Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All through the first part of the interview — the crazy part , when she had been talking about seeing her son in the house — Hank had been telling the straight truth . |
| 2 | Rami Dotan was sentenced to 13 years in prison on March 27 for using his position as the Israeli Air Force 's chief procurement officer to embezzle at least US$6,000,000 . |
| 3 | I thank my hon. Friend for drawing my attention to the representations that he has made . |
| 4 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Newham , North-West ( Mr. Banks ) for drawing my attention to the article in the Evening Standard . |
| 5 | The Franciscans had a specially charismatic gift for transmitting their understanding of the inward nature of redemption . |
| 6 | He 's good about helping my mum in the house . |
| 7 | Oh , right from the beginning when we talk to citizens about using their friends of the theatre I nearly fell about you know |
| 8 | If such stipulations are made for so mundane a practice as motoring , they would seem to be reasonable precautions for protecting our environment for the rest of time from possible damage by man-made creatures . |
| 9 | ( The ‘ Editorial Assistant ’ apologises to Mr Hearse for omitting his name from the corresponding article in the last Journal . ) |
| 10 | He was also responsible for instructing his pupils in the History of the English Language and in philology ( the growth , history and structure of words ) . |
| 11 | Further criticism came from foreign commentators who found his espousal of Western ideas too selective by far , taking him to task for his autocratic style , for underpinning his regime with the repressive Savak security apparatus , his sybaritic leisure-image — notably featuring snow and sun at St Moritz — and his failure to uproot corruption in his entourage . |
| 12 | If this event is about affirming their status amongst the youthful pretenders to the acid crown , then Hawkwind and Planet Gong have loaded the dice in their favour by monopolising the prime-time slots . |
| 13 | In a sense , Franco had the United Nations to thank for consolidating his regime at the end of the Second World War . |
| 14 | Not because I directly res have some responsibility for representing our membership within the Health Service , but because as I said earlier this is my Health Service , this is your Health Service , it 's our families ' Health Service that we have enjoyed the benefits since nineteen forty eight . |
| 15 | There was something very attractive about delaying her return to the poisonous atmosphere of the office . |
| 16 | He chose this occasion for announcing his retirement from the Treasurership which he had held for thirty years . |
| 17 | Elek also approached Edie Lamont after seeing her work at the London Group and discussed the idea for an illustrated book on Wales . |
| 18 | Mr Parry was speaking with wife Wendy , 35 , at his side after seeing their son in the intensive care unit of the Walton centre for neurology and neurosurgery in Liverpool . |
| 19 | John wrote scathingly of Robert Helpmann , after seeing his Miracle in the Gorbals , as ‘ a pseudo-intellectual who has discovered ( after Hollywood ) that there exists such a thing as mob psychology ’ and later added that ‘ his ballets , although all extremely intelligently constructed , and all marvellous theatre , I always find acrobatic and dull from the dancing point of view … |
| 20 | ‘ If I could have the same result again , I would be delighted , ’ said Yorath after naming his squad for the November 18 game . |
| 21 | He brings home about 10 rupees a day after eating his meal in the bazaar and paying for repairs to the rickshaw . |
| 22 | ARSENAL v MAN CITY Marwood is ready to return for the champions after proving his fitness in the reserves on Thursday . |
| 23 | After completing its work on the Newsom Report , the Central Advisory Council was reconstituted under the chairmanship of Lady Plowden , and turned its attention to primary schools . |
| 24 | After completing your priorities to the satisfaction of your boss , discuss in depth the list of tasks that arrived through management by inertia , but do n't use that phrase ! |
| 25 | They supplied machinery to Pilkington 's of St Helens , where Deacon moved after completing his apprenticeship in the early 1840s . |
| 26 | Elbowed out FOOTBALL : Ajax Amsterdam 's Swedish striker Stefan Pettersson looks set to miss the European Championships after dislocating his elbow in the UEFA Cup final victory over Torino . |
| 27 | Two men posing as electricity board workmen escaped with £700 after tricking their way into the home of a 78-year-old woman at Greenside , near Gateshead . |
| 28 | It means another big question mark against the Ireland future of Moran , the 37-year-old Blackburn Rovers defender who has twice made comebacks after announcing his retirement from the international arena . |
| 29 | After twisting our way up the long trail we finally reached the North Rim just after midday , feeling like redeemed souls struggling out of a magnificent inferno . |
| 30 | Mr Nicholls , 30 , a telecom network engineer from Warrington , went on to Slioch last Thursday , then spent most of the week wrapped in a polythene survival bag after twisting his ankle on the summit . |