Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Robb v Green Lord Esher MR justified the implication of such a term : " It is impossible … that a master would have put a servant into a confidential position of this kind unless he thought that the servant would be bound to use good faith towards him ; or that the servant would not know … that the master would rely on his observance of good faith … " . |
| 2 | No longer is Mr Seselj given the freedom of the airwaves to denounce it . |
| 3 | What had Mr Malik said the manuscript contained ? |
| 4 | In the next few weeks , as the Angevin court moved south from Caen , the tensions came to the surface and in Bertrand de Born the muddle , the bickering and the bitterness would have found a fascinated observer . |
| 5 | No sooner had Mr Mason joined the group of guests than a servant entered to announce the arrival of an old gipsy woman , who was supposed to be a skilled fortune-teller . |
| 6 | ‘ Had Sir Charles reached the summer house ? ’ |
| 7 | Back in the late 60s and early 70s , Basil d'Oliveria had with some fine batting displays caught the eyes of England selector and displayed his talents on a world stage with the former Gloucester and Worcester bat , Tom Graveney given the mighty West Indians some headaches . |
| 8 | Other notable events in 1944 , included the Warsaw uprising against the German occupation of that city , just ahead of the advancing Russian troops ; also the liberation of Paris by Allied troops , with General de Gaulle given the honour of being welcomed there by his own nationals ; and the Allied airborne operation intended to reach the eastern bank of the Rhine , involving the battle at Arnhem . |
| 9 | With de Gaulle gone the Communists , Socialists and Christian Democrats continued to work together in a ‘ tripartite ’ coalition under the Socialist Felix Gouin . |
| 10 | No sooner had Derek Bevan blown the final whistle at Twickenham , than faint noises could be heard from over the horizon . |
| 11 | For 12.0% of the first-preference votes the Progressive Democrats won no seat , for 27.5% Fine Gael not unfairly won one , but Fianna Fail won the other three for only 57.6% . |