Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [v-ing] [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ residential occupier , ’ in relation to any premises , means a person occupying the premises as a residence , whether under a contract or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law giving him the right to remain in occupation or restricting the right of any other person to recover possession of the premises . |
| 2 | 1 ( 1 ) In this section " residential occupier " , in relation to any premises , means a person occupying the premises as a residence , whether under a contract or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law giving him the right to remain in occupation or restricting the right of any other person to recover possession of the premises . |
| 3 | I hoped a phone call late last night was going to be the chairman of Liverpool offering me the job of manager at Anfield . |
| 4 | A police force is selecting new recruits with the help of videos showing them the kind of incidents they might have to tackle . |
| 5 | A police force is selecting new recruits with the help of videos showing them the kind of incidents they might have to tackle . |
| 6 | He began to talk again about Stephen handing him the wedding-dress , how he 'd walked away with it and had then sat down on a seat on the promenade , not wanting to go on with his act any more . |
| 7 | One of the real achievements of the revolutionary government has been to reform land-ownership , in theory giving everyone the right to farm . |
| 8 | I heard him at it several times , pretending to joke his daughter , but in fact making her the butt of his mockery . |
| 9 | The zebra was released by people calling themselves the Animal Liberation Front |