Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the [noun sg] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I explained it was a bit of a flap to go for the train this afternoon . |
| 2 | ‘ God it was awful , ’ he said , and made them laugh and accept what he said , and Barnett never asked for the certificate this time . |
| 3 | Where interviewers are centrally grouped they can be called together for a briefing session , when any queries can be raised and dealt with on the spot , but where large organizations have interviewers scattered about the country this may be a counsel of perfection , although peripatetic fieldwork supervisors do invaluable work in this as well as other areas . |
| 4 | " How they shouted during the attack this afternoon ! " |
| 5 | I am not surprised that he ventured into the fray this evening , because he has already won an outstanding victory for his constituents and I well understand his desire to enjoy another . |
| 6 | She had been so worried about the mistress , and it was n't just because of the way she had torn into the work this morning , nor because of the bairn growing heavy inside her and making life uncomfortable . |
| 7 | As he had stressed in The Rock this was not in the sense of information , but rather in the sense of consciousness of values ; and he deplored a situation where the term society implied simply a group of ‘ well connected ’ and affluent people , which had almost no relation to that other group or society which maintained moral and intellectual standards , which for him was the church . |
| 8 | but I sh I , my opinion is the test we should apply when determining this application surely is , if we were today , nineteen ninety three , preparing a development plan for would we include in the plan this site for development ? |
| 9 | The lists are outside and the the venues , and please take the opportunity during the lunch-break to make contact with your , to make contact with your Chair of Electoral Colleges , your Chairs , er , especially those perhaps , who are new members , the Chairs on their name-tag have a red star , and I think you will all know from the resolution this morning , who are the new Chairs , if they , if they have changed . |
| 10 | Well I do n't think we have because I do n't think it 's been included in the programme this year . |
| 11 | Just 2 mallard ducks ; an adult male and female were caught in the decoy this time . |
| 12 | However , whilst ANDF is unlikely to appear in the market this year , Goldstein says OSF plans a conference on the technology for the end of the year to find out which companies are interested in running the stuff to market and how it can be best introduced to an industry audience already blinded by science . |
| 13 | That 's why I telephoned Eleanor last night and asked her to come to the house this morning . |
| 14 | but , erm , she was hoping to come to the meeting this evening , but she phoned at the last minute and said she could n't make it , but erm , I do n't know if it would be more appropriate perhaps for the schools groups to get in touch with her and I |
| 15 | The Test and County Cricket Board are to take no further action against the Worcestershire cricketer Richard Stemp following a positive drugs test on the player this summer . |
| 16 | We lean over the balcony , marvelling over the way this industrial city , drab and dour by day , transforms itself at night . |
| 17 | Howell has come to the fore this season , being instrumental in getting Civil Service into third place in the league behind Kelburne and Torbrex Wanderers with his impressive defensive record . |
| 18 | I have come to the House this afternoon from a meeting with a representative of the Canadian High Commission , with which we have been in constant touch from the outset of the incident . |
| 19 | FOLLOWING its highly successful run at the King 's last year ‘ Buddy ‘ , The Buddy Holly Story will be returning to the theatre this summer . |
| 20 | However , while the Architecture-Neutral Format is unlikely to appear on the market this year , Goldstein says that the Foundation plans to hold a conference on the technology at the end of the year , to find out which companies are interested in bringing the stuff to market and how it can be best introduced to an industry audience already blinded by science . |
| 21 | And while some parents complain to the head teacher about their children becoming involved with the RUC , at least one headmistress was reported as being committed to the community relations programme , telling parents that she was responsible for their education and that they could move their child if they objected to the way this was done ( FN 10/2/87 , p. 7 ) . |
| 22 | Would you believe that he said I 've got to work on the aeroplane this week , I 've got the week off , I 've got to work on the aeroplane , I , you know , I shall be alright , down the airfield , er on the Wednesday he arrived to see how we were getting on , complaining like made because he had n't been able to find where the cottage was , I said but I 'd left you a detailed map , |
| 23 | The Northamptonshire mansion reopens to the public this weekend for the first time since the death of his father . |
| 24 | We were laughing at the Sun this morning , had a picture of Neil Kinnock 's head in the light bulb and it said , could the last person out of Britain please turn the light off after them . |
| 25 | Abruptly she sat up , winced at the pain this produced , then listened as the sound grew nearer : somebody was whistling ‘ Lillibullero ’ with warbles and elaborate trills , off-key , but with clear enjoyment . |
| 26 | Neil MacDonald looks at the havoc this is creating in a coup-prone land . |
| 27 | More than two hundred thousand people are expected at the track this weekend as Nigel Mansell attempts to become Britain 's most successful Formula One driver of all time . |
| 28 | The biggest event organised by the Trust this year took place over the weekend of 23 and 24 June when the countryside was brought to Salford in Greater Manchester . |
| 29 | In the case of the Fiesta used by the spouse this is not a business asset . |
| 30 | In thinking about what Stalinism brought to his country , Kundera thinks of the support this despotism has received from the writers of his country , and of other countries . |