Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pos pn] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm seeing my friend the video company owner today . |
| 2 | Catching my eye the young medic grinned and gave a thumbs-up sign . |
| 3 | Houses the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland , presided over by the Lord High Commissioner , representing Her Majesty the Queen . |
| 4 | Announcing their victory the Dwarfs retreat to the mountains and refuse to fight any more . |
| 5 | Sometimes Soutine , who was living in the village , came over to enjoy a good chicken dinner , and after eating their fill the two artists reproached their host for living in such luxury . |
| 6 | But the Jaipur is hoping that eventually passengers will be eating their food the length and breadth of the country . |
| 7 | I deeply resent Michael Rowan-Robinson 's insinuation that I have been ‘ disreputable ’ in my use of a review article by Bernard Carr and Martin Rees in writing my book The Accidental Universe ( Review , 20 January , p 186 ) . |
| 8 | Royal Salute The Association 's flight passing Her Majesty The Queen outside Buckingham Palace on September 15th . |
| 9 | Mrs Brown has been lobbying her MP the Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd for help , even to the extent of standing against him in the recent general election . |
| 10 | Slowly , disconnectedly , prompted by him , I told him a bit about Alison ; remembering his frankness the night before , produced some of my own . |
| 11 | She was remembering his expression the night she 'd blacked out , when he 'd first mentioned his father . |
| 12 | By means of tapping his foot the horse could perform mathematical calculations , and solve problems of musical harmony . |
| 13 | Strathbeg is one of the least known and yet most delightful lochs in Scotland and I was aware of its reputation , having discovered it whilst researching my book The Trout Lochs of Scotland , although I had never fished there . |
| 14 | You can maintain ‘ official ownership ’ of your case by summarising for the minutes ( 'Following my proposal the meeting agreed … ' ) and by literally having the last word on the item : ‘ So we 're agreed on that . |
| 15 | ‘ And what is troubling my lord the Prince of Aberffraw and Lord of Snowdon ? ’ |
| 16 | With this successful venture now under their belts , the Alresford Society are turning their attention the pond itself , and considering the possible replacement of the ‘ shettles ’ , the ancient and now dilapidated sluices that control water flow from the pond . |
| 17 | You do n't have to say that but we all you know you 're you 're pulling their leg the whole time okay ? |
| 18 | The judge dismissed the wife 's appeal , holding that since there was no evidence that in deceiving his wife the husband was acting on behalf of the bank , they could not be held responsible for his misrepresentation and , therefore , the charge was enforceable against her . |
| 19 | In the small church across the way there is the most beautiful stained glass window that John Piper ever designed , celebrating his friend the Poet Laureate who worshipped here and lived in this well-loved rectory . |
| 20 | The lucky winner has the privilege of sending their leader the first congratulatory telegram , announcing the success of the latest project . |
| 21 | But she had a stroke of good fortune when she inherited Penelope Beaton as her art teacher , a woman who laid aside ‘ the nice tidy little shell paintings ’ favoured by her predecessor in favour of teaching her class the pleasures to be had from working with the wonders of unpredictable watercolour . |
| 22 | It was an obvious-looking deception , and should n't have had a hope in hell of working ; but the girls were mostly young and good-looking , and their prey were mostly out-of-towners , and as long as they kept shifting their ground the money kept on coming in . |
| 23 | In reporting his death the annual report of 1957 states : " It would not be an exaggeration to say that his shoulders carried the burden of the BDDA income for the greater part of that period . " |
| 24 | And now he is teaching his son the tricks of the trade . |
| 25 | SPRED has the twofold aim of teaching your child the ways of your own faith , and integrating him/her into the local parish community . |
| 26 | Because it 's alright doing my round the ankle and all ? |
| 27 | ‘ Naturally , being the sort of people we are , we felt no compunction about making use of Nicky , letting her sweet-talk the letting agent … |
| 28 | OPENING up your excellent Have a Rattle page , it continually sickens me to see so-called Glentoran supporters giving their manager the verbals in the press . |
| 29 | She turned to the stranger who had just finished talking to a mechanic who was now giving her car the once-over . |
| 30 | Millions of babies have grown up happy and healthy on formula milks and your baby will thrive if he has a mum who 's relaxed at feeds , not anxious that she 's not giving her baby the best start in life . |