Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [vb -s] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact is that Schubert 's Symphonies are appallingly badly served at present , with the exception of the ‘ Unfinished ’ and ‘ Great ’ , although there too my heart tends to sink at the memory of even some of the established ‘ best buys ’ . |
| 2 | As the Ottoman Empire in Europe disintegrated in the late nineteenth century , leaving a number of small successor states , hostility mounted between Russia and Austria-Hungary over their rival claims to influence in the Balkans . |
| 3 | Eva would often pause on her evening rounds to sit with the girls and share their fun or more serious discussions . |
| 4 | If a wife is going to be out all day and her husband refuses to help in the home , she may have to consider arranging or paying for help if she can afford to — in order to do what she wants to do . |
| 5 | She then added ‘ It is n't over until it 's over ’ , confirming that her husband intends to appeal against the decision . |
| 6 | Her father has to sleep in the same room since he has to attend to her during the night when she may need a bed pan up to four times . |
| 7 | Or flinging on high its smoke rings to fade in the pale blue sky . |
| 8 | A cup from Locri ( fig. 111 ) with a satyr attacking an unperturbed maenad is by the Pistoxenos Painter , whose career seems to begin about the time of the Persian invasion , and one of whose earliest cups is the last to bear the name of Euphronios as potter . |
| 9 | The creditor or his agent has to sign outside the box . |
| 10 | He lets the silence linger for ten endless seconds , during which his bulk seems to swell in the room . |
| 11 | The creditor having instructed the court , the bailiff 's officer asking on his behalf moves to distrain against the debtor 's goods . |
| 12 | In the meantime , an owner who wishes to move and sell his property has to wrestle with the problem of blight . |
| 13 | A solicitor will generally be free to decide for himself whether or not to accept instructions from a client , though he must always bear in mind the statutory obligation not to discriminate against potential clients on the grounds of race , colour , sex etc ( see Chapter 3 ) and he must refuse to act or to continue to act in any of the following circumstances : ( 1 ) where his client seeks to insist on the solicitor conducting his case in a way which would involve some breach of law or professional regulation ; ( 2 ) where the client 's affairs are outside his professional competence ; ( 3 ) if he suspects that the instructions purporting to come from his client do not in fact represent the client 's wishes ; ( 4 ) where the solicitor is unable to obtain confirmation from the client of instructions received from a third person ; ( 5 ) where there is or is likely to be some conflict of interest involving the solicitor himself , his client , other clients ( present , past or prospective ) , or the firm ; ( 6 ) where the solicitor may be a material and not merely formal witness in any proceedings ; ( 7 ) where another solicitor has already received instructions which have not been formally withdrawn . |
| 14 | I erm unfortunately , er , agree with the previous speaker that a very strong calvinistic streak runs through me and I believe in the two parent family and also in the efforts that you should make to keep the family ge together , but I think too , there 's sp , er , perceptions of individuals and particularly , younger generations now in society , are so much different from my own perceptions when I initially became married and started my own family but what society has to look at the perceptions and expectations of the individuals in society . |
| 15 | I hope this will cut down on the time your typesetter has to spend on the job and , therefore , on the final cost . |
| 16 | If your spouse continues to live in the house , its value is not included . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , this is not always as successful as it might be , largely because your dog comes to relate to the trainer 's commands and so then proves more reluctant to follow your instructions . |
| 18 | It does n't matter if your Executor stands to benefit from the Will . |
| 19 | This means that , if the tail of your model starts to swing towards the left , then the gyro must apply a correction which will make the tail move to the right . |
| 20 | Mostly we do this by ensuring that our client gets to talk to the decision-takers . |