Example sentences of "[noun prp] [subord] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there was more to Diana Spencer than met the eye . |
| 2 | Jim was a moody sort of individual , was n't he , he had n't liked being asked ; in Philip 's opinion there was more to Jim than met the eye . |
| 3 | In seminars held there last Thursday and Friday two groups of scientists announced what may turn out to be the first evidence of CERN 's greatest discovery yet , a particle known simply by the letter W. If proven the discovery will vindicate all those who pushed for the means to make it possible . |
| 4 | The Navy had won the first round of the carrier battle : Sandys now conceded the RAF 's case for developing the TSR 2 around a new airframe instead of forcing the naval NA 39 upon them . |
| 5 | The fact that she had n't seen Guy since made the episode in the Caribbean seem dreamlike — or nightmarish , she amended bitterly . |
| 6 | ‘ That 's a pity , ’ said trainer Tim Forster when told the news . |