Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little traffic on them during the dark hours at present , but if the lines are to be used by freight trains — some of them a mile long trundling through the night and causing heavy vibration and noise , there will be a dramatic effect on the environment and quality of life of those who live in proximity to them . |
| 2 | During this period she herds stray animals to her seashore cave , where she feeds them during the cold months . |
| 3 | Rimbaud would seem to be especially culpable since ‘ the deconstructions of semantic forms , the destabilizations of meaning , as we have known them during the past decades , derive from Rimbaud 's dissolution of the self ’ . |
| 4 | And thank you everyone for the lovely presents for our new home . |
| 5 | June had asked Hilda Lodge to thank everyone for the lovely flowers sent to her during her recent stay in hospital . |
| 6 | Janice sends very many thanks to everyone for the lovely flowers she received while in hospital recently and thanks also to the super evening she spent at Avery Hill Easter Party . |
| 7 | The beadle led them through the gloomy rooms off the main hall where the Court of Common Pleas , Court of Chancery and Court of Requests sat , and down a warren of lime-washed corridors until he stopped in front of a door and rapped noisily with his wand . |
| 8 | Big companies have the cash to sustain them through the long vicissitudes of permit-winning . |
| 9 | On the contrary , the miners ' wives seemed desperate to keep the spirit that had seen them through the long months , the solidarity and friendship and , above all , the feeling that together they could do something to change the world and make it a better place , not only for themselves , but for all those suffering injustice . |
| 10 | On summer evenings rowers on the lake have claimed that they have heard far below them through the still waters the sound of church bells tolling . |
| 11 | With revenues plummeting , airlines clamoured for government support to help them through the bad times . |
| 12 | the sheer weight and ferocity of their charge carries them through the massed ranks of their Moorish adversaries . |
| 13 | Too often businessmen through reticence or unawareness neglect the resources available to them through the local banks and the purpose of this short article is to draw their attention to the servies and assistance available . |
| 14 | 1989 , The Year Of The Microscope ( to Jan ) Largest ever collection of working microscopes on public display ; the public are invited to bring along their own specimens and look at them through the different microscopes . |
| 15 | Managers were encouraged by corporate head office to eradicate such excesses at the work-outs , not to refer them to committees or put them through the proper channels . |
| 16 | He had seen them through the lean years , and here now was a good harvest . |
| 17 | Everyone loves me for the very things that you want me to cover up ! |
| 18 | The Youngs were with the Unwins from Australia and Filmer and Daffodil shared a table with a pair Nell later identified to me as the American owners of the horse called Flokati . |
| 19 | Bite One : ‘ The Secretary of State told us about the silver lining — he told us nothing about the dark clouds on the horizon . ’ |
| 20 | It says nothing about the actual conditions of re-identification of any such topic . |
| 21 | It did nothing about the immediate problems , and so , probably inevitably , came to be seen as a form of inaction . |
| 22 | As a consequence , the changes produced will tell you nothing about the normal functions of that part . |
| 23 | The book had worthy intentions , and the text made some good points , but the illustrations were weak and said nothing about the real conditions of the poor . |
| 24 | But western audiences know next to nothing about the martial arts . |
| 25 | Knowing nothing about the likely sums involved , or the intentions of Viola 's younger son , the discussion was inconclusive , but as he stopped his car outside its magnificent , unpaid-for garage , Desmond said : ‘ I think I 'd better keep an eye on young Hilary . ’ |
| 26 | I said earlier that we want to involve all aspects of the educational system , and for example we have already written to every local authority in the country , telling them about the general themes that we have identified as important , asking for their comments , for their suggestions of other matters that we should perhaps look into , and also asking for their help and involvement . |
| 27 | Then Howard sits back and tells them about the terrible balls-up he made of his arrival in the city . |
| 28 | Every time some new one comes out on the market he always calls up the maker and tells them about the small pools win he 's just had . ’ |
| 29 | ICI Pharmaceuticals had also written to doctors telling them about the serious reactions and deaths . |
| 30 | She warned them about the steep steps . |