Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [vb infin] the " in BNC.

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1 Does Dr Little secretly hold the franchise for ice cream sales on Sizewell beach ?
2 Only in the autumn of 1310 , after various desperate manoeuvres , did Edward finally accept the Ordinances and the so-called Ordainers .
3 If a journalist wished to talk to Richard Branson , he simply telephoned ; not only did Branson invariably take the call , but he treated the journalist with civility .
4 Nor did Ray merely exploit the inexplicable .
5 Nor did England ever approach the state of social and political collapse which France faced after Poitiers .
6 In no single developing country will the TNCs entirely dominate the production and marketing of food and , indeed , compared with some industries , the role of the TNCs in food looks quite minor .
7 IF JAPANESE companies no longer depend on banks for their finance , and if banks will soon no longer provide such a generous service in dealing with bankruptcy by socialising credit risks , might Japan soon have the symptoms of America and Britain : hostile takeovers and arms-length corporate governance ?
8 So will Britain now follow the Germans down ?
9 ‘ The question I have to decide is , first , did Mrs. Jones substantially understand the document ?
10 Does Ludo now realise the man is dead ?
11 Did Toscanini always command the best casts ?
12 Did Gen Robertson therefore have the Croats specifically in mind when he drafted his order ?
13 Thus , according to Jones , did Baldwin both reap the harvest of inactivity and exhibit an unusual burst of jealousy .
14 But will Reilly now accept the post ?
15 But will Reilly now accept the post ?
16 Secondly , why should Margaret suddenly marry the Earl of Angus and then , within such a short time , desert him ; indeed , even hate him ?
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