Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [to-vb] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You would have to know my typewriter to appreciate fully the luxury of being able to hop about in a text making alterations , counting the words at a touch of a button and running off endless perfect copies . |
| 2 | When I came out of my room to go downstairs the door of his bedroom was open . |
| 3 | I thank the man , a campesino , and pull off my top to wipe away the gob with toilet roll . |
| 4 | I declined the invitation the only thoughts in my head were finding my bed to soothe away the aches and pains . |
| 5 | ‘ In that case , will you be forwarding my application to join either the Parachute School or the Independent Companies ? ’ |
| 6 | confirming their readiness to reinforce security , in particular by adopting effective arms control , disarmament and confidence-building measures ; their willingness not to regard each another as adversaries but to work for a relationship of trust and co-operation ; and accordingly their readiness to consider positively the setting up of appropriate institutional arrangements within the framework of the CSCE ; |
| 7 | How can the employees trust their agent to report fairly the state of nature ? |
| 8 | The continuing recession and reduced consumer spending worldwide affected Group revenues in 1992 In parallel , the Board continued with its determination to reduce substantially the cost base in both the Waterford Crystal and Wedgwood Group businesses . |
| 9 | Authors such as Arthur Butz in The Hoax of the Twentieth Century or Richard Harwood in Did Six Million Really Die ? , who suggest that the Holocaust never occurred , are offering a conspiracy theory in arguing that the Holocaust was a deliberate lie spread by Zionists to achieve their plan to dominate totally the minds of Gentile populations . |
| 10 | As I mentioned , CPRW would be prepared to use its influence to press home the lessons of Tir Cymen , once some experience has been gained . |
| 11 | They 'd already split their team to cover both the gym and some other place , and then split it again to follow you , so Blagg only got the leftovers , spotted them , and took to the hills . ’ |
| 12 | But he had interpreted her remark to mean exactly the opposite . |
| 13 | Local boys Hong Kong made good their pledge to bring home the bacon for retiring coach Jim Rowark . |
| 14 | Morgan Grenfell , like many Catering & Allied clients , wants its staff to pay only the cost of food , plus VAT . |
| 15 | Absently , she rubbed at her arms to keep away the chill that swept over her . |
| 16 | Mildred began to cry , and as she lifted her hand to wipe away the tears she watched with horrified fascination as the reflection did the same . |
| 17 | The defendants asserted their privilege against making possibly incriminating disclosure by what seems to me the unusual step of incorporating in a summons their application to set aside the paragraphs of Buckley J. 's order which appeared likely to upset that privilege and supporting that application by affidavits expressing their apprehensions in vague terms . |
| 18 | Despite her long exile , she remained deeply attached to the Episcopalian church , raising her children to love both the Bible and Savannah , where roses blossomed in the dead of winter . |
| 19 | In the Declaration all , including the poorer Commonwealth countries whose economic and social problems might inhibit their ability to meet fully the criteria for democracy which the Declaration laid down , had committed themselves to promote democracy , as well as " the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary and a just and honest government " . |
| 20 | He pulled her into his arms , running a hand up and down her spine to soothe away the tension . |
| 21 | His refusal to take seriously the possibility of a confirmation theory , for example , can easily lead one to believe that he is closing his eyes to important normative issues . |
| 22 | And Souness wants his players to sweep away the doubts by winning at Elland Road . |
| 23 | He raised his hand to wipe away the trickle of sweat that ran over the soft stubble on his cheek . |
| 24 | Richard had not lost his sense of fun — his ability to push aside the vexations of the moment and look to better things ahead . |
| 25 | He was essentially an adventurer , who owed his rise to his service to three kings , his military vigour , his fortunate marriage , and his ability to press home the advantages which opportunity offered him . |
| 26 | We need your help to cut short the troubles that will follow . ’ |
| 27 | Logically , I suppose , it was on the 6th May 1910 , when Halley 's Comet was making one of its once-a-century visits to our skies to blaze forth the death of princes , and King Edward VII joined his international ancestors . |
| 28 | It is an increasing obligation on our movement to challenge both the mythology of care and the reality of their manipulation of disability policy and decision-making . |
| 29 | The purpose here is to develop your ability to visualise clearly the figure you want to draw . |
| 30 | The purpose here is to develop your ability to visualise clearly the figure you want to draw . |