Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Bates hopes to finalise a deal that will reduce his payment from the asking price of £22.85 million to £13 million — and mean Fulham moving in at the end of this season . |
| 2 | I do n't want Matt to struggle alone with the barbecue — and that 's precisely what he 'll do if I 'm not there . ’ |
| 3 | She also asked Pamela to try again during the next week to draw up a list of ways she would like her parents to change . |
| 4 | David Gear hit the ball over the defence and Spence immediately changed direction and chased ; for some unknown reason , no flag appeared , allowing Spence to slot home past the helpless Warner to the annoyance of the home players . |
| 5 | Later I turned a page and uttered a gasp of stunned surprise that made Edward look up from the manuscript he scrutinized . |
| 6 | Sarah had come to the car with them and Julia asked Pat to go back to the reception . |
| 7 | He invited Patrick to sit down in the hall and took him in detail through events from the moment the car had stopped in front of the house . |
| 8 | She had expected Fernando to turn up at the airport with his arms full of red roses and promises . |
| 9 | DERYCK FOX helped himself to 13 points with a try , four goals and a drop goal to take the man of the match award and send Widnes crashing out of the Regal Trophy . |
| 10 | Rose helped Maggie to write away for the forms and then to fill in the forms when they came . |
| 11 | ‘ If you 'd really wanted to hurt me , you 'd have let Ash go ahead with the publicity , would have backed him up , and I would n't have been able to deny it because it was all based on the truth , but a twisted truth ! |
| 12 | Five Railway Cup medals with Ulster and representing Ireland stand out as the highpoints of Jim Reilly 's marvellous career . |
| 13 | ‘ He 's in a coma , ’ Mrs Lomax wept , not noticing Tina hovering awkwardly in the background . |
| 14 | Seb opened the door to find Melody standing outside in the darkness . |
| 15 | Benedict watched him go and then turned to find Theda leaning back against the mantel , white to the lips , one hand at her bosom . |
| 16 | When Morton came in , a few minutes later , he found Bragg staring out of the window , his dead pipe clenched between his teeth . |
| 17 | I caught Michael sitting unashamedly on the bench again . |
| 18 | Seeing no sign of him and deciding it would be a bit theatrical to go peering under the furniture , she swung back to find Leo lounging easily in the doorway , one shoulder against the door-frame , arms folded across his chest . |
| 19 | He made Hodkinson step back in the second with a fierce right to the body . |
| 20 | His words made Tallis look sadly towards the mortuary house , a last shiver of loss making her huddle into her furs . |
| 21 | City will be kicking themselves for allowing Cranfield to get back into the game , but the visitors must be given credit for a spirited second half performance . |
| 22 | It was then that he noticed Whitlock standing discreetly in the background . |
| 23 | About Eddie ? ’ asked an anxious Phil Aldrich , when the frowning Morse walked back into the bar . |
| 24 | The fire finally doused with water , a young doctor across the hall was called and he advised Dustin to go immediately to the hospital . |
| 25 | One can picture Hoskyns looking down from the skies and being grateful for his pupil ; and Bethune-Baker looking down and thinking that he always knew where Hoskyns might lead the Churches . |
| 26 | Ace snapped savagely , causing Benny to step back from the unexpectedly vicious tone in her voice . |
| 27 | With a sharp pang of defeat , he noticed Benny dive headlong through the weakened window , ending up in the water below with a huge splash . |
| 28 | I have n't noticed Reg writing much for the past few minutes , though . |
| 29 | as if in slow motion she had seen Benny travel backwards through the air , landing heavily on his back among the rubbish that littered the end of the garden . |
| 30 | When Sarah forces Katheryn to face up to the reality of the emotional impact the rape has had on her ( Sarah 's ) life , Katheryn 's allegiances switch . |