Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 Having worked on providing everything the dying person needs , the next step is to prepare to say goodbye .
2 They 're just sort of relics of a time when people experimented with shapes and tried all kinds of different things ; these days instrument makers seem to have settled on making everything the same .
3 Marie had thought about telling him the truth : that Bella had seen him and the police would soon be after him .
4 Marshall had taken to calling it the rumour factory because a disproportionate amount of time seemed to be wasted on chatter .
5 But Peter had insisted on giving her the earrings as an engagement present , with the promise that a ring would soon follow .
6 So , next time you buy a guitar strap with ‘ Klondyke ’ on it , you 'll know what 's gone into making it the best , not just in the UK but all over the world .
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