Example sentences of "[adj] [noun prp] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of this Katherine gleaned dimly from the set of house rules she read through three times in a room distinguished only by orderly barrenness . |
| 2 | You can imagine : old Crumwallis going around with the expression of a Soviet agronomist at harvest time . |
| 3 | The row has brought many French roads to a standstill — and hit the pockets of British Hauliers caught up in the jams . |
| 4 | At a press conference held on April 30 Lee acknowledged officially for the first time the existence of a CCP-led government in Beijing . |
| 5 | Langford and Williams ' work with renowned listed pubs since 1987 puts the company in a favourable light with conservation societies such as The Victorian Society , SPAB , and the Georgian Group ; we have even been known to win a few CAMRA awards yet at the same time the firm has also brazenly converted redundant pubs to café-bar concepts . |
| 6 | Oh I do n't , I just , I remember that er if you walked down er Road at night you 'd see him with his mortar board on and his curate by his side coming down to post the letters , and then when all these ladies were in Sammy shop one night being entertained by Sammy erm Father and his curate went by , and old Sammy turned round to the audience and said well if dressing up will get him anywhere they 'll be on the first row in heaven . |
| 7 | See the likes of old Cassie talking there about the the She was saying that pe people survived of of that . |
| 8 | There is much talk of cutting back management costs ; the redesign team hopes to simplify the station 's ghastly management structure , which has different contractors working with different NASA centres all over the place . |
| 9 | Therefore there is a further Doppler shift upwards in the bat 's perception of the pitch of the echo . |
| 10 | Almost instantaneously they were round the nearside and had the odious Carol backed up against the van trying to wave away their prodding , stabbing fingers . |
| 11 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 12 | Historic Scotland works closely with the Scottish Tourist Board , area tourist boards , the National Trust for Scotland and other organisations towards the achievement of a common aim — maximising Scotland 's tourism potential . |
| 13 | Over 400 rich Middle Eastern and European buyers packed into Paris 's Maison de la Chimie on 7 March to compete hard for the art collection of Syrian multi-millionaire Mowaffik Midani . |
| 14 | In the records of the first Protectorate Parliament of 1654 Erle appears only on the committee of privileges , presumably because he refused to sign the Recognition , and he was not re-elected in 1656 , although approved at a preliminary gentry meeting . |
| 15 | Thousands of ethnic Serbs came on to the streets in their support . |
| 16 | Early in 1826 Hoyle wrote again to the Goldsmiths about the School , " setting forth the scantiness of its yearly funds and alluding to various repairs and expenses which have been occasionally borne at his charges , amounting to about £130 , and … the Wardens are satisfied that a very considerable increase has taken place in the Rents of the estates left for the Endowment of the School , affording means to the Company for extending the benefits of the institution " . |
| 17 | It is extremely important that all the factions — not just the clans but the sub-clans — in northern , southern and central Somalia come together under the United Nations plan for the ceasefire . |
| 18 | The 36-year-old Tynesider stepped up to the manager 's chair after Frank Gray became the third North-East football boss to lose his job since Christmas . |
| 19 | ‘ I will happily drive you to your front door , little one , ’ he said dryly , ‘ but I have the feeling you would prefer not to waken your parents with the noise of the vulgar Alfa revving off into the night . ’ |
| 20 | In December 1932 Nizan referred unequivocally to the " new life " and " new culture " to be instigated by the proletariat in post-revolutionary society , and to the " heroic social project being undertaken in the USSR " . |
| 21 | Bunny had taken the precaution of holding separate flying- and lighting-rehearsals on the Friday , with the result that the delays were structural rather than technical — the deck of the Jolly Roger swayed alarmingly during the fight between the pirates and the Lost Boys , and the ticking of the crocodile was found to be inaudible beyond the first three rows of the stalls . |
| 22 | Little Amaru looked down at the street and kicked a can with his red gumboots . |
| 23 | The light was almost gone when the white Mercedes came slowly along the road and turned into the open gate under the yew tree . |
| 24 | He was in luck ; just as he reached the corner , casting nervous eyes upwards at another screech , Henri saw a glowering Richmann come out of the building . |
| 25 | Away across the canal , brave little Anabelle sat down on the footpath under the great beast 's nose . |
| 26 | Downstairs smoke-rooms sent the odour of fine Havana leaf up into the street to mingle with the scent of fresh-roasted coffee or the exhaust of an occasional motorcar . |
| 27 | He had to will the rending of his divine nature from his human nature , and die a man alone — the human Jesus cut off from the Father ; the Son denied the sustaining power of the Spirit . |
| 28 | Perhaps the last three Sonatas verge more on the side of a string quintet , after all they were roughly contemporaneous with the great C major String Quintet ? |
| 29 | On Feb. 21 Nakasone stepped down as the faction 's leader in favour of Michio Watanabe . |
| 30 | It must be added that they were the better team , had the outstanding individual in Gordon Strachan and deserved the victory procured by a touch of finesse which could have Vinny Jones drummed out of the cloggers ' union . |