Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 For the present these views are likely to prevail despite Layfield 's conclusion that LIT was ‘ feasible ’ ( Layfield 1976:207 ) .
2 I do n't think I can play for the dancing this year .
3 Meanwhile , Spurs coach Doug Livermore joined the growing army of tipsters backing Aston Villa for the Championship this season .
4 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern would be working for The Mob these days .
5 The confident cricketers are the ones who set themselves targets of achievement , which range from Sir Richard Hadlee 's carefully calculated and perfectly achieved ‘ double ’ season in 1984 , to my hope that perhaps I will perform the somewhat lesser treble of at least one run , one wicket and one catch for the village this year .
6 For the majority these facilities were not readily available .
7 Erm no I went away for the weekend this weekend and er made four ta tapes of me and Frank in the car driving around from er we went to erm Oxford first then we went to Bournemouth , then we went to Winchester and then we went to Cheltenham , .
8 Receiving the Championship Trophy brings to a conclusion a memorable week for Wigan , who earned the distinction of having a record 13 players selected for the tour this summer .
9 Isay helped him dress for the banquet that evening , showing no resentment at having to double as valet as well as bodyguard .
10 However , bistables based on individual transistors are sometimes used and valves were used for the purpose many years ago .
11 It is the logic of the asylum to sell scanners without restriction and then say they should n't be used for the purpose most people buy them .
12 My first reaction was one of concern for the affirmation these communities require and deserve .
13 ‘ God it was awful , ’ he said , and made them laugh and accept what he said , and Barnett never asked for the certificate this time .
14 We 've got ta pay for the coach this time have n't we , or something ?
15 We got ta pay for the coach this time though have n't we ?
16 All the boats were getting ready for the regatta that afternoon , bailing out dinghies , coiling ropes , and smells of food frying wafted across the smell of the estuary .
17 There has been reference in the Selby area for the likelihood that land initially allocated for industry will in fact be taken up for a supermarket .
18 For the church this surge in royal patronage had damaging effects , pastoral and political .
19 When he came in for the night some hours later he was still agitated and fretting .
20 There are two texts for the sermon this morning which , as you know , is on God , the Holy Spirit .
21 There 's little in Marshall 's CV to prepare you for the way this story , awash with sentimental pitfalls , is turned into a deeply stirring , full blooded drama .
22 It would enclose within it , a traditional economic development strategy for the work this Committee 's helping , but it should look in a wider issue , and seek to influence wider , wider things that happen within the county .
23 Erm I 'm er rising to take the opportunity to sum up the debate er for those of us on this side of the house and to say that on this side of the house we do welcome these orders actually coming through , delayed though they are and er besmirched though they are by the usual examples of government incompetence in failing to send them to the scrutiny committee in the proper manner to allow the usual processes to take place but wi that 's par for the course these days .
24 ‘ He has put me at your service , sir , ’ replied the monk , ‘ for the love this boy bears you .
25 One of the principal reasons for the success this season has been an influx of new players .
26 The only lodgings James had been able to afford were so squalid he had scarcely been able to concentrate on his studies for the cold each winter , and the thought of a house and a wife to warm his bed had been added incentive to pursue marriage plans with Maud Rollerson .
27 For the animal-watcher this strategy only becomes obvious when , from a hidden viewpoint , it is possible to see the predator approaching from the far side of the prey .
28 In his special broadcast last night , Mr Genscher said he hoped President Gorbachev , who will visit East Berlin for the anniversary this weekend , ‘ will try to convince East Germany that political reforms are also in its own interest ’ .
29 For there was no doubt about her success that night , and for the encore this time , she came on alone .
30 Of course , we hope that Baker will undertake pioneer work and organise courses in neighbouring rural areas but probably for the moment any courses under Chapter III could be arranged in the usual way .
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