Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [noun sg] [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , his victory at Doral was awesome , but he admits he did it with a suspect putter , wielded by a 49-year-old puttee , and a mind that focussed on golf to block out the loss in a fire of his $2,000,000 Florida mansion . |
| 2 | She twirled and turned in delight to show off the uniform to her mother Fran , adding : ‘ I 've already got two school bags one for my front and one for my back . ’ |
| 3 | Bertie Denham went to work to turn out the vote . |
| 4 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke alerted Tory MPs to expect a public backlash when he went on TV to ram home the message that ‘ painful ’ spending decisions had to be accepted by the country . |
| 5 | Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke alerted Tory MPs to expect a public backlash when he went on TV to ram home the message that ‘ painful ’ spending decisions had to be accepted by the country . |
| 6 | He succeeds Seru Verebalavu who resigned in order to take up the position of the region 's Coordinator as part of WACC 's Animation Programme ( see Action number 160 ) . |
| 7 | Phoebe , who might have been a slut , had in fact become exactly the opposite — she had not time or patience or tolerance for anyone she considered to be exploiting the manual work of other women . |
| 8 | The original nationalizing Act ( Transport Act 1947 ) had in fact set up the British Transport Commission , of which BR was only one part . |
| 9 | If a student asks a question to which the tutor can not give a satisfactory answer on the spur of the moment , he/she should make no attempt to bluff but frankly admit ignorance , and , possibly with the help of the class , set to work to find out the answer , or else undertake to find the answer for the next class . |