Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | G thereby got hold of the barley , disposed of it and absconded . |
| 2 | The SEATO Pact effectively became moribund in the wake of the American military withdrawal from Indo-China in the mid 1970s , and was not reinvigorated . |
| 3 | However , the purpose of the article was not to provide a step by step guide to the workings of PCA ( see reference 1 ) , but rather to stimulate interest in the application of the technique . |
| 4 | Diego Maradona did most to restore Napoli to the top , creating headed goals ( 18 and 45 min ) for Andrea Carnevale and scoring a virtuoso third ( 84 ) . |
| 5 | In the past year , for instance , doctoral candidates have successfully completed theses on the acquisition of English as a foreign language by speakers of German , the teaching of advanced writing skills in English for specific purposes , and the stylistics of narrative fiction . |
| 6 | Mr Beaton had been dumped by a road-side and picked up by police who had been alerted to the hijack and had eventually stopped MacIver in the lorry at Doune . |
| 7 | Hungarian football has since fallen victim to the corruption and match-fixing scandals . |
| 8 | in the City of Nottingham and eventually became Chairman of the Licensing Bench . |
| 9 | The other MP nominated to the Committee , who eventually became President of the Institute , was William Tite ( 1798–1873 ) . |
| 10 | Commissioned as an administrative officer , he eventually became adjutant to the commander of the tactical air force , based at Larisa in central Greece , and made a point of being around whenever any representatives of civil suppliers appeared at headquarters to make presentations . |
| 11 | Thus , for the purposes of the first three categories , sexual intercourse is defined gender neutrally to include penetration of the vagina or anus by any part of the body or by an object , introduction of the penis into the mouth and cunnilingus as well as the continuation of any such intercourse . |
| 12 | The Wall Street Journal has called their bluff and finds that 12 of the 31 analysts that track IBM had buy recommendations on the stock on September 1 — and even after details of all the new cuts came out , only three had an outright sell recommendation on the stock , and last Tuesday morning , some were still rating it a buy . |
| 13 | Mr Robertson told the second and final day of a hearing by the board 's video appeal committee that St Theresa was portrayed in mystical ecstasy — using pain to place herself at the mercy of her subconscious and thereby contemplate Jesus on the Cross . |
| 14 | The interesting question , in the present context , is how far these can be coordinated with familiar pedagogic techniques , thereby bringing research within the compass of normal teaching ; or , in more general terms , what implications does work on classroom observation have for developments in teacher education ( see Allwright 1988 ) . |
| 15 | Instead , she wandered into town , where she bought a bag of chips , well soused in vinegar and wrapped in newspaper ; she took the bag to her room , where she sat on the edge of the single bed , slowly eating chips in the dark and thinking . |
| 16 | The defendant accepted as a fact that he was holding the revolver when the fatal shot was discharged , but the case for the defence was that the revolver went off accidentally in the course of a struggle during which the defendant forcibly placed Paulette in the driver 's seat . |
| 17 | The Mnchener is suing Atlantic Richfield for nearly $150m , alleging that the company knew that the products the unit was developing would never be commercially viable , and according to the Wall Street Journal citing electronic mail messages , one of which says that as it appears the development ‘ is a pipe dream , let Siemens have the pipe , ’ and another that says ‘ We will attempt to finesse past Siemens the fact that we have had a great deal of trouble in successfully transitioning technology from the laboratory to the factory ’ ; Atlantic Richfield denies attempting to mislead Siemens over the unit . |
| 18 | Of the 68 patients entered , two were retrospectively excluded from analysis : one patient had an incompletely healed ulcer at the time of entry , and the other had a substantial prepyloric ulcer associated with small duodenal erosions . |
| 19 | Please make sure that you only have one clear circled point on the scale for every person . ’ |
| 20 | I 'll go on accepting payment until the course finishes |
| 21 | Equally , there are dangers in suggesting that all Western economic ills are explained by militant labour or autocratic managers , thereby downplaying differences in the quality and quantity of capital equipment used . |
| 22 | In caves and hill-strongholds the legend has persisted of the Lost Prince , Igor Fedorovitch , said to have survived the assassination of his father ; and it is mainly among ‘ simple , pastoral folk ’ that the Forgers of the Sword have been slowly gathering support for the restoration of the rightful king , after his existence and identity have been discovered . |
| 23 | What Havel wittily shows is the kind of Catch-22 situation faced by a dissident in a despotism : whether to cling fiercely to your own moral integrity ( thereby landing others in the shit ) or whether to conform and perpetuate a corrupt system . |
| 24 | It is difficult to take that seriously from someone whose party is a wholly owned subsidiary of the trade union movement . |
| 25 | Benedicta , before we go on to meet Simon in the Fleet prison , there are certain enquiries to make . |
| 26 | The single market is , of course , designed to lower and eventually eliminate barriers to the movement of goods , services and people . |
| 27 | After half an hour of marching towards the ever-loudening village dog , they eventually found shelter for the night . |
| 28 | The idea of a United Front was slowly gaining favour on the Left , despite the intransigence of the Communists . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , dear — you poor old hag ! ’ her friend murmured sardonically , grinning as she deftly caught hold of the cushion Laura had sent flying across the room towards her . |
| 30 | Even so , some residents had started to venture out to local pubs and shops and were slowly becoming part of the community . |