Example sentences of "[Wh det] i [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From evidence available this week , by which I mean the remarkable feats of sharp reflex and well-practised agility Peter Shilton performed against Poland in a crucial World Cup qualifying tie in Chorzow , England ought not to embark for Italy next summer without first packing trench tools and barbed wire , while giving some serious attention to the laying of mines in their penalty area . |
| 2 | I refrained from making any statement until I had the erm minutes which I received the er , agenda which I received the next day which contradict the abandonment , but if the idea was to sort of give this troublesome member from Bungay a heart attack , er it failed , cos I 'm still here and ticking , now I would like to go through once again the , the point regarding Bungay and I hope the committee will take it on board with . |
| 3 | Jorden v. Money can be distinguished , because there the promisor made it dear that she did not intend to be legally bound , whereas in the cases to which I refer the proper inference was that the promisor did intend to be bound . |
| 4 | The state of the sterling exchanges , the progress of the negotiations for financial aid , the estimates of the likely flow of oil-these were all matters on which I knew the Prime Minister would want the latest information . |
| 5 | I have just completed a randomised study of 24 patients receiving oral hypoglycaemic agents , in which I compared the glycaemic control ( as indicated by monthly assay of fructosamine ) of a group allocated to self monitoring of blood glucose and a similar group who tested their urine . |
| 6 | I HAD EVEN WRITTEN : ONE , THE TRAVELLING COMPANION , WHICH WAS RETURNED BY AN EDITOR ON THE PLEA THAT IT WAS A WORK : OF GENIUS AND INDECENT , AND WHICH I BURNED THE OTHER DAY ON THE GROUND THAT IT WAS NOT A WORK OF GENIUS , AND THAT JEKYLL HAD SUPPLANTED IT . |
| 7 | In an autobiographical account written a couple of years later , he described himself in having been " absolutely alone , of the most painful experiences and disappointments " ; and of his first response to " Schpenhauer 's masterpiece " he wrote that " in this book , in which every line cried out renunciation , denial and resignation , I saw a mirror in which I espied the whole world , life and my mind depicted in frightful grandeur " . |
| 8 | As such , the best cross section of Charlie Parker here is ‘ The Charlie Parker Story ’ , all of whose takes are from the 26/11/45 session , and for which I award the extra half star . |
| 9 | I assure the hon. Gentleman that it is a subject in which I take the keenest interest . |
| 10 | One is I pick it — for which I need the right jiggler . |
| 11 | Overall , by next April — when nearly 1 million people will gain from this year 's real increase , either directly through income support or through increased entitlement to housing or community charge benefit — we shall in three years have steered an extra one third of a billion pounds in real extra benefit to less well-off pensioners , in a way which I believe the whole House will welcome and support . |
| 12 | In the slide in which I showed the overall results it appears that about half the patients , the erm marker tumour had been eradicated and in quite a lot of patients there were tumours present . |
| 13 | Even Stella , McIllvanney 's long-suffering secretary , had taken the day off , leaving the office locked , which meant I had to walk into town to find a public telephone from which I called the Bahamian Police and told them about Hirondelle , and added that I had rescued a chart and a handful of cartridges from the stricken boat . |
| 14 | Which brings me really to the factors which I give the most weight to . |
| 15 | I have received with great satisfaction the loyal and dutiful expression of your thanks for the Speech with which I opened the present Session of Parliament . |
| 16 | Indeed , the embassy will certainly be represented at the forthcoming trials to which I think the hon. Gentleman is referring . |
| 17 | It is likely that under those agreements extradition within Europe would in future be easier than it has been in the past , which I think the hon. Gentleman would welcome . |
| 18 | In conclusion , I make this plea to countries such as Germany — a country for which I have the highest regard : they should be cautious about promising recognition for Croatia and Slovenia by any precise date , and about breaking ranks within the European Community . |
| 19 | Almost all the proprietors of the preserved railways are members of either the Association of Independent Railways or the Association of Railway Preservation Societies , and carried more than 6 million passengers on their railways in 1989 , which is the latest year for which I have the full figures . |
| 20 | Since those reports appeared , it has become clear that that document was not a BR document , but a bogus one , which I understand the hon. Member for Cunninghame , North ( Mr. Wilson ) was involved in passing to the press . |
| 21 | The topic returns to the forefront of attention in the final chapter , in which I discuss the very possibility of the enterprise I have been engaged in for the previous fourteen . |
| 22 | One set of categories I have used is : ( a ) cognitive , ( b ) educational , and ( c ) a group which I call the affective/attitudinal/social category . |
| 23 | Now here , it 's useful to contrast the Hobbesian approach , which I call the pessimistic view of human nature , with one that I would call optimistic . |
| 24 | I am not , after all , ’ she said , looking around her domain with a distinct smile , ‘ running a house of ill repute , which is what I fear the present title of Madame seems to suggest , along with bead curtains , red velvet plush love seats , champagne buckets and other such fittings and accoutrements which are not our style at all these days . |
| 25 | of what I heard the previous week . |
| 26 | It 's what I made the other week . |
| 27 | And I meant what I said the other night . |
| 28 | oh that 's what I meant the Golden Fleece |
| 29 | I could find genuine analogies between the [ Peruvian ] Indian and what I imagined the Russian muzhik to be ’ ( Ravines : 1951 , p. 13 ) . |
| 30 | From what I saw the other day , you already have a full biography of me down to the very last detail , even though you 'd missed one or two relevant facts . |