Example sentences of "present [pers pn] [prep] the [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By presenting us with the most degenerate images they could find , those campaigns made us feel comfortingly distant from it all . |
| 2 | ‘ The Celebes presents us with the most striking example of the interest that attaches to the study of the geographical distribution of animals . |
| 3 | The Tasmanian Law Reform Commission expressed the matter even more forcefully : ‘ The present focus on consent virtually demands that a defence counsel who is doing his job properly must challenge the sexual conduct and personal integrity of the complainant and attempt to present her in the most unfavourable light . ’ |
| 4 | Quakers breathed a sigh of relief when Fashanu 's right-foot blast took a wicked deflection and floated just past the post when Prudhoe was diving the other way , but he was laughing after 39 minutes when the Darlington defence presented him with the most embarrassing gift of the season . |
| 5 | He rarely showed any emotion , even when people presented him with the most heart-felt outpourings of their fears and hopes . |