Example sentences of "[det] [to-vb] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 There were only three episodes of acid gastro-oesophageal reflux without associated oesophageal distention , too few to allow us to comment on the effects of acidification alone .
2 Suitably indignant this week over the pogrom nonsense , he can address the city 's racial tensions with a transparent decency and integrity that did much to get him elected in the first place — and that have served the city well since 1989 .
3 When world oil prices plunged in the 1980s , their leaders did little to help them adjust to the inevitable decline in living standards .
4 Are we doing enough to enable us to compete in the world ? ’
5 Although barbel are so stupid when they are feeding ravenously , they are not so stupid they can not learn a few tricks of their own to enable them to feed in the face of apparent danger .
6 Providing authorities/hospitals would be paid for cases treated either on the basis of actual cost per case , or on some laid-down or agreed cost per case , and there seems little to prevent them behaving in the same manner as hospitals elsewhere where either ‘ Retrospective full cost reimbursement ’ or ‘ Prospective reimbursement ’ systems are in operation .
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