Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a strong thriller element to the novel , particularly in the last part , in which Piero is tracked down by the agents of what is portrayed as something close to a police or military state in the underground corridors of the prison-like block of flats where Charles lives and the fugitive has been hiding . |
| 2 | Lij Yasu is camped out in the bush with only five Abyssinians in his retinue ; while in the neighbouring villages are various messengers from the government and from provincial chiefs who dare not approach to deliver their letters for fear of the flogging with which anyone who disturbs him is threatened . |
| 3 | In April each of the canes seen protruding starkly from the ground in February is cut back to the second bud and stakes are planted for their support . |
| 4 | Frank is driven out in the darkest darkness in Leeds , but he got a golden oppurtunity when he was selected for Drillos squad to play USA [ and Costa Rica — killers of Sweden in last WC for those who remember — my comm. ] later this month . |
| 5 | Lothar de Maizière of the CDU is sworn in at the head of a grand coalition government [ pp. 37378-80 ] . |
| 6 | Eighty per cent of the weight of a 450 gram standard SL is taken up by the ballast . |
| 7 | This for Lévi-Strauss is tied up with the business of ‘ science ’ , which aims to discover truths that are universal and that can be seen to be a product of their method . |
| 8 | He describes how Sonya is driven out onto the streets by her step-mother 's gibe — ‘ Why not ? |
| 9 | The ITV companies rely on advertising revenue for their funds , while the BBC is funded out of the licence lee which must be paid by all those who possess a television receiver . |
| 10 | His view of the Christ is summed up in the divine song called the ‘ Nunc Dimittis ’ ( Luke 2:29–32 ) . |
| 11 | I am determined that the highest and most stringent safety requirements should be adhered to , and the regulatory bodies must be satisfied that any work done at Dounreay is carried out to the highest standards . |
| 12 | Like most activists , Isaacs is fed up with the sloth-like pace with which governments are taking on environmental concerns . |
| 13 | The stricken David Lawrence is carried back to the dressing-room . |
| 14 | The steam centre based in the Warwick Road , Birmingham is situated in between the main British Rail diesel multiple unit maintenance depot and re-fuelling sidings , complete with a large car-park for several hundred cars . |
| 15 | ( Wendy is brought up from the hold and sees at a glance that the deck has n't been scrubbed for years . ) |
| 16 | As Crilly is taken back into the cells , he catches my eyes . |
| 17 | It is an ambitious project to undertake but ‘ LIFE ’ in York is spurred on by the knowledge of how badly women in York need our help to cope with a crisis pregnancy . |
| 18 | 1980 : UK Decca is taken over by the growing giant that is Polygram . |
| 19 | Late 60s early 70s : FLOWER POWER : NME is taken over by the complete staff of OZ magazine . |
| 20 | The first section is devoted to the work of the painter himself , offering more than sixty drawings exhibited thematically ( relation to specific paintings , the human figure , human profile , caricature , and armaments ) and showing their influence on Giorgione , whose attributed ‘ Christ carrying the cross ’ from the Scuola di San Rocco is shown along with the Accademia 's ‘ La Vecchia ’ . |
| 21 | Turkey is flown in with the weekly food supplies , while in Tripoli some enterprising expats even breed turkeys specifically for the festive table . |
| 22 | In the second play , Audience , Ferdinand is called in by the head maltster , played by Freddie Jones , who insists that he joins him for a drink and a chat . |
| 23 | They were given no votes or erm opportunities and of course the same thing will happen if and when the Parcelforce is sold off from the Post Office er there 's twenty thousand people there . |
| 24 | When Lenny McLean is brought up from the cells in his cardigan to strand trial for the murder of Gary Humphreys , there are no spare seats in the gallery of Court 13 . |
| 25 | John is stretched out across the floor by the bed . |
| 26 | Compulsory admission in England and Wales is carried out under the Mental Health Act 1983 . |
| 27 | Howard Clark is called back into the squad … and there 's good news of Chris Pike he 's recovered from the flu |
| 28 | Howard Clark is called back into the squad … and there 's good news of Chris Pike he 's recovered from the flu |