Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know the old adage that , I mean one of the reasons is it 's so much easier to come up with a scandal , to come with a rats in the basement or something like that and intrigue people , than it is to come up with some , the positive angles . |
| 2 | According to a Friends of the Earth bulletin , the company won a Green Manufacturer of the Year Award , and was on the point of signing a $114,000 sponsorship deal to support Green Shopping Day when it suddenly pulled out . |
| 3 | No recourse ( security or restitution ) exists for a bank(s) against the oil exploration company if the project falls or generates insufficient cash . |
| 4 | As yet , the College is not an officially recognised English Language School — Mr Tim is so o'erburdened with pastoral responsibilities that he keeps failing to apply for a thumbs-up from the British Council ( even the base Shakespeare School had achieved recognition ) . |
| 5 | Talking straight to the hard-core men , he said , ‘ I want to apologise as an Englishmen for the way I have lived as a white man . |
| 6 | The company is based in a mews off the Cromwell Road in London , impeccably furnished with black leather , dark wood and framed posters from Puttnam 's films . |