Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that was necessary was for the porter to replace it on the wrong nail before going to Compline , and leave her its ineffective twin . |
| 2 | RIGHT Dogs may be less enthusiastic to perform where they are on the leash but this gives you the opportunity to guide them to the appropriate spot . |
| 3 | Police spokesman Martin Wallwork said : ‘ In police stations civilians will do the duties of officers who man the front desk giving us the opportunity to redeploy them on the streets . ’ |
| 4 | I trust that at some stage I will have the opportunity to tax him on the curious proposal that legislation which increases the wage bill of companies does not necessarily increase the costs of those companies and therefore can be regarded as having nil effect on their competitiveness . |
| 5 | erm Rusty in the fact that erm we have n't been able to sort of erm get out on the field with a ball in our hand , erm but erm our coach erm Ian McMillan has taken the opportunity to drag us into the gym and give us quite erm hard fitness sessions , so the fitness is still erm quite high on our side , but erm handling the ball will be a little bit rusty , but hopefully this week , now all the snow 's gone , we 'll be able to get out and erm move the ball about at training . |
| 6 | It is understood therefore , that , as part of the pupil 's exploration of aspects of religion and morality , he/she will have access to these five main elements of the Mysteries of the Faith , and the opportunity to relate them to the particular issue/topic being explored . |
| 7 | It 's about six feet in height and just about shoulder width , er it 's coloured black and it has a bullet proof glass window of about six inches by four inches which enables the er officer behind the shield to manoeuvre it in the correct position . |
| 8 | Onions are the link to take us to the nearby open market where we see these and other vegetables on display . |
| 9 | I had n't got the change to ring you from the tube , and I 'd had to rush out of the house to get there because I woke up late . ’ |
| 10 | Instead he designed lamps on the spot and took them straight down into the mines to test them on the jets of methane . |
| 11 | This would enable the men on the bank to keep her head up and give more time to spend on the attempts to raise her from the quagmire . |
| 12 | The decision to install it in the museum 's new Henry Cole Wing in 1989 led to its restoration and trip to Japan for the Wright exhibition in 1990 . |
| 13 | It would have been nice , however , if the band had informed Gannon of the decision to fire him before the rumours spread through the Mancunian underground . |
| 14 | Staughton J considered ( obiter and on a hypothetical basis ) the effect of a term in a contract for the sale of a ship which excluded liability unless the buyer gave the supplier a chance to rectify faults and required the buyer to return it to the shipyard for repair . |
| 15 | Last Wednesday we invited the 4 British students studying at the University to visit us at the hotel for dinner . |
| 16 | In exchange he would exhibit his collection there for fifteen years , keeping the freedom to exhibit it around the world , and buy and sell from it . |
| 17 | She asked the driver to take her to the estate agent . |
| 18 | After telling the driver to take them to the marina , he climbed in beside her . |
| 19 | Tweed caught a cab , told the driver to drop him at the Piccadilly entrance to the Burlington Arcade . |
| 20 | By using the back heel placed on the centreline , pull the back of the board towards you thereby making it infinitely easier for the rig to pull you over the board . |
| 21 | His 60-year-old wife called in police , claiming he had punched her during the early hours after the ceremony to install him as the 18th civic leader at Stockton . |
| 22 | The president , meanwhile , stood high in the public opinion polls after the attempt to assassinate him at the end of March . |
| 23 | The Buid resent the use of the term and the attempt to place them in the moral as well as material debt of the lowlanders . |
| 24 | A treaty was agreed in 1490 , although a concession was made to the Venetians to exempt them from the Staple . |
| 25 | If you wish the Department to notify you of the result of the Inquiry please state this in your letter . |
| 26 | Last night Graveney confirmed that he 'd made the allegation but was ‘ obviously very disappointed ’ at the bid to veto him by the Pakistan Board . |
| 27 | Hundreds of black-headed gulls were also joining in the feast of freshly hatching insects , paddling over the waves to snatch them from the surface , whilst in the Island Bay we came upon three superb black terns , dipping and turning over the water . |
| 28 | Massingberd-Mundy , a 62-year-old former Royal Navy submarine commander of South Ormsby Hall , Louth , was attempting to quash a decision by the Club to strike him off the list of potential chairmen of the stewards ' panel at Doncaster racecourse . |
| 29 | When I arrived on tie scene there appeared to be hundreds of people there , but a civilian — the works and bricks engineer seemed — to be the boss , and even the station commander was happily taking orders from him about filling sandbags and placing them on the Bund to strengthen it against the rising tide . |
| 30 | But when they reached the dock and were waiting for the boat to carry them to the camp , Seth snatched the van 's keys , nearly breaking two of Suzy 's fingers in the struggle . |