Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [adv prt] the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly the memory of the négligé hanging on the door in Luke 's house and Elise 's painting in the corridor outside his room struck a chill . |
| 2 | With the advent of longer holidays taken at different times of the year and easier travel , people began to seek their entertainment further afield , but remnants of these past festivities remain around the county in various guises . |
| 3 | But , to his credit , de Valera toned down the catholicism in the drafts suggested to him by the clergy , consulted Rome , and was successful in getting it at least to be neutral about his preferred formulations ( Keogh 1987 : . |
| 4 | Some water companies might let you have a meter in kit form , but you will have to ask locally , because most prefer a professional contractor to carry out the installation in case of possible back-siphonage or other problems . , . |
| 5 | But Beaumont is already confident that the eight-year-old will make a bold bid to pull off the feat in 12 months ' time . |
| 6 | A horse came down the ramp in one bound , as if on wings , hit the concrete in a shower of sparks . |
| 7 | The gang abducted the eighteen year old daughter , and forced her at gunpoint to open up the bank in Bloxham where she worked . |
| 8 | Zach threw back the lid in triumph and the twins and George gathered round to look at the contents . |
| 9 | The time was now about nine-thirty , and I must have looked ghastly , for a young nurse who popped in with a set of pyjamas sized up the situation in a second and popped out again , running down the corridor calling for help . |
| 10 | Another time in the same club he turned to me and said , ‘ The fellow on my other side went up the Irrawaddy in 1943 and he 's been taking me back there with him . |
| 11 | This provides a classic instance of a president taking on the legislature in the most important of policy areas and succeeding in imposing his will . |
| 12 | Patrol inspectors move around the factory in a systematic manner making spot checks during production runs and stopping the process when readjustment is necessary . |
| 13 | Patrol inspectors move around the factory in a systematic manner making spot checks during production runs and stopping the process when readjustment is necessary . |
| 14 | It has generally been thought a manifestation of the taste which in the immediately following period adapted many fabulous monsters from the East ; but it has no close eastern parallels , and the discovery of the Lefkandi Centaur pushes back the concept in Greece a long way . |
| 15 | In an effort to help stem the tide of rhino poaching which is now threatening the survival of the species , the UN Environment Programme has appointed a " special envoy " , charged with persuading governments to take steps to close down the trade in rhino products . |
| 16 | Meanwhile Mo smashes out the hole in the corner of the house sort of thing where they 're gon na go and they ai n't there . |
| 17 | Maggie laid down the job in hand and wiped her forehead . |
| 18 | As for my own personal future … well , I have my own Five Year plan to sort out the confusion in which I live . |
| 19 | And so , Nicodemus would have been familiar with this story , and Jesus says as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness , even so , must the son of man be lifted up , but whoever believes in him may have eternal life . |
| 20 | David Birney took over the role in the TV series . |
| 21 | In 1991 it passed a packaging ordinance that imposes an obligation on companies to take back the packaging in which goods are transported and sold . |
| 22 | Swindon turned up the heat in the last 10 minutes to score 2 more . |
| 23 | The Inland Revenue said that it did not have enough workers to carry out the revaluation in England and Wales , so from that date there were no revaluations of property . |
| 24 | so then the housekeeper phoned up the doctor in October |
| 25 | One reason is the need to clean up the mess in Eastern Europe left by Soviet military installations and sloppily run Communist mines and factories . |
| 26 | You ca n't have Romeo swarming up the balcony in doublet , hose and hearing aid . |
| 27 | One resembles a small trowel with a knurled wheel , that sets up a vibration to help the seeds drop off the end in a controlled way — a useful aid for sowing in straight lines . |
| 28 | The journal showed up the regime in the most clumsy , incompetent , and oppressive light . |
| 29 | I had neither the patience nor the German to point out the contradiction in his argument . |
| 30 | The housekeeper brought in the coffee in an ornate silver tray which she deposited on one level of the Scandinavian wall-system . |