Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This division eventually led to the departure of some of the laboratory 's senior staff , a loss that became the universities ' gain . |
| 2 | On the following day the Senate was compelled to " freeze " the legislation after opposition deputies successfully appealed to the Supreme Court to block Senate ratification of the law until a ruling had been made on the constitutional legality of the AP 's parliamentary conduct during the lower house vote . |
| 3 | Widnes bitterly complained about the unfairness of the situation saying — quite rightly — that if incidents like that are to be pulled out you would need 26 cameras — for every player . |
| 4 | Carew , writing at the beginning of the seventeenth century , had then thought four hours underground was as much as a tin miner could endure , but six- or eight-hour shifts overwhelmingly predominated by the eighteenth century . |
| 5 | On Tuesday , the Queen was wheeled out for her first-ever appearance at the European Parliament to give what the Guardian wittily described as the ‘ royal oui ’ to the EC . |
| 6 | Forrester eventually got on the pitch with about 5 minutes left , and indeed Fowler was attempting to put him through when the ball richoched back to him , hit him in the stomach and sat up in a ‘ kick me please ’ type fashion , which he did , and scored . |
| 7 | Environmental groups successfully appealed against the issue of the general permit , and in July 1987 , won an injunction which cut short the salmon season for the drift-net fleet . |
| 8 | The grey outline of the submarine slowly disappeared into the darkness , and they were alone . |
| 9 | November 2 , 1978 The solicitors successfully appealed to the House of Lords and the third party notice was restored . |
| 10 | The new regime 's most determined opponents eventually emerged as the Mujahedin-e-Khalq , led by Mas'ud Rajavi who established a base in Paris for some years and was reported in 1986 to have made his way to Baghdad . |
| 11 | Refinements of surgical technique eventually culminated in the selective shunt procedures developed by Warren et al which were designed to decompress the gastro-oesophageal varices while preserving portal blood flow and liver function . |
| 12 | In general , though , it was considered taboo — a place scientists should not tread — until the tide apparently turned at the 1986 international conference of human geneticists in Berlin , where participants openly discussed the possibilities . |
| 13 | Silver Helm cavalry swiftly raced along the coast and came upon the Dark Elves on the cliffs . |
| 14 | I relished the moment during a rehearsal once when Mel Brooks suddenly boomed at the researcher , ‘ Judith — go to my dressing-room and put on that thing I bought you ! ’ |
| 15 | When painting Cornish scenes Minton had been aware of the precedent set by Christopher Wood and The Times rightly saw in The Harbour an attempt to translate a Christopher Wood theme ‘ into the tragic idiom of modern painters ’ . |
| 16 | Corbett secretly marvelled at the cool composure of his opponent . |
| 17 | The very high bore tides rarely occured during the hours of darkness , but he knew this one was predicted to be a twenty seven footer , and that meant danger . |
| 18 | He caressed the baseball bat , then holding it down by his side slowly walked down the uncarpeted stairs . |
| 19 | We were some distance out in the lake when Edward eventually called from the shore that supper was spoiling . |
| 20 | Blood slowly coagulated round the edges of the gash . |
| 21 | Public spending savings mostly came from the abolition of SERPS . |
| 22 | The oars dipped unhurriedly in the calm water , and when the boat eventually arrived at the shore there was a further infuriating delay before the procession formed up and began making its way round the harbour to Ballingolin . |
| 23 | And we meet the couple whose wedding literally started on the rocks . |
| 24 | Scott merely glared at the DI . |
| 25 | She 'd pointed out that it was stupid to talk about Tupperware parties as a means of raising funds since funds raised at Tupperware parties naturally went to the manufacturers of Tupperware . |
| 26 | Carrie asked but Albert did n't reply because Mister Johnny suddenly spoke from the doorway . |
| 27 | The Guardian and Daily Mail alone stayed in the same ownership throughout the period . |
| 28 | Mark 's smile did not reveal that Faustina naturally went on the beds as well as in the lounge . |
| 29 | The Leader of the Opposition apparently said in the campaign for the Langbaurgh by-election that £2.6 billion extra would be spent on education by a future Labour Government . |
| 30 | While they watched the rain a horse suddenly walked around the corner of the track ahead . |