Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [verb] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same could be said of his father Denethor , to whom Gandalf again makes the point that even unhandled the Ring can be dangerous : ‘ if you had received this thing , it would have overthrown you . |
| 2 | I understand there was some kind of rift and Mr Swinton is not recognized by his brothers , the eldest of whom has now assumed the baronetcy . |
| 3 | Erm and our marketing executive who goes round signing the surgery up leaves a certain amount of information er and particularly these erm a sheet si similar to this with er we ask the practice to sit down and compile a list of businesses . |
| 4 | Ardoyne woman Marion Kane , who fought hard to turn the scheme into reality , said : ‘ This is a dream come true and goes to show what can be achieved if local people are determined to have what they deserve . ’ |
| 5 | It is the image of the tough , resourceful ‘ lone ranger ’ figure who rides in to rescue the town from the wicked cattle baron . |
| 6 | Everyone who lives alone makes the breakthrough when they realise that living alone is not a prison sentence or a state to be endured . |
| 7 | If the owner wishes to bring a claim against someone who has wrongfully sold the owner 's goods , his claim will again be for conversion . |
| 8 | ‘ Father of the missing girl over there , talking to the good lady who runs this establishment and who has already seen the body . |
| 9 | A special attraction is Trig , the friendly visitor from outer space , who has already captured the imagination of children around the world . |
| 10 | Durie , who has already lamented the standard of British women 's tennis on show at Telford this week , has now dropped only 16 games in four matches . |
| 11 | And if the picture is viewed at some later time , the face can be easily seen again by an observer who has already solved the puzzle once . |
| 12 | The pedals , too , seem to have been located by someone who has yet to discover the science of ergonomics . |
| 13 | The Revenue will not , however , impose interest or penalties on anyone who has simply misunderstood the position ( p 103 ) . |
| 14 | The Revenue will not impose interest or penalties on anyone who has simply misunderstood the position , but will consider doing so where someone has knowingly made false or fraudulent declarations on the registration form , or deliberately failed to inform their bank or building society that they had become liable to tax . |
| 15 | He has been succeeded as Chief Operating Officer by John Hogan , previously Managing Director of LASMO North Sea PLC , who has also joined the Board . |
| 16 | The stage set is a masterpiece of ingenuity and construction skills , and despite some acoustic problems yet to be solved , no praise could be too high for the really splendid contribution of the Ulster Orchestra under our own Christopher Bell , who has also conducted the work in Dublin . |
| 17 | ‘ Some welcome home , ’ joked the star who has also topped the pop charts . |
| 18 | It was in the stale stink of the sports hall at Pont Llanfraith leisure centre that he at last looked like a loser : hands thrust deep in the pockets of his best suit , face set solid with emotion , like a football manager who has just lost the Cup Final . |
| 19 | The director of Knossos 2000 , Dr Ken Wardle , who has many years experience of digging in Greece and who has just completed the excavation of the prehistoric settlement of Assiros Toumba in Macedonia , commenting on the importance of the project , told The Art Newspaper , ‘ Apart from the potential of the site itself , the project will provide an opportunity to focus research on the history and archaeology of Roman provincial cities in Greece , which have largely been neglected in favour of those of the Classical and Hellenistic periods ’ . |
| 20 | He was goggling at the First Spiritualists like a medieval alchemist who has just raised the Devil . |
| 21 | Bristow , who has just regained the world No.1 ranking and was chasing a fifth title , lost 3-1 . |
| 22 | Robyn turns to face a man who has just entered the shop : tall , heavily built , with bushy sideboards and moustache , a sheepskin coat open over his three-piece suit . |
| 23 | Hodkinson , who has successfully defended the crown three times since taking it from another Mexican , Marcos Villasana , in November 1991 , added : ‘ That belt means so much to me . |
| 24 | Safly and hardle are both in the -ly suffix group ; but the child who misspells safly seems to understand about the suffix -ly and so is potentially a better speller than the one who has n't understood the suffix and produces hardle . |
| 25 | RSVP — Automatically tract meeting attendees via an RSVP function , indicate who 's coming and who 's declined , as well as a list of who has n't seen the notification yet . |
| 26 | Babur rings Keith and tells Keith he is the only one who has not arranged the time off yet . |
| 27 | Insurers say a non-smoker is someone who has not puffed the weed for 12 months and does n't plan smoking again . |
| 28 | And who has not felt the strength that love of the world |
| 29 | An author who has not approved the apology is entitled to sue the person who has issued it . |
| 30 | Upon reading this answer the examiner may well comment : ‘ A commendable effort by an intelligent student who has not read the textbook and knows no criminal law . ’ |