Example sentences of "[noun sg] [Wh det] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles 's cavalry rallied to hold off the 500 enemy horse which broke through into the rear of his lines and formed a protective corridor down which he , and those of his men still able to fight , slowly withdrew , fiercely resisting . |
| 2 | They hope to raise £1 million for the upkeep of the Manor which dates back to the 13th century . |
| 3 | A most extraordinary ebullient , character , he was one of those lovable teddy-bears , but highly charged with emotion which spilled out at the slightest touch . |
| 4 | It was the worn-down plug of an old volcano which stood out from the lowland plain . |
| 5 | That was the design I finally gave to Shawcraft as a construction drawing which ended up as the Dalek . |
| 6 | It 's tempting to stop at every village you come across on your travels — at Spili , we paused to drink from a Venetian fountain where stone lionheads spouted clear spring mountain water ; at Preveli we visited the famous monastery which looks out to the south coast ; driving through the Psiloritis mountains we braved the wind to climb down the Kourtaliotiko Gorge and saw the tiny church of St Nicolas . |
| 7 | ( See appendix letter 3 and letter 4 which shows the reply which came back from the parents . ) |
| 8 | It is a matter of recent history that the constant repetition of lies in Central Europe led to the tragedy which came about in the years 1939 to 1945 . ’ |
| 9 | Behind this board ( called a pathfinder ) is the start boat which motors along at the same speed as the board . |
| 10 | Then they too died as , too exhausted to fight any further , they were covered by a crust of snow which froze on in the bitter winds . |
| 11 | He will make a recommendation which goes back to the Department of the Environment , who will make the final decision as to whether the building should be listed . |
| 12 | Rising stress claims have also been bad news for big employers like Wells Fargo Bank , the California institution which echoes back to the stage coach era . |
| 13 | Also , the fence which runs out into the the lake er just breaks up the the distance between the the piece of wood and the bank . |
| 14 | Sambur and other game used this pool as a drinking-place and wallow and , curious to see the tracks round it , I left the path , which skirted the left-hand side of the glade and passed close under a cliff of rock which extended up to the road . |
| 15 | Behind this are a separate small locker , and the battery tray which slides out of the fuselage side . |
| 16 | At Scotney Castle in Kent Henry Moore 's bronze statue , Three Piece Reclining Figure — Draped , was placed in 1977 on a romantic isthmus which juts out into the well-wooded lake in the middle of which the old castle crouches on its island . |
| 17 | Visibility from the left-hand seat is above average for an American aircraft ; you can see all around , except for about 30° in the rear , and visibility upwards is acceptable but slightly degraded by the roof which wraps around to the sides of the cabin . |
| 18 | The steersman pointed downriver to where men were working on a scaffolding which stretched out across the river . |
| 19 | At a corner table , three men and an ample woman in an apron played cards noisily , the slap of the cards punctuated by bursts of virtuoso coughing , that cavernous café cough which echoes up from the boots . |
| 20 | M. Grimaud showed Frederica how , by building a slate dam here , releasing a little stone floodgate there , he diverted the clear water into its summer channel , a stone-lined gully which ran down beside the house and along its front wall , passing under slabstone doorsteps . |
| 21 | Rosalind Ingrams performing the honours with Garsington 's latest bit of kit — a forty thousand pound specially designed canopy which opens out over the stage — protecting the performers . |
| 22 | Caught by the breeze , the lower edge flipped back to reveal a tautly muscled belly covered with fine dark hair which arrowed down beneath the waistband of his close-fitting denim shorts . |
| 23 | Notable is the outstanding , densely-wooded Haleakala National Park which leads down to the sea . |
| 24 | She was standing by a part of the deck which jutted out above the place where Ruth stood , by which Ruth knew that the woman was a cabin passenger . |
| 25 | It is a link which goes back to the Bronze Age and was common throughout the British Isles in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries . |
| 26 | English winemakers are always having to put up with this kind of jibe , despite possessing a viticultural heritage which dates back to the Romans . |
| 27 | He went with one truck which drove on to the town of Travnik where refugees were coming under shell-fire . |
| 28 | At the church , note the direction of route which proceeds down between the two lakes and then keeps half left towards a barn and which is to left of and below distant tower of Preston Capes church . |
| 29 | EXPERTS are trying to identify a baby snake which popped out of the toaster in Shelley Marshall 's flat at Hove , Sussex , on her 24th birthday . |
| 30 | A thick hedge shielded her from the field which swept down towards the foot of the embankment . |