Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [verb] [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the aim of many of the BES assured tenancy companies is eventually to obtain value by selling or redeveloping the properties when they are vacant , it would be useful for shareholders to know what the market value is with vacant possession , even if the present value with tenants in possession is also shown as a note . |
| 2 | But what has outraged all of us is the spectacle of attempts to make you the scapegoat for failures of the criminal justice system , the cause of which , however defined , lay outside your control or responsibility . ’ |
| 3 | And the recently discovered structure of atoms gave them the idea that they could make helium out of hydrogen . |
| 4 | The process is rooted in what has happened already , in the past ; the Boo– of Changes allows you the luxury of seeing how the process will continue in a hypothetical future — in this case , if you shoot Auntie Flo . ’ |
| 5 | A press of bodies developed which the guard were unable or unwilling to clear . |
| 6 | At least , they were trying to surround it , but you 'd need an awful lot of humans to surround something the size of the Ship . |
| 7 | A police force is selecting new recruits with the help of videos showing them the kind of incidents they might have to tackle . |
| 8 | A police force is selecting new recruits with the help of videos showing them the kind of incidents they might have to tackle . |
| 9 | I 'd tried waiting for the natural course of events to bring me the way of the creche , some errand Mrs Goreng might send me on , but it had n't worked out that way . |
| 10 | The Arkansas Governor , Bill ‘ Slick Willie ’ Clinton , has outpandered California 's ex-Governor Jerry ‘ Moonbeam ’ Brown by a whisker , has spoken a bit more sense with a bit less pizzazz and conviction , and looks set to scoop a big enough bundle of votes to guarantee him the nomination — unless he falls victim to further scandal or Democratic Party fixers impose a ‘ brokered convention ’ to find a last-ditch candidate . |
| 11 | ‘ We have institutional processes inhibiting the opportunities for farmers to provide what the consumer wants , ’ says the professor . |
| 12 | His initial promise in sports gained him the tag of ‘ the runner ’ which he despised : ‘ So , I thought : I 'll try to be academic and good at sports as well . ’ |
| 13 | The Act emphasises the crucial importance of support for those carers , and without strategies to empower them the Act can not work . |
| 14 | The level of tuition fees charged to students gives them the right to expect a professional standard of service , particularly with regard to test-marking ; the Education Service is judged , to a considerable extent , by that criterion . |
| 15 | The only difference is that all that acting , all that recording , all that boring , frightening flying to gigs gave her the cash to fulfil that dream . |