Example sentences of "the [noun] [conj] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Athelstan turned to the porter and tossed him a silver coin . |
| 2 | Naturally the inherent constraints of the archaeological evidence , our caution about the relationship between the archaeological record and the activities that formed it , and the limited research which has been carried out determine the cohesion and balance of a work of this type . |
| 3 | Northumberland National Park were pleased at the response and felt it was a very worthwhile event , while in the Peak District 17 schools took part . |
| 4 | They came before the tent and prostrated themselves on the ground before following their chief to prison . |
| 5 | Her eyes were clear of tears ; she looked from a great height down into the park and saw its order and its beauty so determinedly brought forth . |
| 6 | ‘ Second , once sterling left the ERM , and with inflation sharply down , we were right to take the opportunity that gave us to relax policy and get interest rates down . |
| 7 | Magnus seized the opportunity and led his troops forward . |
| 8 | Pople seized the opportunity and applied his mathematical skills to carbocations — renegade molecules that violate conventional structural rules , square planar as opposed to tetrahedral four coordinate carbon . |
| 9 | She said a tiny minority were making life miserable for the majority and said it was time to tackle the root causes of crime . |
| 10 | She said a tiny minority were making life miserable for the majority and said it was time to tackle the root causes of crime . |
| 11 | When the crowds had left after the second home match , Chapman met the helpers in the stand and asked them to take him on trust , asserting that the changes were in the club 's interest . |
| 12 | There they give just the same protection to their new owners as they did to the jellyfish that developed them . |
| 13 | ‘ Then it was the horse-riding that brought you here ? ’ |
| 14 | I strode over to the bookstall and bought myself a map of the place . |
| 15 | After the prayer that ended their silent repast that evening , the cadets were filing out of the refectory to return to their barren cells . |
| 16 | Meanwhile the Goths drove the Britons from Bourges , but the comes ( count or more precisely companion ) Paul , who led a force of Romans and Franks , attacked the Goths and took their booty . |
| 17 | I could n't understand what was wrong with him until Frankie pulled out the other two from behind the boiler and found them in a similar state . |
| 18 | At that point were both of you behind the shield or had he stepped out from behind ? |
| 19 | Suddenly there were policemen everywhere who ran into the suite and made everyone get up against the wall with their hands above their heads . |
| 20 | Outside on the terrace , at the point from where Francis used to dive , and made the dive that killed him , I looked down into the moon-flecked pool . |
| 21 | It was the veil that told it was not the garden , then the hat that went to race-meetings and the dressing-case made up the rest of the story : Maman was going away . |
| 22 | An unsuspecting crew member intercepted a call destined for the prince and passed it on to Diana . |
| 23 | Yin Tsu welcomed the Prince and brought him ch'a . |
| 24 | There was something about the wizard that irked Him beyond measure . |
| 25 | Next morning I cleaned up the vomit and got myself ready for school but I still had a nasty taste in my mouth and I was hot and achey . |
| 26 | The blackbirds that saw it quickly treated this bird as though it were potentially dangerous and mobbed it , even when their fellows could not see the owl and so were making no noise . |
| 27 | ‘ What are you doing ? ’ he shrieked , twisting about madly on the ropes that suspended him . |
| 28 | He moved at once , for he would not lie here on the floor before this ancient evil creature and , although it was awkward and painful to stand up because of the ropes that bound his arms , he did so in a swift fluid movement and stood eyeing the Robemaker . |
| 29 | Then they cut the ropes that tied me and I was able to get to my feet . |
| 30 | Now he lifted the pullover off over his head , unbuttoned the shirt and dropped it , the trousers and underpants sloughed gracefully and quickly , as if he were very practised in this . |