Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] it [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keegan knew his side would face Barnsley 's stifling three-man central-defensive formation , yet the attempts to counter it bordered on the banal . |
| 2 | Sun said it went to the Russians because it could n't find comparable technology anywhere else — the only other source comes from the US military , and according to Dave Ditzel , acting head of Sun Labs , ‘ It 's easier to work with the Russians ’ . |
| 3 | But if apprenticeship was to work as its devisers hoped it relied upon the interest of freedmen in working for themselves in the time they were allotted and their generosity if their work for their former masters was to be energetic . |
| 4 | The coroner heard it revealed for the first time — none of the family knew it — that Charlie had had a stroke a few months before , which explained the strange behaviour . |
| 5 | One night when there was an air raid alert on , and we were trying in vain to sleep through the usual ‘ noises off ’ , mainly the big anti-aircraft guns situated it seemed at the end of the garden , there was suddenly the most appalling crash immediately over our heads . |
| 6 | An attempt by the District Attorney to overturn it resulted in the Supreme Court 's consideration of the case on April 2 . |
| 7 | The winner came just after half-time … and for the third game running it came from the shooting boot of defender Paul Bodin … when was the last time a full back scored three goals in a row … who cares … this one was good enough to give Swindon victory … |
| 8 | As unemployment receded it left behind the problem of the Distressed Areas whose situation often worsened as the general employment position improved . |
| 9 | The chair stopped , and the hands directing it tightened on the controls until the knuckles turned white . |
| 10 | where 's the thing ? , yes it is a bus strike it said on the , on the |
| 11 | Richard took his brother 's car that night , and a witness who saw the accident on the Birdlip bypass said it happened in the dark , the car left the road without attempting to follow the curve of the road . |
| 12 | Tonight the Ministry of Agriculture said it sympathised with the bee keepers , but compensation would n't be paid . |
| 13 | The Scottish Office said it knew of the inquiry but had not yet been officially approached by the CRE . |