Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last thing she wanted , now that she had gained a small advantage , was to blow that advantage by telling him the truth . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | Lucille diverted the old lady by showing her the supper room which , like the ballroom , had been draped with the Belgian colours of black , gold and scarlet . |
| 4 | But what , precisely , is the theoretical basis for denying it the honorific title of " democracy " ? |
| 5 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving me the opportunity to reinforce the Government 's commitment to protect green belt districts . |
| 6 | She did not thank this nun for making her the centre of attention . |
| 7 | and let's give them some encouragement by awarding them the goal of the week … it was their first against Wycombe Wanderers on Tuesday night scored by centre forward Chris Pike … we want more |
| 8 | I 'll work out some way of sending you the money for the return postage . |
| 9 | None the less the opposite argument is equally shaky ; it would be frightening to imagine teachers embarking on the planning of a term 's work or even one single-period unit without asking themselves the simplest questions : " Why am I doing this ? |
| 10 | Since the teacher has already used a stick as a sign of Beowulf 's authority he decides to give this additional prominence by making it the object to be retrieved from under the chair . |
| 11 | It is impossible to make any such comparison without knowing what the institutional arrangements of the system would be . |
| 12 | No costs are allowed after receipt of such notice of proving anything the admission renders it unnecessary to prove ( Ord 9 , r 16 ) . |
| 13 | Alternatively , we could use an electronically-controlled variable-speed turntable , but we have no absolute way of knowing what the correct speed is . |
| 14 | The Tories , and their ruling-class supporters , wish to keep the ordinary worker from knowing what the substance of this social chapter is , how it really just gives more backing to much of what they have already gained through industrial struggles for nearly 200 years , and the extension of these rights to every worker , especially the more isolated ones . |
| 15 | I 'm sure that e e if there is an easy way of doing it the Conservatives would have found out and done it . |
| 16 | They were entitled in my judgment to take into account the actual use by the defendant company and the previous owner in determining what the ordinary use of that vehicle was on the road so far as it is relevant to the question they had to answer . |
| 17 | So we may want to introduce a more sophisticated mechanism for determining what the desired level of supply is and what we 'll do is that we 'll say this is actually a special case of a much more general , er more s sophisticated . |
| 18 | ‘ They 'll know because I shall take great pleasure in telling everyone the truth ! ’ |
| 19 | At the same time , I have noticed that women academics can be ruthless bullies of girl students , with the possibly laudable motive of giving them the equivalent of a good shake . |
| 20 | The banning of tobacco advertising would be a great contribution to achieving what the United States has already achieved . |
| 21 | Under the scheme as it was originally cast , let alone before the Government began reducing both the numbers eligible and the value of the benefit paid , many low-income poll tax payers would have found themselves making a substantial contribution after receiving whatever the rebate to which they are entitled . |
| 22 | She had a good view of the hospital entrance , so she started her private game of guessing what the people were . |
| 23 | Before 1971 the prospect of remarriage in the case of a widow was often an important factor in considering what the appropriate multiplier would be . |
| 24 | Well you , you could do the sort of token gesture of giving them the land like they did in the past , at least that 's showing what some sort of communism |
| 25 | In the legislature , the people are a check upon the nobility , and the nobility a check upon the people ; by the mutual privilege of rejecting what the other has resolved : while the King is a check upon both , which preserves the executive power from any encroachments . |
| 26 | For one way of denying someone the respect to which he is entitled is by failing to treat him as an autonomous agent , for example , by unreasonably restricting the range of alternative courses of action from which he can choose . |
| 27 | Lack of imagination may also prevent one partner from recognizing what the other is coping with . |
| 28 | Nor had Innocent any intention of allowing himself the humiliation of Lateran I where the council defeated the pope . |
| 29 | The annual conference competition to win the George Wood Cup this year took the format of target shooting ( with tennis balls ) and the Welsh dexterity of earned him the honour of collecting the cup at the conference Installation Ceremony . |
| 30 | ‘ No doubt you 'd have revelled in the opportunity to play Mr Wonderful on the slopes if the roads had n't been blocked , but frankly I did n't see any reason for giving you the chance to do the same here . |