Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] the [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice , some States ( including the United Kingdom and the United States ) always return the documents through their Central Authorities because it enables them to monitor the implementation of the Convention . |
| 2 | IT IS normally gratifying enough for me to hit the ball in the air and in the general direction of the green . |
| 3 | You can use several Pump Wagons together , or advance them with chariots or big monsters , but their random move means you ca n't rely on them to hit the enemy at the same time . |
| 4 | These same men use one set of laws to cancel the effects of another , for example , the application of the law of aerodynamics , enables them to cancel the effect of the law of gravity , that 's why you can go up in an aeroplane . |
| 5 | Listeners have to recognize that for them , too , communication is an active process , requiring them to relate the utterance to the context obtaining and to signal any inadequacy or comprehension failure when it occurs . |
| 6 | We have written further to the European Commissioner with a responsibility for transport , Mr Karl Van Miert and also to Commissioner Bruce Millan , urging them to accept the opinion of the Parliament . |
| 7 | When correcting a question , it is not satisfactory to give without comment , a mark such as 10/20 ; this only irritates the student and leaves him/her to guess the reason for the loss of marks from the printed solutions ; and often the guess will be incorrect . |
| 8 | They 're teaching them to pull the trigger at the Academy of Marksmanship . |
| 9 | It was always a shock to me to find the life of the University town going along normally , as though the war was happening somewhere else . |
| 10 | The alternative had been revealed to me ; with magnificent hardihood , I had ventured into the Other Side ; was I to suffer the fate of the two Dutch explorers ? |
| 11 | ‘ The four local MPs are urging them to sell the yard to the Merseyside Development Corporation . |
| 12 | It is difficult to see how the rock platform can entirely dissipate the wave energy , as , if the waves break on it , they must presumably erode it , thus ultimately allowing them to reach the foot of the cliff again . |
| 13 | In her analyses of Freud 's conception of female sexuality , she demonstrates that Freud 's view of women as lack or as absence forces them into the discursive position of the hysteric because it denies them autonomous identity and obliges them to mimic the voice of the dominant male if they wish to be heard at all ( 1974:66–71 ) . |
| 14 | But I 'm unconvinced by the pause Marriner inserts between the main section and trio , which seems to me to lessen the effect of the oboes ' pivotal , punning Gs that lead into the trio 's C major . |
| 15 | This will enable them to cover the rental on the ground and to fund eventual purchase . |
| 16 | The irresponsibility of this helped me to escape the force of the problems , but at the same time I was constantly troubled by suspicion . |
| 17 | Then he suddenly told me to fetch the chopper from the cellar . |
| 18 | They have now called on councillors to meet them to discuss the future of the maisonettes and will present a petition to them today . |
| 19 | However , many visitors to the Locks have gone away without realising that it was also the location for one of the more fascinating engineering feats of the canal era , an ‘ Inclined Plane ’ which lifted boats up the steep Foxton escarpment on the Grand Union Canal , enabling them to avoid the climb through the narrow locks , which was both wasteful of water and time-consuming . |
| 20 | The final thing I want to say is that , standing in this College , I urge you to support the work of the creche which is here in Rupert Stanley . |
| 21 | Many , but sadly not all , camcorders enable you to monitor the sound in the field via an earpiece which is plugged into a socket provided specially for this purpose . |
| 22 | So , that 's enough from me ( thank God ! — the rest of The Team ) , I 'll leave you to enjoy the rest of the issue . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll leave you to enjoy the rest of the evening with your friend . |
| 24 | This option enables you to adjust the time of the next LIFESPAN system shut down . |
| 25 | Part A of Exercise 10 is to help you to discover the subject from the recognition of possible clues . |
| 26 | I 'd like you to take a sponge and I 'd like you to clean the paintwork on the stairs . |
| 27 | Whether your delicatessen is part of a hypermarket or superstore or a tiny shop packed with delights from around the world , this book will help you to explore the potential of the exciting variety of foods available on the shelves . |
| 28 | Some manufacturers supply a wood or plastic template in their kits which will enable you to set the pitch to the recommended range . |
| 29 | Trust you to lower the tone of the whole conversation and introduce a note of clitoris envy at the same time . ’ |
| 30 | Probably , your Green conscience would prompt you to buy the bottle with the recyclable label — yet both bottles can be recycled . |