Example sentences of "[pron] [subord] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wickenden , as purchasing director , is naturally reticent about details , but he led me to believe that smuggling nuts out of Turkey was an important activity , and that everyone except presumably the government , was satisfied with this arrangement . |
| 2 | During this month I led the life for which I had always yearned hunting big game on my own in the wilds of Africa ; but now I realized that this expedition had meant more to me than just the excitement of hunting . |
| 3 | Since he finally won test honours against France in the domestic series in 1991 McKenzie has established himself as arguably the world 's best tighthead prop . |
| 4 | The modern world is one which confuses and plunders our sense of the past ; one where even the concept of ‘ heritage ’ itself is hi-jacked and distorted . |
| 5 | Is there a man out there with more to him than just the change in his pockets ? |
| 6 | Andy Macdonald has more going for him than merely the fact that he stands 6ft 8in . |
| 7 | You see , I think there was much more to it than just the fact that they were childless . ’ |
| 8 | The full implications of this are best indicated if we observe that far more is involved in it than merely the uniqueness of the revelation in Jesus , solely the issue whether there is genuine access to knowledge of God in any other place . |
| 9 | But we 're likely to make more money at it than perhaps the sweat shops do . |
| 10 | If food to be eaten raw or without further cooking has thawed , it 's acceptable to refreeze it if just the surface has softened but you can still feel some ice . |
| 11 | How could you refute it when just the memory of his scathing comments made your eyes fill with tears ? |
| 12 | None of the cases in this court to which Mr. Munby has invited our attention are binding on us because seemingly the court never considered what powers it had to make a suitable order under section 13 of the Act of 1960 . |
| 13 | We never talk about it : we never talk about anything though so the fact that we do n't talk about that does n't mean much . |