Example sentences of "things [vb base] [vb pp] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first half of the book is an account of just how bleak things have become during the present period of Conservative government . |
| 2 | We know very little about the world history of such ideas and their dialectical development , but we do know a good deal about how things have gone in the main literate civilizations over the past four thousand years . |
| 3 | GAVIN MCCRONE reflects on how things have changed over the last six months |
| 4 | ‘ I ken you were all right when the Prince was here , ’ he continued , ‘ and there are plenty in Glasgow that will keep you safe , but things have changed for the worse since you went away . |
| 5 | Things have changed for the better , but how ? |
| 6 | Going from there to , and that 's a sort of history of where things have happened over the previous four mon four months , to expectations about output this is the first survey since the recession began in which all regions , mainland regions of the U K say that they expect output to increase over the coming four months . |