Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Dwarfs were hard pressed at first , but eventually saw the Orcs off with the help of their formidable cannons . |
| 2 | I 'm stood at the tee throwing the clubs up in the air and whooping away and he just turns to me and says , ‘ Do n't get too excited , Jacky . |
| 3 | The hunger that made Charlie , Charlot , chew the boiled slices of boot , moustache toing and froing under his nose , I understood as well or as little as the hunger of the grown-ups around me , my mother eating the woodworms along with the oats and the silence as everybody stopped to watch her . |
| 4 | He followed the signs out to the airport to the north . |
| 5 | Perhaps it is for that reason that Britain will find greater interest in discussing the problems of the former Soviet Union and in establishing the rouble stabilisation fund — even though it will mean us pledging about $600m to help keep the Reds out of the red . |
| 6 | He took his purse and emptied the coins on to the table . |
| 7 | So it shoots the notes down into the body better , and the whole instrument resonates . |
| 8 | Setting the briefcase back down , she dug the notes out of the pocket and turned to the last page , smiling rather nastily . |
| 9 | Zen held the X-rays up to the light . |
| 10 | Robyn laid the plans out on the grass and knelt beside them . |
| 11 | The black van was parked under a palm tree waiting to take the prisoners back to the Murate . |
| 12 | A French medic was climbing the grassy bank from the sunken road to look at the Officer as I got the prisoners out of the dug-out and back to their previous positions in the hollow . |
| 13 | Under the stress of the All Blacks ' tackling Dewi Morris ' passing let the Lions down at the base of the scrum and his problems were transmitted to the other midfield backs . |
| 14 | It was a long distance down the great side of the hill , through the woods down to the estuary . |
| 15 | We loved our home in the woods down in the lane . |
| 16 | Tim sat up all night once picking the raisins out of the muesli to spoil her breakfast . |
| 17 | Secure the red numbers on to the side panels with royal icing , and then fix the lifebelts on to the boat in the same way , three on each side and two on the deck . |
| 18 | By analysing element of the calls back at the laboratory , the biologists were able to show that the prairie dogs distinguished between them reasonably well , effectively creating a distinctive call for each person . |
| 19 | I was going to make the minutes up from the tape you see . |
| 20 | You can then press a few sprays from the top of the stem or , alternatively , press the entire empty stem , encouraging it to bend in a pleasing curve , and then re-assemble the bells on to the stem when you come to use it in a design . |
| 21 | The bouncer — bullies , as they were called in Dublin — stepped away from Lee , and eased the hammers down on the shotgun . |
| 22 | Downstairs , the Sikhs , the Magistrate , Rayne , a couple of young ensigns , and a motley collection of indigo planters and Eurasians , were engaged in a desperate fight to keep the sepoys out of the building ; but already they were being driven back from doors and windows . |
| 23 | In general those operating from grass strips ( mostly those below the best fit line ) seem to be passing at least some of the savings on to the customer . |
| 24 | Melanie nervously clattered the animals back into the box . |
| 25 | She 'd discover he had n't locked the hen-house when she went to let the hens out in the morning . |
| 26 | She swished the dregs around at the bottom of her can . |
| 27 | I climbed the steps up onto the lock and knocked on the door of the lock-keeper 's house , and through great good fortune found him at home . |
| 28 | Then he ducked under the lintel and climbed the steps up into the kitchen , Beth following . |
| 29 | Again , the dual imagery of the victorious general and the holy saviour appeared : virtually everyone wore full military or party uniform , and the steps up to the basilica of Saint Barbara were lined with people carrying the palms they had bought for Palm Sunday , six weeks earlier . |
| 30 | Indeed , they said the small congregation was in favour of demolition as many members were old and infirm and could not climb the steps up to the church . |