Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pn reflx] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So after a brief twelve months in existence , ACE has paddled itself up the Swanee , its dream of emulating the success of the personal computer revolution now just a pipe-dream . |
| 2 | I ONCE mentioned to a local farmer that my grandfather had been born in the little fishing village of Staxigoe , to the north of Wick in Caithness , and he quickly warned me not to go about repeating the story , because of the supposedly dubious reputation the natives of Staxigoe have earned themselves down the ages . |
| 3 | With hindsight , it 's clear that I was too single-minded about racing , too immersed , and that if I 'd paced myself better the joy would have lasted much longer . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ As a man thinks — so he is ’ — a statement that has proved itself down the years . |
| 5 | She had spent most of the time upstairs trying to look more than OK , and had despised herself all the while for even trying . |