Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb past] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prince scraped up the money they had set aside to repair the roof again and Anna went off to India with some English acquaintances and stayed with the viceroy and came back with a ruby . |
| 2 | The struggle highlighted again the problems posed by the divisions between the community and the workers , while the role of the trade union was also highly criticized . |
| 3 | Kim Brockwell was found stabbed to death outside her flat in the city , but when the trial began today the charge was reduced to manslaughter . |
| 4 | The chestnut-seller laid out the chestnuts on the grating to cool and then brought them over to Owen and Georgiades . |
| 5 | Their noise could be heard even at this distance , and a hint of the smell drifted down the wind . |
| 6 | Then the midwife lifted up the gown and rolled her roughly on to her side . |
| 7 | In the first the computer threw up the names , in the second it allocated the numbers . |
| 8 | Although some speakers urged everyone who agreed with some proposition to show their hand , at no time was a vote taken : the chairman summed up the sense of the meeting after each item , announcing what he thought Kufra 's delegates were mandated to say at the National Assembly . |
| 9 | The Chairman summed up the changes succinctly : |
| 10 | However , there is no exclusion from the application of Part XV similar to that contained in TA 1988 , s741 , ie it applies whether or not the taxpayer set up the trust to avoid tax and whether or not the transaction was a bona fide commercial transaction . |
| 11 | A BR spokeswoman said : ‘ The gang went down the train smashing windows and light bulbs and scaring the passengers . |
| 12 | In addition to specifying what the core should contain , the framework laid down the percentage of the timetable to be allocated to some subjects , for example , English and mathematics were each to be allocated ten per cent . |
| 13 | In the instance illustrated here the type of action required is known arid what is required is to find a way of entering upon that action . |
| 14 | I 'd blown it , and I stood on stage in a semi-circle with the rest of the acts and an artificially bright smile , while the compère read out the marks awarded to each act by the three judges . |
| 15 | Inside , the story told how the people of Knock , unable to pay their rent , faced hunger and eviction . |
| 16 | While the fireman attended to a brew , the driver sought out the R.S.F. in his lair , and enquired the loco number ‘ 4913 ’ came the reply . |
| 17 | The driver felt sure the attendant had caught on , and hoped he would now walk away without showing it . |
| 18 | He lay back on the seat in the dark interior with the attaché case resting on his knees as the driver cranked up the engine . |
| 19 | He decided to wait , watching as the driver switched off the engine and slid from behind the wheel . |
| 20 | The driver picked up the wallet and flicked it open , his gaze going between its contents and the road . |
| 21 | The duchess put on the blindfold as she visited an orphanage in Kochedwice , Poland , on a visit for British charity Angels International yesterday . |
| 22 | The stewardess came down the aisle , a big-breasted young woman exuding a strong odour of perspiration . |
| 23 | She was extremely grateful and the course saw out the war in this fashion the camp never materialising . |
| 24 | The blood ran down the inside of his arm , where the skin was pale , and collected in the palm of his hand as he held the wound out for Dad to look at . |
| 25 | Again , before offering in 1985 to put health warnings on shop facias and canopies , the industry expanded hugely the number of such signs without warnings . |
| 26 | The light crawled down the island and made the pillars of spray full of brightness … " ( p. 43 ) . |
| 27 | As the carriage rolled down the driveway , Emily looked straight ahead , holding herself erect , determined not to give in to the tears that threatened to overflow . |
| 28 | If goods have not been delivered within 30 days following expiry of an agreed time limit or if there is not an agreed time limit within 60 says from the time the carrier took over the goods , this shall be taken as evidence of the loss of the goods . |
| 29 | The obstetrician pulled out the feet , then the bottom , then suddenly i had this huge sinking feeling as my bump disappeared and most of the baby shot out and landed on my tummy . |
| 30 | It was no doubt with this in mind that an editorial in the Chronicle explained how the provision of vocational guidance had grown gradually and represented the interaction of official and voluntary organizations , the intricacies of which were not appreciated by the Board of Trade . |