Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | A soldier who risked his life to save children wounded in a mortar attack in Bosnia has received his MBE from the Queen . |
| 32 | Written eight years ago for Gidon Kremer and much revised since then , it has developed its shape from the pressure of the emotions within it and , in spite of the obvious parallel with Berg 's Violin Concerto , is fundamentally like no other . |
| 33 | Written eight years ago for Gidon Kremer and much revised since then , it has developed its shape from the pressure of the emotions within it and , in spite of the obvious parallel with Berg 's Violin Concerto , is fundamentally like no other . |
| 34 | it is your duty as a manager or supervisor to tell your subordinates all that they need to know to perform their work to the best of their ability |
| 35 | Wang , the computer company , has stopped its sponsorship of the Leinster senior league competition in protest at the Irish RFU 's links with the South African Rugby Board 's centenary celebrations this summer . |
| 36 | If anything in the Amis corpus has validated his penchant for the poison dart , it was last year 's Memoirs : indiscreet , at times indefensible , but nevertheless a book to leave you giddy with laughter . |
| 37 | She had enjoyed bringing him goodies from the kitchen — ends of puddings in one of the dogs ' dishes , the last remains of cakes , meat , bones — only chicken bones , because they were so bad for the dogs . |
| 38 | The matter will therefore drag on for another month until the next management committee meeting , while Ferguson has to continue his return to the first team under awkward circumstances . |
| 39 | CAGNEY and Lacey actress Sharon Gless , who is currently in London starring in Misery at the Criterion , has treated her colleagues at the theatre to her favourite Haagen-Dazs ice cream . |
| 40 | He bit his lip as he tried to thread his finger through the trigger guard . |
| 41 | He had expected to lose his life on the track , but he passed away peacefully in his bed . |
| 42 | TONY Benn , the veteran darling of Labour 's left wing , is expected to lose his seat on the party 's ruling National Executive today . |
| 43 | DataEase is one of those products that has hidden its light under the proverbial bushel . |
| 44 | Recently the NCC has diverted its interest from the Isles of Scilly , now under the auspices of the Isles of Scilly Environmental Trust , to Lindisfarne and surrounding area . |
| 45 | Hoylake claimed that : ‘ BAT 's urge to conglomerate has diverted its attention from the traditional core business , tobacco towards ill-conceived diversification ’ . |
| 46 | Or the power person may be a power broker who has arranged his support before the meeting and knows that he can call on it if his authority is challenged . |
| 47 | Three times Balaam tried to drive his donkey along the desert road . |
| 48 | Ken , upset , tried to drive his van through the line of Mr Rowse 's patients : he broke the ankle of an elderly man too feeble to jump out of the way . |
| 49 | . Oh no , as I was saying to Reed the other day , er Reed has joined our class by the way . |
| 50 | It is the first time the Service has explained its stand in the dispute , which led to serious disturbances among loyalist inmates in the Maze . |
| 51 | As a rule of thumb never sign a recording/publishing/production deal where you are expected to invest your money in the recording or promotion of your material . |
| 52 | One is Delta Cephei , which has given its name to the whole class of short-period variables . |
| 53 | Irouléguy is unique : it has given its name to the one wine that is still produced in the whole of the Basque country . |
| 54 | The government has given its blessing to the £935m bid by Tomkins for Bisto to Mother 's Pride giant Ranks Hovis McDougall . |
| 55 | The ruling body of the International Tropical Timber Organisation ( ITTO ) has given its approval to the continued logging of key tropical forests in Malaysia and the Amazon . |
| 56 | They go to Phoenix on Saturday to play a team which has given them trouble in the past . |
| 57 | ‘ She has given her life in the service of our cause . ’ |
| 58 | But despite the laugh it has given us girlies at the expense of the hairy brigade , the material has its disadvantages . |
| 59 | He has dumped down the notes for a greyhound , has given his heart to the beast , and is derided for this by his friends in the pub . |
| 60 | However , the responsibility for any report included in listing particulars or a prospectus ( for example , an accountants ' report ) remains with the person who has given his consent to the inclusion of that report in the form and context in which it is included . |