Example sentences of "[noun prp] [prep] [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In particular Jan had been impressed with Kylie after seeing her on The Zoo Family .
2 They have lost only once at Anfield since beating them in the 1988 FA Cup Final .
3 Lieutenant-General Abdul Haq Ulomi , who heads the country 's most powerful military and political body , said in an interview the two countries were testing the new surface-to-surface rockets in Afghanistan by supplying them to the mujahedin to use on Kabul .
4 In volume IV there is a description of the disembarkation of cattle at Port Askaig by throwing them into the sea to swim ashore .
5 In volume IV there is a description of the disembarkation of cattle at Port Askaig by throwing them into the sea to swim ashore .
6 He had grown up in Weston-super-Mare and had been working in local radio in Bristol before joining us in the mid 1970s .
7 A jury had earlier convicted Duncan of assaulting Andrew Clarkson by punching him on the head and body to his severe injury and permanent disfigurement .
8 The court heard that Mr Farmer , who was shot four times , died saving his father Robert by pushing him to the floor and shouting a warning when he spotted the gunman .
9 She answered the telephone , thanked the Martellis for thanking her for the party .
10 Back at Stuart Street I cemented my new-found friendship with Doogie and Miranda by presenting them with the leg of lamb .
11 Bobo ran to the back of her cage and Fifi had to scamper out of the way to save herself from being trampled , and then Bobo was storming back with a handful of straw and dung which she hurled at Donaldson before slamming herself into the bars and screaming loudly as they shook .
12 He had punished Gionesca by putting him in the horse trough and that was it .
13 Diana has helped Charles by bringing him into the modern era , teasing him and leavening his spirits , and keeping him young and abreast of young people 's thinking .
14 I 'll say thanks very much to Councillor Stuart Argyle for coming in our thanks as well to David Poole for joining us on the phone thanks David .
15 I AM indebted to the Esperanto Centre in London for providing me with the following gem , under the heading ‘ Unfortunate Translations ’ .
16 On the first major privatisation — that of British Telecom — the right hon. Member for Hertsmere ( Mr. Parkinson ) gave the game away when he said : ’ I have decided against breaking up BT before offering it to the public .
17 All I did was to congratulate Mark by patting him on the thigh , ’ said Roger Hoad .
18 Bismarck 's aim was simply defined : to make Prussia the dominant state in Germany by putting her at the head of the vague movements for some form of unification which had arisen within the Confederation .
19 Next Computer Inc is going try to stage a NeXTWorld Expo without leaning on Uniforum by holding it at the same time like it did last year .
20 I am indebted to husband John for pushing me into the purchase at a time I obviously needed the machine but was not very full of vim and zip to get it and learn it .
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