Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb -s] [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's just picked up the children from a rendezvous with their father who had an afternoon 's access , and he 'd shouted at her and them in the street and threatened to take the children away . |
| 2 | He has already ruled out the forcing of a by-election by the elevation of a senior Tory MP to the Lords . |
| 3 | He has already put up the four corner posts . |
| 4 | He has also taken up the case for a market-orientated reform , which has been started , but with far less vigour . |
| 5 | Again , he has accurately written down the sound of the word . |
| 6 | It has sometimes held out the promise of release from grinding poverty ; or , for the moderately well-off , the prospect of a fairly agreeable way of life . |
| 7 | The water 's been flowing so fast it 's just dug up the tree by its roots and it pulled it along and it 's got wedged in the bridge look . |
| 8 | Water , water everywhere but not a drop to drink — because it 's all gone down the sink ! |
| 9 | Well he 's just locked up the car ooh |