Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] the [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Severn Trent which held the record for disconnections last year , the chief executive , Roderick sold one hundred and thirty seven thousand shares at four hundred and eighty eight P under a share options scheme , and that was after buying them the same day , for two hundred and sixty two P . |
2 | Instead of paying everybody the same state pension , the state should protect those in need adequately , and leave the rest to look after themselves . |
3 | ’ One of them once said the only thing that came close to giving her the same thrill she got from shoplifting was having sex in a public place — you know it 's wrong and you might be caught , but it feels great , ’ adds Liz . |
4 | I 've also had people at forty plus telling me the same thing which is a nonsense . |
5 | Like the emerging national plan , the Florida measure seeks to make health-insurance benefits available to the working poor by giving them the same clout in the marketplace as employees of big companies . |