Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [to-vb] [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother Francis would n't have the money to buy me a new frock . ’ |
| 2 | There was just enough slope in the field to give him a decent run , though she felt sure it must be frustrating for someone so skilled to be stuck on what was little better than a nursery area . |
| 3 | Seven years later , however , Christien has not only got over the pain but has used the experience to make him a better actor . |
| 4 | Marguerite was sleeping and Jenna crept downstairs in the silent house and made her way to the kitchen to fix herself a milky drink . |
| 5 | A finish applied to the fabric to give it a watermarked appearance . |
| 6 | And we have more plans for the future to make it the ultimate private leisure club . |
| 7 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 8 | We started many years ago by believing that innovation and uniqueness would provide the revenue to give us a good return , and for a time it did . |
| 9 | ‘ Usefulness ’ was a key component of the physical scientists ' evaluation of their discipline ; and ‘ usefulness ’ referred to the capacity of the degree to get them a well-paid job . |
| 10 | Turn off the water , drain down and bale out the cistern to give it a good clean . |
| 11 | Projects include : expanding the Museum to make it a live wartime HQ with ‘ operational briefings ’ being given to visitors ; Bomb aimer 's simulator ; air gunner 's simulator ; intelligence room ; crash recovery room ; building a memorial garden which will be dedicated to Canada ; refurbishing and fitting-out the Great North Road 's most famous landmark , the Grand Old Duke of York 's ‘ Temple ’ , as a memorial chapel to those who died serving in 6 Group . |
| 12 | It is prone to shrinking and should be pre-shrunk during the manufacture to make it a good buy . |
| 13 | Fortunately the visibility was excellent , and so we could fly at 3,000 feet above the terrain to give us a larger cone of vision as well as options in the event of engine failure . |
| 14 | Not that he ever mentions it , or that I 've ever asked him , but he 's the type to consider it a sacred duty to have everything in order for every emergency . ’ |
| 15 | This has certainly led to a freeing of the body to give it a greater range of movement . |
| 16 | If it is the first flight of the day for you , then it should always be the aim to make it an accurate spot landing . |
| 17 | He led us across the antechamber to show us a tar-drenched jacket lined with sulphur which hung from a hook on the wall . |
| 18 | Racist chanting is a no-no ( although I reserve the right to call anyone a black b*st*rd … etc , just I would call someone a fat b*st*rd or a long haired gippo b*st*rd ) . |
| 19 | The other end of the pole was attached to a treadle , which exploited the natural springiness of the pole , tightening the rope to turn the wood one way , then relying on the spring in the pole to turn it the other way as the rope was released . |
| 20 | If you 're the first correct entry out of the hat we 'll be straight on the phone to give you the good news and arrange the presentation . |
| 21 | If you 're planning to take off to the Far East or Australia , travel First or Golden Club Class with us and we will give you the chance to land yourself a fabulous Jaguar XJ6 in our exclusive passenger competition . |
| 22 | Darlington borough councillor Paul Geldart last night revealed how Mr O'Hare had begged the authority to find him a new home . |
| 23 | There was time when they had to bribe er , give some sort of er incentive to the foreman to give them a good time , then it was the shop stewards who would give the workers to the management who will do the o overtime . |
| 24 | De Soto and his researchers , which include economists , sociologists and anthropologists and lawyers , have worked out some of the stark costs of formality in Peru : if a group of humble families gather and ask the government to give them an empty plot of land to live on , they must fill out a maze of forms and go to scores of ministry , municipal and other government offices , a process that averages six years and 11 months . |
| 25 | After breakfast , cheered and strengthened by his new resolution , Mungo went into the yard to see what the earlier commotion had been . |
| 26 | In such cases it was to the obvious advantage of the farmer to build himself a new farmstead in the middle of his lands . |
| 27 | She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again . |
| 28 | Well we could get the bus to take us a long route . |
| 29 | Team captain Murphy grabbed a first half hat-trick and added a fourth 15 minutes from the end to make it a great day for the Derry boys . |
| 30 | Turn to page 183 and fill in the couple to reach us no later than December 22 . |