Example sentences of "[pers pn] [subord] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Charlie was away and this certainly was n't his writing : last year she had received postcards sent by him while travelling abroad with the quartet , and they were naturally never personal , just stating how the concerts were going . |
| 2 | His opponents portrayed him as running away from the critical problems that the nation still confronted . |
| 3 | But there was more to it than coming out with the begging bowl because of a particular crisis . |
| 4 | Though they probably would not admit it if confronted directly with the proposition , most inspectors in AIB have a quiet regard for each other and one or two are even admired privately for their capability and achievements . |
| 5 | Seeing value in activities only in so far as we can conceive them retaining it when cut off from the main tides of human affairs , leads to a kind of preciosity and detachment from what excites most human beings which is ultimately impoverishing . |