Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would seem reasonable to suggest that it was this waking preoccupation of his that Qused his subconscious to produce the relevant dream . |
| 2 | Special considerations : the appellant 's counsel had informed the sentencer that the appellant was prepared to sell his house to raise the funds to pay compensation , and that the house was subject to an offer to purchase which would leave the appellant with an equity of almost £17,000 . |
| 3 | Jane grimaced at the implied delay , then stood with her slender arms raised high to allow her maid to drop the gauzy dress over her head . |
| 4 | If the pastor himself was willing to water his solution to protect the susceptibilities of German tourists . … |
| 5 | Rhys Williams was very convincing and his books did much to whet my appetite to visit the vast Soviet empire . |
| 6 | " Just as his 1858 trips had made known his commitment to emancipation , those of 1862 showed his determination to preserve the prerogatives of the autocrat " . |
| 7 | Chas is certainly shown as aspiring to a variety of goals ; these include his aim to have the best war souvenir collection in Garmouth , to detach the machine gun from the crashed aeroplane , to dig his own underground air raid shelter , to build a gun emplacement and to fire the gun . |
| 8 | Though a successful player with Spurs and England , many doubted his ability to repeat the achievement of Ossie Ardiles by earning a place in the First Division . |
| 9 | One way or another , these women have all done their bit to change the movie-going world 's notion of what is female and fanciable . |
| 10 | The Chancellor has been unwilling to use his flexibility to reflect the reality of such competition to allow spirits to compete on more equal terms . |
| 11 | De Gaulle 's known views — fashioned by his interpretation of the collapse of France in 1940 and his resentment over the refusal of Britain and the United States to treat him as an equal in prosecuting the war effort , on the failings of the Fourth Republic , on reforming NATO , on the need for France to acquire greater international prestige , along with his ambition to affect a lasting reconciliation between France and West Germany ( ideally on French terms ) — all influenced his decision to terminate the Maudling Committee negotiations , and all were still influential in his rejection a few years later of the British application to enter the EEC . |
| 12 | What is more , you must be able to plan your cropping to meet the needs of your animals , your home , and the market , ordering your rotations well ahead to ensure the correct balance . |
| 13 | When the marriage is good , a husband may be able to encourage his wife to see the many compensations in store , including the opportunities to explore their own interests and reinforce their commitment to each other . |
| 14 | I am disappointed that my right hon. Friend was not able to accept my invitation to attend the concert of the Royal Choral Society on a European theme at the Festival hall on 7 March , particularly as I hope to take part in it . |
| 15 | He might be able to force his mind to forget the way she had felt in his arms . |
| 16 | An editorial claims that ‘ Labour councillors are happy to spend your money to buy the votes of gay , ethnic , and freak culture groups . ’ |
| 17 | Zina Garrison , perhaps one of the best known black tennis players to have emerged in the 1980's , recalls in John Feinstein 's book , Hard Courts , the incident in 1975 which first prompted her desire to reach the top . |
| 18 | Neither did his eagerness to oppose the Pilgrims of Grace in 1536–7 , which must be compared with Dacre 's expedient withdrawal to London and with the discrete disappearance of Sir Thomas ( later first Baron ) Wharton [ q.v . ] . |
| 19 | And then Paul takes me up to their house where I , usually about ten past eleven gives me time to get the pushchair put up again and |
| 20 | The Special Commissioner was therefore entitled to exercise his discretion to exclude the testimony under s 5(3) of the Civil Evidence Act 1972 . |