Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An argument at Formby 's works between a boy , John Carter , and a horse driver led to what the local paper called " A brutal attack upon the boy " . |
| 2 | They ensured that the infant emperor continued to study in Paris for another seven years and meantime the French Resident Superior in Hue arrogated to himself the few remaining vestiges of imperial authority . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes … ! ’ he said deeply , and then his mouth closed over hers , burningly sensual as his hands moved slowly up to tunnel into her thick black hair , and as her mouth opened beneath his the hunger swept them both again , their breathing quickening as the kiss took fire and his mouth was fierce , hot , demanding , his hands moving over her body as she heard his heart thudding violently at his chest , and she knew she was in danger of losing her mind with the sweet , hot rush of excitement . |
| 4 | Fincara cried , and light flared over them the woman 's laughing face , and Adam 's burning blindness . |
| 5 | When the vote went against them the Poles simply marched in and took by force the areas they considered rightfully theirs . |
| 6 | It came , the decision came from your the education department . |
| 7 | ’ He went on to say , at p. 196 , ‘ although … there is no direct evidence … proving undue pressure … a state of circumstances existed from which the court will infer pressure and undue influence . ’ |
| 8 | When the parents saw for themselves the improvement in their children , their own prejudices were overcome . |
| 9 | A seven-hour battle ensued in which the guerrilla , Issam Barahma , and an Israeli soldier died ; three other Israeli soldiers were injured . |
| 10 | As we have seen , Plowden commented on what the committee found . |
| 11 | A clause inserted by Lord Muncaster reserved for himself the right " at any time during the said 21 yrs " , if he so wished , to become a " partner of ¼ in the concern " by paying a " full part of the expenses from the commencement thereof of working the same … " |
| 12 | Every shrill cadence of the birds ' song , every soft utterance of Dr Tariq poured into him the high exhilaration of fear . |
| 13 | Second , she contended that her husband misrepresented to her the effect of the legal charge . |
| 14 | Official sympathy did not extend to pressure for constitutional change : ‘ enlightened ’ bureaucrats interpreted such pressure as the work of reactionary oligarchs , while most conservative officials saw behind it the machinations of radical members of the intelligentsia challenging the entire social structure . |
| 15 | I think we all need to bear in mind that as far as what Mr said about what the approved strategy was and what the Secretary of Sta of State previously said . |
| 16 | But so many people all her life had told her how wrong it was to hurt others , so Jezrael penned inside her the rage that crushed its poison outwards through the walls of her veins , not knowing the harm she would do herself , knowing only that if she killed Zulei she would be as bad as Zulei was . |
| 17 | The other prong of the attack was the political lobbying and the use of such institutions and fora as were open to the group , though few state-sponsored fora existed in which the long-term concerns of the DUC could be articulated . |
| 18 | In Korea , industrial policy had clear priorities and had used political power to make sure that firms complied with what the planners wanted . |
| 19 | Up and down the country mini-celebrations occurred in what the official guide called in that unmistakeable paternalistic tone of the period , ‘ spontaneous expressions of citizenship ’ . |
| 20 | Mr Dixon could hardly believe his ears as Hank poured into them the story of the book and its apparent success . |
| 21 | Last year 's assembly remitted to us the task of working out the consequences for the service known as confirmation if children are admitted to the sacrament of the lord 's supper . |
| 22 | And if Jesus incorporated in himself the double role of royal and priestly Messiah , he would indeed have been a figure worthy of such adherence . |
| 23 | This development particularly concerned Soviet leaders , although Egypt reserved for itself the right to exercise sovereign control over these facilities . |
| 24 | Johnson extracted from him the English meaning of the Gaelic place-name ; it signified a place of , or near , water , conforming , claimed McQueen , to ‘ all the descriptions of the temples of that goddess , which were situated near rivers that there might be water to wash the statue ’ . |
| 25 | Along the way Brian talked to us the whole time , not in a loud voice or a whisper , but in a low confident tone , the kind every good falconer adopts when he 's in the presence of birds of prey . |
| 26 | The more people laughed at them the more stubborn she got . |
| 27 | Kuusinen quoted to them the obligations imposed by the Whitsun Conference decision : We propose that the following questions be raised for discussion in all the organisations of the ILP. ( l ) What concrete mass actions on the basis of the united front of the C.P.G.B. and the ILP can and must be carried out in the near future with the aim of a successful struggle for a 10% wage increase , against the Means Test , and other similar partial demands advanced by the C.P.G.B. and the ILP ? ( 2 ) Is it desirable for the ILP to join the Communist International as a Party sympathising with Communism with the right to a consultative vote … ? |
| 28 | And I used to load the boot up and bring them and load home like in the boot of my car my Sales Manager said to me the other day , how the hell did you get bright red dust in your boot ? |
| 29 | Wistfully , Jaq quoted to himself the words of an ancient leader of the middle kingdom on bygone Earth : ‘ In the land of a thousand million people , what does the death of one million of these count in the cause of purity ? ’ |
| 30 | Raymond said to me the other day , I asked him was there any lemonade ? |