Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [vb pp] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He has offered madness in the form of a minute ; she has accepted it in the form of an examination answer .
2 I am glad that she has joined us for the debate .
3 It does n't take the detective skills of Lord Peter Wimsey to track down the novels of Dorothy L Sayers … she 's made it into the top shelf of crime writers .
4 ‘ Besides , we ca n't kill her until she 's led us to the book or at least told us where we can find it . ’
5 She 's written it on the top of the letter .
6 They 're like , I do n't know , it 's like they 're really thin , and she 's plucked 'em at the end as a kid .
7 I 'll propose Emily 's report and , and in doing so I 'd like to say thank you to her for her sterling work this year , I think she 's done a terrific job erm and I 'd like to thank her personally for the help she 's given me over the year .
8 She 's got me by the jeans — the hand 's scabby — she 's got some skin disease .
9 So er that was good to remember and she 's got another wedding cake in August I do n't know where she 's got it on the production line .
10 I suppose she 's put it in the other room .
11 such important guest this evening she 's let him into the banquet and of course the guys are dying at this stage .
12 He has freed you from the burden of the rules of Holy Law . ’
13 But he has forsaken them for the moment , at least in his current Emmerich show , ‘ Some Very Recent Paintings ’ ( opening 14 January ) .
14 He has raced it at the Nurnburg Ring incorporating a five day trip and intends to explore the delights of this new venture to the utmost .
15 He has raised it with the contractor .
16 ‘ Story of my life , ’ he growls when a red declines to go into a pocket for the simple reason that he has hit it at the wrong angle .
17 I for one value the friendship that he has given me in the eight and a half years that I have been a Member of the House , despite the fact that we are in different parties and disagree on many issues .
18 The misspelling may be because the child has not previously seen the word written down , but more likely because he has seen it in the context of his reading , without paying much attention to anything more than its contour — that is , he has recognised the word without having to decode it , and has understood it without giving its spelling structure close attention .
19 The reason for this is that ( in many cases ) the client becomes aware of the proposed legislation either because he has been served under the General Orders with a notice as being directly affected , or because he has seen it in the local newspaper or Gazette advertisement .
20 Mr. Wilson : As the Minister reiterates his enthusiasm for bids that give workers a substantial say , does he consider that there is any conflict between that and what he has told us about the SDA investing £500,000 to ensure that such bids do not succeed ?
21 ‘ I expect he has told you of the tragedy ? ’
22 He has educated me in the best sense of the word and I have trusted him as I think I would trust no one else of my own sex .
23 He has proved it beyond the shadow of a doubt .
24 ‘ In charge of ’ means that once a person takes a vehicle on a road or public place he normally remains in charge of that vehicle until he has taken it off the road or public place again .
25 But he has thrown it to the wind which will swirl round Windsor Park tonight by naming no fewer than THREE centre forwards in his side to face Latvia .
26 It has led him from the brooding atmosphere of his early novels to the limpid clarity of his last .
27 Neighbour Dave Ward added : ‘ I hate the programme , even though I suppose it has put us on the map . ’
28 It has put us in the position of villains , whereas the Secretary of State is the villain because he will not pay .
29 This makes sense when taken together with IBM Europe 's statement that it has excess manufacturing capacity : rather than close the plants straight away , it has thrown them to the market — they will get business from IBM but only as long as they can provide products at the going market rate .
30 But it has bothered me since the turn of the year .
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