Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] [pron] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under normal circumstances , understudies would be expected to attend all the rehearsals to familiarise themselves with the production , but , because Alex and Charles knew the play so well , they were given a dispensation to take most of the first week off , which would save both them and their replacements the embarrassment of the early stumbling rehearsals while the newcomers were trying to memorise the lines . |
| 2 | In the course of dealing with those who demanded excessively high wages or who broke their contracts , the courts provided us with a great deal of evidence about wage rates , and continuity and frequency of employment . |
| 3 | Within a day the vet phoned me with the news that the dog had two intact testicles ( a matter I 'd hardly been musing upon ) and was suffering from a bit of diarrhoea — but had been put on a milk diet which would soon clear it up . |
| 4 | Initially , the plans said no-one with a disposable income of more than £42 per week would get advice and assistance . |
| 5 | While the objectors to Foxley Wood — and to Tillingham and Stone Bassett before it — may be rejoicing , the decision leaves us with no solutions to the future growth of population and households in the region . |
| 6 | A speaker had been set in one of the trees , like some modernistic bird's-nest , and Sara noticed the long snaky trail of the cable connecting it with the hi-fi in the house . |
| 7 | The paradigm presents him with a set of definite problems together with methods that he is confident will be adequate for their solution . |
| 8 | After his death , the Maori honoured him with a lying-in-state at Pipitea Marae , near Wellington Cathedral , and a karanga ( lament ) by two kuia ( older women ) who remained with the casket throughout the ceremonies . |
| 9 | For ten minutes he becomes a wandering minstrel , illuminated by the bass-player following him with a torch from the stage . |
| 10 | The mandarin excused himself with a nervous smile and moved quickly away across the antechamber to talk with a group of French officials . |
| 11 | The barge carrying the body springs a leak , his ceremonial uniform is soaked as he frantically bales , he worries about the expensive watch which he has inadvertently left on the coffin , the ceremony leaves him with a bad cold which he tries , not altogether successfully , to hide when he is presented to the King . |
| 12 | The teaching and life style of John the Baptist identifies him with the prophetic tradition in Israel . |
| 13 | What passed for reality on the discworld reasserted itself with a rush of sound . |
| 14 | However , as one of the main findings of this research was that arts educators were not aware of recent changes in modes adopted to undertake professional development generally , the first part of the chapter concerns itself with a review of this issue , exemplars being drawn from arts education where these are available . |
| 15 | The recipient confirms receipt of the message to the carrier , and following this confirmation the carrier provides him with the private key . |
| 16 | The man with the shotgun hit him with the butt of the weapon , driving it deep into his stomach , doubling him over , dropping him to the floor . |
| 17 | To flesh out the story , the DIA provided him with a German mailing address , Postfach 1151 , Geilhausen 6460 , from which all correspondence , including anything from the DIA , would be readdressed to Coleman 's maildrop in Barrington , Illinois . |
| 18 | ‘ The portacabin provided us with a way to offer them the best possible service under the circumstances . ’ |
| 19 | And yesterday the story had a happy ending when the man who bought the ring returned it with a mumbled apology . |
| 20 | The programme provides us with a quaint selection of Sons , Brides and other relations of Frankenstein , all based on some English lady 's knock-off of Rabbi Judah Loewe and the golem of Prague . |
| 21 | The priest measured him with a pitying look . |
| 22 | To mark the occasion the club presented her with a tracksuit and treated her to a slap-up lunch at a Middlesbrough restaurant . |
| 23 | The courts , together with a wooden pavilion of historic interest , were built around 1910 but lay derelict for many years until the Club revived them with a grant from the Village Association . |
| 24 | Rachel wrenched herself out of his embrace , aware of the barman watching them with an indulgent smile , as though they were lovers , not enemies . |
| 25 | The barman fixed me with the kind of stare you could roast weenies on . |
| 26 | The May evening was warm and filled with a golden light , and as he passed the Maria-Therese gardens the scent of the lilacs hit him with an almost physical pain . |
| 27 | And the Monster commanding her with a series of little short , bad-tempered grunts . |
| 28 | Once you 've found the words ring them with a pen , cut out the wordsquare or photocopy it if you do n't want to damage your magazine , and send it to us here at : Make sure you also enclose your address and boot size . |
| 29 | The Jews provide us with the single most illuminating incident of the episcopate of Avitus . |
| 30 | He turned from the window to regard her with a cold stare . |