Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] [subord] the " in BNC.

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1 My boss used to go where the mower had gone , but the fairways were narrow in 1965 and he found trouble when he missed them .
2 The anti-hunt lobby says its campaign will continue until the law is changed .
3 Police say their campaign will continue until the youngsters get the message .
4 Her teacher would know whether the idea of ‘ growing ’ is one that confuses Nichola , and would know whether or not to pursue the idea on another occasion .
5 On receipt of an application the Commissioner and her team will decide if the application is of a type that can be assisted and if so whether , on the merits of the case , assistance should be granted .
6 Its importance will grow as the reserve takes shape and provides even more of the right habitats for wildlife and wild plants .
7 The 230-207 vote in the Sejm ( lower house ) ended a week of uncertainty in which the prime minister , Hanna Suchocka , had threatened that her government would resign if the budget failed .
8 ‘ Oh , God love us , the dirty old east wind is coming up , ’ her mother would say as the trees turned colour .
9 ‘ On sentencing any person convicted of murder to imprisonment for life the court may at the same time declare the period which it recommends to the Secretary of State as the minimum period which in its view should elapse before the Secretary of State orders the release of that person on licence under section 27 of the Prison Act 1952 …
10 ‘ declare the period which it recommends to the Secretary of State as the minimum period which in its view should elapse before the Secretary of State orders the release of that person on licence …
11 He promised attacks by his cartel would cease if the government agreed to negotiate .
12 If we want children , then our wage will stop when the children are young and we are home fulltime .
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