Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They held up posters rejecting the idea that their fathers were anything like the Gestapo , and calling for ‘ full social security ’ for Stasi officers expected to lose their posts in the process of trimming the service . |
| 2 | Germany agreed to suspend its claims for the payment of debts incurred by the former Soviet Union to former East Germany until the year 2000 , while in exchange Russia abandoned all claims for compensation for Soviet military property and installations in former East Germany . |
| 3 | Margaret was encouraged to continue pursuing her enquiries with the solicitor . |
| 4 | ‘ Listen ! ’ said the young man named Lawrence suddenly , and checked to strain his ears for the small , recurrent sound that had reached him . |
| 5 | Even that great opponent of the industrial system of the nineteenth century Thomas Carlyle ( 1795–1881 ) failed to relate his criticisms to the Christian doctrine that he had abandoned as a young man . |
| 6 | Should you wish to change your holiday arrangements in any way we will endeavour to meet your wishes to the best of our ability . |
| 7 | Therefore , anybody interested in the wildlife of the seashore , especially the small fish , crabs , prawns , and other attractive creatures found when the tide is out , is recommended to plan their trips to the coast , taking special account of the following factors . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But despite the laugh it has given us girlies at the expense of the hairy brigade , the material has its disadvantages . |
| 11 | In Ajdabiya Zuwaya did not consider the possibility that they might need to sink their differences with the Magharba in order to confront a common enemy . |
| 12 | She and Sarah tried to arrange their dates for the same evenings , so that for the rest of the week they were free to go out together . |
| 13 | Hundreds more Herefordians are expected to risk their morals at the first show in the city early next month . |
| 14 | The later crimes duplicate those committed by Dyer , who has wished to baptise his churches with the blood of young victims . |
| 15 | Liverpool , Merseyside computer games company Psygnosis Ltd , which has quadrupled its exports in the last three years — and has taken Japan by storm , was another winner as was Ipswich , Suffolk-based BT & D Technologies Ltd , the joint optoelectronic manufacturing venture between British Telecommunications Plc , E I du Pont de Nemours & Co Inc of Wilmington , Delaware . |
| 16 | The organisation wants to increase its investments at the rate of a dozen or so per year . |
| 17 | Professor Usher concludes his criticisms of the defence counsel 's actions with this damning comment : |
| 18 | Merrill Lynch 's 1985 survey of relocation policies found that 96 per cent of the ‘ 303 Times Top 1000 companies ’ interviewed compensated their employees for the costs of living in temporary accommodation , with 78 per cent compensating for hotel and/or rented accommodation for a fixed period , generally for up to three months . |
| 19 | He has met his brothers at the fair which accompanies the hiring but otherwise there has been no joy ; certainly nothing to bring to his wife , Emily , who has been driven up to the town and found refuge in the house of a local schoolmaster , Mr Stephens . |
| 20 | It is evident that he did live there in his later years as the Minutes of 1771 agree to provide his successor with lodgings in Chelsea , ‘ until such time as Mr. Miller has quit his apartments in the greenhouse ’ . |
| 21 | Because training other people 's feelings is not available as a method of reducing reluctance , the manager in a school has to choose which elements of the process of change will in themselves bring about changes of attitude . |
| 22 | BEING dubbed ‘ The World 's Sexiest Man ’ created a lot of problems for Mel Gibson , who has turned his cheeks to the cameras in several films . |
| 23 | But now it has revealed its plans for the next generation of VAXes to be built around the new Alpha RISC chip , DEC is again keen to push the advantages of staying with VAX . |
| 24 | This is seen as the first sign that Soviet nuclear scientists , who are threatened by redundancy following the disintegration of the union , will seek to sell their skills to the highest bidders . |
| 25 | The Group has expanded its operations in the UK and into three geographical regions — Continental Europe , North America , and Asia-Pacific . |
| 26 | However , since then their oil prices have increased and the strength of the US dollar has made their exports to the UK less competitive . |
| 27 | All this is God 's doing , for he has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ ; and he has made us agents of the reconciliation . ’ 2 Corinthians 5:17 |
| 28 | Sunil has shown me places in the club where the members rarely go and where , therefore , it 's safe to read or write or sleep as long as you wear your uniform and can pretend to be doing something vaguely official if someone comes in . |
| 29 | But my feeling is that someone has had their hands in the till . |
| 30 | Ferranti has had its problems in the past so has rarely been an investors ' favourite . |