Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following month he publicly waived the death sentence hanging over the organizers of the second coup attempt of 1983 . |
| 2 | ‘ She 's had a blood leakage into the vitreous humour , ’ Belinda explained unnecessarily , her heart thudding at the sight of him . |
| 3 | Sally-Anne , her heart thudding in the strangest way when he asked her this , as though he had said something much more intimate , and then suddenly understanding by the ambiguous way in which he had spoken that he had offered her other games than chess , and his wicked expression betraying that he had seen her confusion , flushed , and he added softly , so that Matey could not hear him , ‘ Come , McAllister , give me your answer — you surely wish to please the Master in every way possible , ’ the last bit in a fake American accent so bad that she laughed out loud . |
| 4 | Modules may be offered as free-standing units or in integrated modular programmes depending on the needs of various client groups . |
| 5 | For an instant , in her imagination , the ballroom was peopled with guests , and Benedict was partnering her , his gold hair gleaming in the light , his eyes on hers … dancing with the bride . |
| 6 | Mounted on fine horses and riding at a gallop , two abreast , naked to the breech-clout , their faces covered with white , red and yellow paint in fanciful designs , and decked with plumes and feathers and trinkets fluttering in the sunshine . |
| 7 | The coexistence of these two problems means that a choice must be made between an expansionary or contractionary budget depending on the government 's preference : higher employment or stable prices . |
| 8 | The only sound was the sea against the rocks and the hollow call of hungry birds circling in the sky . |
| 9 | Foxgloves form the foreground of my design this month , with sunflowers reaching up to the flocks of birds circling in the sky , above the cottage rooftops . |
| 10 | The younger was nineteen or so , just a few inches taller than Melanie , with longish , bright red hair hanging over the collar of a dark blue , rather military looking jacket with shoulder flaps and brass buttons . |
| 11 | The first two , on 4 and 5 December , were ad hoc groups consisting of the Prime Minister , Heseltine , Leon Brittan , Secretary of State for Trade and Industry , John MacGregor , Chief Secretary to the Treasury , Sir Geoffrey Howe , Foreign Secretary and Sir Patrick Mayhew , Solicitor-General . |
| 12 | It consists of long chains of sulphur atoms which , at room temperature , break up and reform to produce S8 molecules crystallising in the orthorhombic lattice . |
| 13 | This supply response takes a variety of forms depending on the institutional arrangements within particular labour markets , but the Lucas model postulates that there will be a diminished demand for holidays and other leisure activities and an increased demand for overtime or weekend working . |
| 14 | It is therefore primarily an adult process , but will take different forms depending on the circumstances of the participants . |
| 15 | This argument takes one of two forms depending upon the outlook of its proponent : either it is said that Europe must look to her own defence as a consequence of the American disengagement ; alternatively it is argued that Europe ought in principle to defend herself , so as to speed the departure of the US troops and be free of American ‘ domination ’ . |
| 16 | Paige said quickly , heart thumping at the very idea . |
| 17 | This clearly has strengths both in building contracting from the ‘ bottom up ’ and emphasising equity in distributing resources . |
| 18 | It is a question of fact in each case depending upon the circumstances , section 31(2) . |
| 19 | Any such movement usually occurs in the early part of a buildings 's life but this may not always be the case depending upon the nature of the subsoil upon which the building is founded . |
| 20 | It moved uncertainly towards her , its uncut claws rattling on the tiles , and gave her hand a soft , wet greeting . |
| 21 | They could see Mr Flood fussing round the window of his shop as if he were still worried about what they could have found so amusing in its contents . |
| 22 | For some time there had been allegations in the foreign media of a power struggle centring on the issue of introducing political reforms between Alia and Hoxha 's widow Nexhmije Hoxha , who was chair of the Democratic Front ( an umbrella organization dominated by the ruling Party of Labour — APL ) and who reputedly wielded great influence in the APL central committee . |
| 23 | Coloured lanterns hanging from the trees ; a quartet of musicians playing from a boat on the lake , as well as a band for dancing … ’ |
| 24 | How this reminds me of old times , ’ she sighed , looking round at the hall with its decorated stalls and paper chains and lanterns hanging from the rafters . |
| 25 | The payments on a lease will normally be lower than on a contract allowing for the purchase of the asset , although sometimes the difference is small and then a rebate is made when the term of the contract finishes and the plane is sold . |
| 26 | Thurmaston , just to the north of Leicester , was another village that had become dependent upon framework knitting by the beginning of the nineteenth century . |
| 27 | This garden ( protected from the road on one side by huge , untidy gum trees , in a permanent state of reptilian slough , leaving the discarded bark hanging from the newly emerged , silvery trunks ) has for me so powerful a charm because it returns me to my childhood , with a complete collection of odours , insects , fragrances , ponds and over-vigorous plants . |
| 28 | We used to have House matches at the Hurlingham track , and I remember one afternoon competing in the 100 , 200 and 400 metres and the three jumps — high , long and triple . |
| 29 | He remembered him as ‘ a brown bagger ’ , that is a man who to save money brought a sandwich lunch in a brown bag rather than waste time and money eating in the mess . |
| 30 | A narrow lane branching off the village street led to it . |