Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun pl] [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He built his dragons a garden , the most beautiful garden in the world , and although he surrounded it with an iron wall which he believed they would not cross , he made the wall beautiful for them , lavish with filigree work and sweet with hanging plants . |
| 32 | I 've been helping him to find his feet a bit in Algiers . ’ |
| 33 | David began signing his letters The Boss and I think he quite liked it , ’ says Charman . |
| 34 | ‘ He does n't consider his captions a sacrosanct collection of frozen moments in time , ’ Ms Calder adds , ‘ and anyway only really changes the ones that have a dated feel about them . |
| 35 | The most depressing element in the whole situation is that Bush changed his objectives every week or two , and the British government followed every twist and turn in American policy , right up to the present . |
| 36 | For example , it is important to know what properties an estimator or test statistic , which is known to have good properties if we happen to have chosen the correct model , will have for models with particular types of mis-specification . |
| 37 | In such a case better to accept whatever penalties the Church might impose , however harsh , for theft and deceit , rather than fall into the hands of the secular law , my law , ’ said Hugh firmly , ‘ where murder is a hanging matter . |
| 38 | Place your fingers an inch or two below your breastbone ( that is the bone which begins in front of your chest where your neck finishes ) . |
| 39 | The reason for this is that the sooner you can pursue your debts the greater will be your chances of recovery . |
| 40 | I am glad to have the opportunity of welcoming you to WISE V — this special mobile classroom which British Rail Signal and Telecommunications Engineering has funded is to provide your pupils a chance to experience the excitement of working on the equipment on board . |
| 41 | We ca n't go round sacking our leaders every couple of years just because the voters do n't like them , can we ? |
| 42 | sounds good to you do n't it ? , you can buy me cigarettes every day |
| 43 | Place your hands behind you , draw up your feet , keeping your knees a comfortable distance apart , and gently rock backwards and forwards . |
| 44 | Police now believe the couple met their deaths the following day , when their red Vauxhall Astra van was found abandoned at Manchester Airport . |
| 45 | Stirling has already established an undoubted reputation for innovative teaching and offers its students an excellent learning environment . |
| 46 | The University of Keele offers its students the option of an initial broad , foundation year before embarking on the three-year course ( Iliffe 1968 ) . |
| 47 | But taking out your own cover may not be necessary if you belong to a trade association which offers its members the benefit of confidential advice if they run into difficulties at work . |
| 48 | So the universe he is trying to build is one which offers its inhabitants the possibility of moral action ; one which challenges its inhabitants to transcend it . |
| 49 | These measures make Britain an employment dumping ground , a country that pays its workers low wages and offers its workers no protection . |
| 50 | The hotel offers its guests a 20% reduction on green fees at a nearby golf course and free transport . |
| 51 | The Hotel Obermühle also offers its guests an indoor swimming-pool , solarium , bar and the Mühlenstube restaurant which serves wonderful local specialities as part of our half-board arrangement . |
| 52 | The North-East gives them room to expand and offers their employees a higher quality of life . |
| 53 | Battling Nottingham turned the table upside down with a priceless 18–9 win against Northampton that could keep them in division one and deny their visitors the championship . |
| 54 | Some of the EC 's other governments will soon have to start explaining why they deny their voters a remedy for recession that has proved so effective . |
| 55 | Parents deny their children the outdoor play that they themselves enjoyed . |
| 56 | Staring through the streaming window , Nell gritted her teeth every time the bows pushed out over the top of a big wave , only to hang in space before dropping away into the sixty-odd feet of the following trough that seemed to her a mile deep . |
| 57 | On completing their inquiries the police submit a report to the procurator fiscal who , on the basis of the report , determines whether charges should be brought . |
| 58 | And here we have the calling under er an administration you know who they are and they 're hanging their heads every time you speak , you speak to them . |
| 59 | In any large firm the managers have considerable scope for indulging in actions which may not be in the best interests of the owners , or for allowing their subordinates a freer rein than might be in the owners ' interests . |
| 60 | With a savings-related share option scheme ( s 186 , ICTA 1988 ) , the company grants its employees an option to subscribe for its shares at an amount not less than 80% of their market value at that time . |