Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] [vb base] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To prevent starvation on more plebeian trains , passengers had to take all their food with them or leap from the train the moment it drew into a station and rush for the buffet . |
| 2 | Gina could crawl in beside them or sleep on the sofa downstairs if she preferred . |
| 3 | There are three themes which stand out to me that run throughout the book that are all in some way or other interlinked . |
| 4 | But whereas the long version refers only to the words in Lamentations 1:12 ( O all ye that pass by the way , attend , and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow ) , the short version incorporates all the references to focus more sharply on the organic relationship between man and Christ whose natural growth is blasted by sin : And only in the short version does the meditator acknowledge this by identifying himself with the penitent thief pleading for pardon to be extended to him , and confessing his failure to acknowledge Christ as the true source of his integrity : In both versions the meditator admits that the very ability to recognise the life-giving power in Christ is a sign that he in fact has the love of God even if he does not feel it : And in both , as the meditator sees his betrayal and sense of deprivation borne by Christ in His words : " My god , my dere god , why hastow al forsakyn me … ( 89. cf.102 ) he imagines himself lying down among the bones of dead men on mount Calvary , taking the foot of the Cross in his arms , the stench of death in his nostrils . |
| 5 | • Announcing his decision to ‘ unretire ’ himself and return to the Williams team next year , Nigel Mansell issued a wordy statement which posed many more questions than it answered . |
| 6 | When his father was absent , he would come here himself and stand beside the pool , staring down into the water as if emptying himself into its depths , letting his thoughts become the fish , drifting , gliding slowly , almost listlessly in the water , then rising swiftly to breach the surface , imbued with sudden purpose . |
| 7 | But my dogs have always , much rather come shopping with me and sit in the , . |
| 8 | Come down with me and dance at the Casablanca Club . |
| 9 | Since many of the evangelicals shared Billy Graham 's opinions and valued his methods and saw the good which he did , his article stirred wrath among them and fear about the Bishop of Durham becoming the Archbishop of York . |
| 10 | Before such people can act together , a kind of telepathic feeling has to flow through them and ripen to the point when they all know that they are ready to begin . |
| 11 | So that meant that he was he could n't sort of do a heavy heavy work so he just used to do odd job things you know , he 'd sell horse and carts and er he 'd go down to the pier when he used to do the fishing boats , he used to come in and he 'd buy a box of fish from them and go round the streets selling them you know . |
| 12 | The arrangements which people make privately for various domestic services are well known and little questioned , although practitioners need to be aware of them and relate to the people concerned in planning packages of care . |
| 13 | We we used to have lots , they used to go my father used to put er a a bird a bird trap er bird second time to catch and we used to pluck them and and them and roast by the fire you know . |
| 14 | These apply to the area of the local authority which makes them and apply to the conduct of people within the area of the local authority . |
| 15 | With the establishing of sections , it is vital that the members no the member knows what avenues are open to them and what facilities and rights they have , and how to utilize them and contribute to the running of the union . |
| 16 | Eventually they take a plastic sack they 've found on the beach , drape it round the pair of them and walk into the water , giggling . |
| 17 | Yeah but then he 'll , we should be able to manage then to pay the mortgage and pay them and keep on the level peg . |
| 18 | By the time the flotilla had reached a latitude of 50°S , and had stopped again for rest and replenishment , the men were becoming restive once more : their plea now was ) — if the expedition wanted to reach the Spice Islands , why not turn east towards them and pass below the Cape of Good Hope , as usual ? |
| 19 | Research shows that fire bells induce panic and confusion or , even worse , people ignore them and wait for the PA announcement to say that the bells were a false alarm and everybody can now go back to bed . |
| 20 | When latecomers appear through doors which slam noisily behind them and creep across the room in front of you , do not try to continue by raising your voice while your audience turn to look at the newcomers . |
| 21 | US officials have repeatedly made it clear there will be no further US pressure on Israel to make more concessions on the deportee issue and that the onus is on the Palestinians to put the crisis behind them and return to the table . |
| 22 | This arrived so soon we could n't believe there had been time to make them and get to the Matterhorn ! |
| 23 | Whatever surfaces are provided , the fish often ignore them and spawn on the side of the tank . |
| 24 | Perhaps your secretary or some other intelligent person can sit alongside you and jot down , unobtrusively , the main points made by other speakers and indicate who is speaking so that you can look at them and glance at the notes alternately . |
| 25 | He 'll sit there on the floor with them and play with the magnets . |
| 26 | ‘ I regret some of the changes , but I think you 've got to accept them and move with the times , however unfortunate that may be . ’ |
| 27 | Maybe it 's partly due to that air of arrogant hauteur you have , but I find it quite unbearably exciting to look at you and know of the passion that 's lurking underneath . |
| 28 | You know what it 's like to bear a child and bring him up and see him leave you and go to the other side of the world , knowing you 'll not see him again ? |
| 29 | Then they stick the needle in you and pull on the blood and it 's disgusting ! |
| 30 | " King Darzin , " he sniffled , " that wicked thief El-ahrairah , has said he will steal your lettuces and he is coming to trick you and get into the garden . " |