Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | er , I 'd believe in theory we could because the lease provides us or gives us the opportunity to do so , but we would not go against the wishes of the residence |
| 2 | Varig is the airline that offers you the most alternatives in departure times and flights between Europe and Brazil — 29 in all |
| 3 | It 's normally the person that needs it the most actually is n't it , but what else ? |
| 4 | Notes should therefore be taken in a consistent format that allows you the greatest flexibility when it comes to using them . |
| 5 | But it is not the exercise mode that interests me the most . |
| 6 | there 's no problem there , erm , but because we do n't actually have a radio that gets us the World Service , the people did n't know what was going on , the only thing that we knew was that the air , because Riyadh is a military city |
| 7 | This is not to say that the one is better than the other , music and poetry are for ever different and it is the difference that accords us the added joy . |
| 8 | ‘ You ca n't see the pinkish glow that tells you the fire is ready , ’ Lucy said in agreement . |
| 9 | Well that tells you the voltage of the battery at that particular |
| 10 | Whatever I use , whether it is a crystal ball , a pack of cards , or an article belonging to somebody , it is simply a stageprop ; something that gives me the right vibrations and helps me to see the right pictures . ’ |
| 11 | Acting , he told me , was ‘ a wonderful job that gives me the opportunity to drink with some really good friends in exotic places around the world ’ . |
| 12 | It is this quality that gives them the semblance of life ! |
| 13 | For some , in fact , this meeting may be the only evening out they have during the month ; and it is often the encouragement and moral support they get from the group that gives them the resolve to come at all . |
| 14 | For those who work outside the home , out of many choices , it was their ‘ relationship with colleagues ’ that gives them the most satisfaction ( 80% ) , with flexibility of working hours ( 68% ) and pay ( 60% ) trailing behind . |
| 15 | A basic skill that gives them the greatest start in life . |
| 16 | Singleton has an astonishing three year deal with Columbia that gives him the freedom to make as many films as he can in that time . |
| 17 | Audrey Slaughter has led the sort of varied life that gives her the experience and understanding for dealing with SHE readers ' personal problems . |
| 18 | I asked her , ‘ What is it that gives you the confidence to try things out ? ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ What is it about work that gives you the most pleasure ? ’ |
| 20 | I 've given you the two , er , the one that gives you the most space for the day , on the basis that if you have too much space for daily planning , it 's maybe irritating . |
| 21 | We 've teamed up with Channel 4 's top show Brookside to bring you an exclusive competition that gives you the chance to be seen on screen in Merseyside 's favourite soap . |
| 22 | It 's the mountain water that gives it the taste . |
| 23 | And do you normally buy the software from the same person that sells you the computer ? |
| 24 | And it is the freak subversive genius of this record that makes them the single most important rock band of our time . |
| 25 | Oh it 's Pam that makes them the bother , not anybody else . |
| 26 | In modern times interest has centred around what it is about the owl that makes it the target for this hostile treatment . |
| 27 | Okay , but the item that licenses them the other licensing sentence you need in order to license these items , you ca n't just go anywhere in the sentence so sentence three , herself saw Florence is no good , even though Florence is there , it 's in the wrong place relative to herself and similarly six , anyone saw no one is no good , even though no one is in the sentence . |
| 28 | The prison governor tells them they are about to be shot and offers them the choice of dying like men or wearing blindfolds . |
| 29 | If a club comes along and offers us the right money for Simon , then so be it , but at the end of the day erm we 'd like Simon on our books . |
| 30 | onto the rail and offers you the last fruit , |