Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [pron] [noun pl] the " in BNC.

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1 Considering that Ubogu had started the game with a wide bandage protecting his ears the injury was surprising and could only have been caused by heavy treatment from something metallic .
2 He did n't approve of people abusing their bodies the way in which Sooty did .
3 copied out the orders listing which battalions the Prince would visit in the coming week , and what manoeuvres each battalion should demonstrate for the Prince 's approval .
4 The nettles were bolder , they bravely marched right up to her very door bringing their friends the docks with them .
5 It comes about that the merchant has to go to the fair at Bruges on his business , and while he spends part of a day before departure in his counting-house reviewing his affairs the monk meets and converses with the wife .
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