Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Watch had ensured this by giving them ample time to escape via the back door , a neat compromise between caution and justice that benefited all parties . |
| 2 | I did my usual tap dancing on the table , but actually had quite a good time . |
| 3 | My right foot hovered over the accelerator pedal and I balanced Armstrong on the clutch . |
| 4 | If my dear father believed in the hereafter , and all the good and intelligent clergymen we have met in our lives do so too , then I am quite confident . ’ |
| 5 | My free wing hung from the pole for I could not easily close it without terrible pain ; my eyes were fixed on them . |
| 6 | And I was fortunate that my scientific reputation increased at the same time that my disability got worse . |
| 7 | My favourite aperçu comes in the very last paragraph of the final chapter ( ‘ From madrigal to cantata ’ ) , where Carter introduces the idea of a distinct ‘ terza prattica , whose principal vehicle was the emerging aria of the 1620s and 1630s . |
| 8 | My hon. Friend referred to the north-west of England , and I can give him the figure for Lancashire . |
| 9 | My hon. Friend referred to the merging of the economies of west Germany and the former German Democratic Republic — the merging of one large economy with one small economy . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend referred to the opportunity that he had of presenting the result of the vote on the 1986 Bill . |
| 11 | I endorse what my hon. Friend said about the excellent efforts of the Glasgow Evening Times in drawing the matter to our attention . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend asked about the Export Credits Guarantee Department . |
| 13 | My hon. Friend refers to the proposals for a new high-speed rail link from Folkestone to King 's Cross . |
| 14 | Will my hon. Friend pass to the National Audit Office the thanks of Parliament for its series of reports and ask whether it would be possible for us to have them at a time when Parliament is likely to be sitting rather than at one minute to midnight for the benefit of the press ? |
| 15 | What changes does my hon. Friend envisage in the assessment of local authority spending needs and in the distribution of Government grant under the council tax ? |
| 16 | My hon. Friend points to the fact that there is scope for significantly increased expenditure , perhaps for eastern Europe and the cohesion fund , as he says , but without the existing own resources ceiling , which is still underspent . |
| 17 | Will my hon. Friend reflect on the mirror image of those charges , when one looks at the Liberal Democrat and Labour party Front-Bench spokesmen to see how many come from Scottish constituencies and frequently and regularly speak on purely English matters ? |
| 18 | Will my hon. Friend look at the issue again ? |
| 19 | Will my hon. Friend look at the matter in light of the present strained position in the jobs market ? |
| 20 | Will my hon. Friend look at the work being done in Austria and France to make an eco-friendly diesel fuel from oilseed rape and other oil crops ? |
| 21 | My hon. Friend talked about the future , but we do not need to look into the crystal ball when we can read the book . |
| 22 | Will my hon. Friend call on the hon. Member for Livingston to make a similar admission of the error of his ways ? |
| 23 | Has my hon. Friend reflected on the likely effect of Labour 's policy to establish a minimum wage of £3.20 per hour for every 16-year-old — and , indeed , on the effect on recruitment to the armed forces if defence spending were reduced by 50 per cent ? |
| 24 | Will my hon. Friend speculate on the effect on jobs in the electronics industry in my constituency and elsewhere of a Labour party proposal to increase value added tax on luxury items to 25 per cent ? |
| 25 | What consideration is my hon. Friend giving to the scheme put forward by the services charity , SSAFA — the Soldiers ' , Sailors ' and Airmen 's Families Association — to deal with redundant housing stock ? |
| 26 | I am sure that he will not neglect the parliamentary context — which my hon. Friend leads in the IPU . |
| 27 | As a result of the problems of lead piping and the other problems mentioned by my hon. Friend relating to the privatisation of the public utilities , the Tory empire will shortly fall and will be replaced by a proper representative Government of the British people . |
| 28 | As for the point my hon. Friend raises about the Opposition 's attitude to legislation , it is up to the Opposition to speak for themselves — and I say that knowing that they will do so honourably . |
| 29 | Will my hon. Friend explain to the Minister that , in the trust in my area , newly trained nurses were told that there were no jobs for them ? |
| 30 | Will my hon. Friend discuss with the Office of Electricity Regulation the complaints of the Combined Heat and Power Association that existing regulations contain barriers to the progress of combined heat and power , which should be removed ? |