Example sentences of "[noun] [noun pl] [conj] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such activity is naturally a bit messy , and those left-over bits of bedding that litter the area around the sett , within the spoil heaps and down the tunnels , are a dead give-away . |
| 2 | I am sure they had the pious hope that this foundation would actually serve to increase the nation 's general fitness by pumping money into sport , but if the money is to go on improving facilities at cricket clubs and down the country , then a large number of cricketers who rely on lousy playing conditions for their place in the side will be forced into retirement . |
| 3 | Boatmen plied their trade down the Trent to Stockwith , Keadby and other river ports and up the Idle to Bawtry , while steam packets provided regular services to Hull , Newcastle , King 's Lynn , and London , and intermediate places . |
| 4 | To reach the south transept- and access door meant passing from the north quire aisle across the quire with its brass eagle and dark mahogany stalls and out the other side . |
| 5 | He deliberately pushed his chair so that it fell over , walked down the stage steps and up the gangway of the auditorium . |