Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chauffeurs peel themselves off the walls , put down their fifth or sixth freebie rock'n'roll drink , and take us all in convoy to a club somewhere in Kansas City . |
| 2 | Bob and I are progressing as a piano/clarsach duo , and of course some of the accompaniments to his songs tax me to the limit , or have to be vetoed altogether . |
| 3 | waves push me to the side |
| 4 | ‘ A visit to the Moon and a space walk-to say nothing of the Big Dipper and the Whiplash — all in one day ? |
| 5 | They remain different ways , because the institutions of natural science involve the practice of giving causal explanations with the aid of models and statistics , whereas those of religion involve nothing of the sort . |
| 6 | The Jews provide us with the single most illuminating incident of the episcopate of Avitus . |
| 7 | At first glance the lumps of rock reveal nothing of the primitive technology which heralded the dawn of culture . |
| 8 | It 's just that most offices put them in the open near the coffee machine or the Ladies loo and anybody can see what 's coming over . |
| 9 | Her next whimpered , broken words cut him to the heart . |
| 10 | He had been about to open the door into the kitchen , but now he turned and looked at her , and his next words cut her to the bone as they were apt to do when they spat the truth at her . |
| 11 | Eye pigments occurring in the ommatidial cells of some insects may be of special interest since studies of their metabolism reveal something of the mode of action of genes controlling eye colour . |
| 12 | United almost contributed to their own downfall , but Blackpool 's finsihing let them off the hook . |
| 13 | You know , every week pop fans stop me on the street , the noo . |
| 14 | You know , every week pop fans stop me on the street , the noo . |
| 15 | Ashworth 's analysis uses interesting concepts drawn from sociology and psychology but his data cover everything from the official histories of the war , including divisional and battalion histories , right across to the diaries of ordinary soldiers , some of which were based on notes taken during the war but written up years later . |
| 16 | Two lifts link it with the private sun terrace , bathing platform and sea water swimming pool below . |
| 17 | But I think it 's time , I think we both agree that the time er well used because it 's for the because your Lordship will have a better understanding of the evidence when the plaintiff and the defendant give it from the witness box . |
| 18 | So , naturally , many insect-eating animals pursue them in the air . |
| 19 | She saw his glance rake her from the top of her shining chestnut hair over her make-up-free face , and down over her pretty cotton wrap to the tips of her toes . |
| 20 | Jesus ' sufferings draw us into the love of God and show us how much he loved us . |
| 21 | If any readers know anything of the current whereabouts of Tin Tin , Milly Molly Mandy , Jennings and/or Derbyshire , Rupert Bear , any of the Famous Five or Secret Seven , Billy Bunter , My Naughty Little Sister ( presumably now in freelance tax-free employment round the back of King 's Cross ? ) or any of the many others , I 'd like to hear about it . |
| 22 | Structuralists trace it to the workings of a permanent arms economy , necessary both to capitalism and to state capitalism . |
| 23 | In doing so , General Nelson Miles ' own words tell everything about the nature of Chief Joseph and his brave people : |
| 24 | And unless all nations commit themselves to the elimination of ozone-depleting chemicals , the agreement is compromised . |
| 25 | Good luck to all those , and there are dozens , who this spring find themselves beyond the dressing-room doors . |
| 26 | Give credit card details , say ‘ please debit my card accordingly ’ , state whether you want it posted or if youll collect it on the day , and finally give your voice number for them to call ‘ if there are any problems ’ . |
| 27 | Give credit card details , say ‘ please debit my card accordingly ’ , state whether you want it posted or if youll collect it on the day , and finally give your voice number for them to call ‘ if there are any problems ’ . |
| 28 | It 's just I mean as philosophy just very standardly takes words from ordinary language gradually gets a technical meaning , er which is different from the original meaning and then when ordinary speakers use it in the original meaning they get told off . |
| 29 | " Did n't you and David interrupt us in the study on my birthday ? |
| 30 | The present generation of British and American literary Marxists remind me of the small boy in Joyce 's story , ‘ Araby ’ , who got to the bazaar just as it was closing . |