Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [pron] [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Todd from Neighbours also highlights another problem often seen ; he would have difficulty depositing his cans in the ‘ Save-A-Can ’ skip as it is clearly full to the top . |
| 2 | In a haggard era which finds loud lies smothering truths in every crib and pallet and bed , and with the older authors banging their skulls against the Wailing Wall , this young poet and novelist dares deny that the great God Pan is dead . |
| 3 | Taylor added : ‘ What is wrong with the Saturday tradition of a fan meeting his pals at the pub , then going to the game ? |
| 4 | Or Strauss expressing his fears of the ‘ Philistine , the obtuse vindictive critic ’ ? |
| 5 | Bollards are to be put up outside Bells stores in Corporation Road , to prevent shoppers parking their cars on the pavement , and near Greenbank Post Office . |
| 6 | His book My Water Cure describes the findings of a lifetime of practice directing his patients to the healing and restoring powers of water . |
| 7 | The scenery all around is magnificent and the town itself with its traffic free high street now has lots of well established shops displaying their wares in the attractive style . |
| 8 | A favoured means of hosting a concert was the ‘ kvartir-nik ’ ( flat-nik ) : loyal fans surrendering their flats for the purposes of performance . |
| 9 | ‘ Those bruises were caused by her assailant gripping her arms during the attack . ’ |
| 10 | Clement wrote a pamphlet giving his reasons for the split and accusing Wilson of mismanagement , irresponsible militancy and the encouragement of foreign seamen into Britain , presumably because of his refusal to accept a rule which would debar them from membership . |
| 11 | Mr Grierson explained : ‘ You get the real fans stopping their cars at the top of the hill and then playing Dire Strait 's Going Home — the theme from the film — as they drive down the brae . |
| 12 | No wicker chairs could be seen there now , only a rusty harrow baring its teeth in the long grass like a mantrap . |
| 13 | She would watch the harvesters swinging their scythes through the open corn and , towards the close of day , she would appear in the path of the lad who looked strongest and most virile . |
| 14 | Yet we can find evidence of LEAs taking their responsibilities under the Act for involving parents very seriously , presenting information and reports in ways designed to make the assessment meaningful and accessible to parents . |
| 15 | By its very nature , therefore , things tend to go wrong ; from the original modifier with all the ideas leaving the company , to the clients changing their minds about the facilities required . |
| 16 | Had he been less brilliant or sure of himself , he would have been easier to dismiss , but Cooper selected his victims with care , knowing precisely where their weaknesses were , and always aimed to draw blood , each review increasing his enemies within the international art establishment ( see The Art Newspaper , No. 17 , April 1992 , p. 2 for his dealings with John Rothenstein ) . |
| 17 | All over Britain it was the same story — with shops re-stocking their shelves as the rush to read our stunning scoop continued . |
| 18 | About a hundred and fifty feet down the side of the hill was Sal 's VW Golf lying on its roof waving its wheels at the sky . |
| 19 | Downing Street strategists planning their tactics as the battle for hearts and minds over monetary union enters a crucial phase would be wrong , therefore , to assume that Bonn is a natural ally . |
| 20 | Parts of the University as diverse as History of Art , English , Sociology , Medicine , Continuing Education and the Information Office have produced authors following their fascinations with the rich history of the city of Bristol , as well as respected local historians such as the archaeologist Leslie Grinsell , and former City Archivist Elizabeth Ralph . |
| 21 | As William grew , stories filtered out about the Prince joining his son in the bath , of William flushing his shoes down the lavatory or of Charles cutting short engagements to be with his family . |
| 22 | This relationship takes the form of the Public Account Committee basing its investigations on the reports submitted by the C. and A.G. |
| 23 | Now I think of an animal or a small child depositing its excreta in the wrong place so as to annoy its owner or parent . |
| 24 | His lips touched hers like a butterfly brushing its wings against the sweet , soft petal of a flower . |
| 25 | The Indian government has made its final decision to sign the protocol dependent on the industrialized countries meeting their commitments on the transfer of technology in full . |
| 26 | Around the Golden Throne was a mural depicting a magnificent sun sending its rays across the heavens . |
| 27 | The only dodgy graphic is the loading screen with a bloke holding his arms in the ‘ dig ’ position and a caption saying ‘ Enjoy with us ! ’ |
| 28 | Letter to Councillor Fraser from the secretary of Ratho and District Community Council stating their objections to the Murray/Mercer Hermiston Development plans . |
| 29 | There must have been at least twenty cavalrymen rowelling their horses down the cart track . |
| 30 | Its skull , however , has the crucial feature which neither the coelacanth nor the lungfish possess — a passage linking its nostrils with the roof of its mouth . |