Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] [noun pl] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I did n't know you 'd got so bleeding sensitive , ’ she said , pulling a filthy pair of leggings on over the nappy .
2 So she ran in and whipped a pair of socks on to the girl 's feet .
3 Tuppe found a pair of knickers down behind the back seat .
4 Nevertheless it was Webb and Bath who made their mark first , with a neat series of passes over on the right .
5 Since then the transformation of rural villages into non-agricultural settlements has taken place in a series of waves out along the lines of transportation from the major urban centres , particularly , in the first instance , London .
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