Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [v-ing] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thoroughness of its marketing approach placed it so far ahead of its short-leet rivals — Scottish Amicable and Britannia Life — that the judges had no doubts about awarding it the top accolade in the category for Large Service companies . |
| 2 | Lastly , I would like to thank my parents for making me the Judaeo-Christian hybrid that I am ; and my husband Timothy Boon for his support and ( not always welcome ) criticism . |
| 3 | Mr Clarke and Mr Hunt told MPs the decision to break the law by dispensing with a 90-day consultation period was taken because of ‘ special circumstances ’ and in order to help the miners by giving them the best redundancy terms . |
| 4 | That hand of mine wo n't go the right shape although I 've tried , I knew it would deform joints and so I put all my efforts into spreading them the opposite way , but I have n't won on that one , can you see ? |
| 5 | In the old days , travel agents looked after their customers by finding them the best-value hotels at the required destination . |
| 6 | We chose to tackle the walk from north to south , not least because the route passes our home in the south — though the excellent official guide provides duplicate maps and instructions for waling it the other way . |
| 7 | Finally , reward those who have read the papers by giving them the most opportunities to talk about the material and to express their views . |
| 8 | Britain can not get the best performance from our employees by giving them the worst treatment . |