone to the grammar , that suddenly I was too snooty to be friends with them . |
7 | If I 'd gone to the rank inside , it would have been the railway police 's case . |
8 | You know if I 'd gone on the I said hello look here 's a mad man |
9 | They caught me at it , luckily , before I 'd gone over the edge . |
10 | Com , coming out the back tell me how just as I 'd gone by the door and er |
11 | No apparently I 'd gone in the bog , I was n't feeling bad or anything . |
12 | After what seemed an age , Rubber Feet moved off towards what they call the Lavatory Tower ( not what it sounds like ) , Leather Feet must have figured I 'd gone inside the Cath because he pattered off up the steps , which of course meant the end of all hopes of returning to my refuge via the Crypt . |
13 | But at least I 'd taken the first step , and not an easy step , considering what I 'd said to the doctor at our last meeting . |
14 | And I 'd said to the And I 'd said to the dentist |
15 | And I 'd said to the And I 'd said to the dentist |
16 | He says Well you 're quite right n y I Cos I did n't think we You know I 'd said to the man already it 's quite possible I would n't be able to really take the stuff out of store for him . |
17 | Over the cheese , he picked up on something I 'd said about the PKB file on Cawthorne 's dealings . |
18 | Cutting that over the numbers had me down and stopped well before the first intersection , a distance of around 400 metres , and I could have done much better if I 'd heaved on the brakes , which are single Goodyear discs with excellent stopping power . |
19 | I 'd heard on the grapevine it was nearly settled . ’ |
20 | Wisps of rumour I 'd heard in the cafes started to fall together . |
21 | ‘ My sole reason for invading your maiden privacy , ’ he said with sarcasm , ‘ was because I 'd heard from the police . |
22 | I 'd flown for the first time , out to Malta in an old , rattling York aircraft , and then on to the Canal one . |
23 | But fascinated as I was by these aquatic birds , I longed to see the falcons and owls I 'd seen at the zoo flying free , and this is a rare occurrence . |
24 | the kitchen was piled up , I , I , Dinda took my suitcase upstairs , I 'd seen to the dog , he was very , very good in the car as you know er , I took my suitcase , I could n't get through the bedroom door , the bed clothes on the floor where it 's , where we 've had a sudden hot spell , he had n't folded them up |
25 | Each one of their jobs I 'd done except the carriage cleaning of course , but of course that was a straightforward job , cleaning carriages . |
26 | You know I mean it 's so annoying and I wish now I 'd done at the time , wrote their names down . |
27 | That night I watched television and did some paperwork , amending the maps to include the newly named Black Destroyer Hill , writing a brief description of what I 'd done to the rabbits and logging both the effects of the bombs that I 'd used and the manufacture of the latest batch . |
28 | This made me aware of how badly I 'd done with the domestic arrangements . |
29 | I the work I 'd done in the past the training I 've had the experience I 've had with Hector and his work that was all leading up to that . |
30 | ‘ I 'd popped into the chemist 's . |