Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pron] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Confused by the light in her eyes and the constant chattering of their host , Isabel found herself ushered into the house before she could correct the man 's assumption that she was fitzAlan 's lady . |
| 2 | SCRAM found itself caught in the middle between those who felt nonviolent protest was the only way and those who really wanted to see the whole place go up in smoke . |
| 3 | Isabel stopped her pacing about the room and looked at de Raimes in surprise . |
| 4 | As he suggested that Richards had been less than sporting , Martin-Jenkins found himself banned from the local airwaves and Public Enemy Number One in Barbados ; since he is renowned as a courteous , generous-spirited chap , it brought home to English fans just how fervently Richards is regarded in the Caribbean , although any English supporter who watched the incident on television would have been hard pushed to disagree with Martin-Jenkins 's assessment of it . |
| 5 | Corbett met him coming up the stairs . |
| 6 | Rex found himself crashing to the ground . |
| 7 | Gregory has nothing to say about the Thuringians in Clovis 's reign . |
| 8 | David found himself caught between the demands of the receivers on the one hand and his old boss , who stayed on as a consultant . |
| 9 | ‘ When I joined Vancouver Whitecaps I played under the best manager of my career . |
| 10 | he continued to teach at Chelsea School of Art , and has also taught at the Royal Academy Schools since 1975 when Peter Greenham invited him to teach in the Life Room . |
| 11 | The MPs , leaders of Britain 's cross-party peace group New Consensus , wrote to Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams challenging him to appeal to the IRA to halt its campaign of violence . |
| 12 | Suddenly , Bernice heard something move in the corner of the room . |
| 13 | Hari heard him beating at the bushes with his truncheon and then he opened the door to the workshop . |
| 14 | And then Sue tell her to go to the giro place . |
| 15 | Lucy watched them going down the lane . |
| 16 | Corbett watched her disappear into the mist . |
| 17 | Presumably some of those who were still loyal to Richard kept him informed of the deteriorating political situation , and of the contacts between his brothers and the rebels . |
| 18 | Erm David did you check with the town hall about |
| 19 | Ann suggested we get under the table and I was n't about to argue but the table was too small so we crawled on hands and knees to hide under a larger table . |
| 20 | The KGB Collegium issued a statement on Aug. 22 : " The staff of the KGB have nothing to do with the unlawful acts of the group of adventurists . " |
| 21 | Ebert made us go to the dressing-rooms after the fight . |
| 22 | She said they were in love but their relationship was not physical and Gilfoyle asked her to move into the house in October , 1991 . |
| 23 | That evening , Frank asked me to walk in the town with him . |
| 24 | Ruth found herself crouching on the floor , almost fainting ; wondering how she could ever have thought before that Fincara was casting spells . |
| 25 | Even with regard to this episode Margaret showed a sisterly loyalty : I am told that when she and Ivy found themselves staying at the same hotel as Cecilia Ady , Eleanor Jourdain 's chief opponent , ‘ there was a marked coldness ’ . |
| 26 | Whether you are going abroad on holiday or business , The Royal Bank of Scotland allows you to relax in the knowledge that everything has been taken care of ; travellers cheques and eurocheques , foreign currency , Access , Visa and travel insurance . |
| 27 | David Nicholson says he lived on the end of the racecourse for 22 years and his father lived there longer than that … for him Cheltenham is the best three days racing anywhere in the world and he loves it |
| 28 | The product is needed because Tuxedo is so hard to programme , and interfaces have previously had to be written using C. Accell/TP allows you to get to the functionality of Tuxedo using procedure calls . |
| 29 | For a few moments Sandison allowed himself to take in the figure before him and he ignored what had been said . |
| 30 | I have , therefore , been asked to repeat my request of 3 July asking you to arrange for the hedges to be trimmed as soon as possible . |