Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [verb] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thoroughness of its marketing approach placed it so far ahead of its short-leet rivals — Scottish Amicable and Britannia Life — that the judges had no doubts about awarding it the top accolade in the category for Large Service companies . |
| 2 | She was standing straight , looking in his direction but seemingly through him , and the strange look on her face brought him around fully , and he was about to speak , not with the intention of giving her the true version of why he wanted to volunteer , for it was n't in him to hurt her to that extent , but she turned from him and , quietly opening the door , went out . |
| 3 | It would be a tragic error to buy this man out of Kuwait by awarding him the starring role in Arab dealings with Israel . |
| 4 | But I just hope Rugby League bosses will help the rest of the British talent by giving them the right set-up in which to play and train . ’ |
| 5 | Lastly , I would like to thank my parents for making me the Judaeo-Christian hybrid that I am ; and my husband Timothy Boon for his support and ( not always welcome ) criticism . |
| 6 | Mr Clarke and Mr Hunt told MPs the decision to break the law by dispensing with a 90-day consultation period was taken because of ‘ special circumstances ’ and in order to help the miners by giving them the best redundancy terms . |
| 7 | But what , precisely , is the theoretical basis for denying it the honorific title of " democracy " ? |
| 8 | and er obviously I want to sort of give you the best possible price |
| 9 | That hand of mine wo n't go the right shape although I 've tried , I knew it would deform joints and so I put all my efforts into spreading them the opposite way , but I have n't won on that one , can you see ? |
| 10 | Citalia take a special pride in bringing you the best and for 1992 offers the four most popular holiday centres — Rome , Venice , Florence and Verona . |
| 11 | In the old days , travel agents looked after their customers by finding them the best-value hotels at the required destination . |
| 12 | Unlike many of the top jockeys , he found time to talk to Kelly without giving her the immediate impression that he wanted to sleep with her , although if his reputation was only half true then he did . |
| 13 | We chose to tackle the walk from north to south , not least because the route passes our home in the south — though the excellent official guide provides duplicate maps and instructions for waling it the other way . |
| 14 | The thought of facing her the next day was quite terrifying , but not an obligation Meryl intended to shirk . |
| 15 | He first became a player-manager at 28 and in his time the 41-year-old Buckley has won three promotions , the Bob Lord trophy with Kettering — and been sacked by Walsall after making them the highest scoring team in the four Divisions . |
| 16 | Do not reveal your hand by telling them the complete story , but never lie ; if you make a commitment stick to it ; be tough , abrasive and if necessary cunning but always trustworthy . |
| 17 | " The extension of majority voting will be examined … together with the possibility of making it the general rule with a limited number of exceptions . " |
| 18 | There was also disagreement over the proposal to improve benefits and entitlements for part-time workers , and the Commission was forced in June 1990 to postpone the idea of offering them the same rights , on a pro-rata basis , as their full-time counterparts . |
| 19 | Finally , reward those who have read the papers by giving them the most opportunities to talk about the material and to express their views . |
| 20 | ‘ I know it sounds bizarre to say that when someone has made an awful lot of money and had a lot of fame and adulation , but you can wreck their minds , you can wreck their self-ego and esteem by giving them the whole wrong picture of themselves by pretending they are good at one thing when they are not and boosting other things . |
| 21 | In order to do this , you may find that first you need to look at your feelings of anger and resentment at your partner for denying you the ordinary experience of conception and pregnancy . |
| 22 | I did not see the value in teaching him the English equivalents of these words , and merely reminded him to talk in English . |
| 23 | Britain can not get the best performance from our employees by giving them the worst treatment . |