Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Richard had heard about the old Angevin claim when he began work on a castle within the political orbit of Châtellerault he probably thought it had long since lapsed . |
| 2 | He had heard about the Old Magic at University , although it was forbidden to wizards . |
| 3 | Dannii was the famous sister but Hardy yet again decided to go for the older girl . |
| 4 | ‘ Had n't you checked through the old bank statements ? ’ he asked tightly . |
| 5 | You would have to strip off the old veneer and put a whole new one on . |
| 6 | Surely she had n't almost fallen for the oldest trick in the book ! |
| 7 | I had fallen for the oldest James Brown/James Brown joke in the book . |
| 8 | Sarazen was so sure that Daniels had been the key to his win that he asked for the old boy to be with him when he was presented with the claret jug , saying it was a ‘ team victory ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ He goes for the older woman ! ’ |
| 10 | Do you think that erm any of the town 's been badly designed for the old people ? |
| 11 | Well I do n't se I do n't think that it has been badly designed for the old people , I think the object of building the town as it has been built is to integrate the erm the old people with the young , perhaps the young people resent that but I think we have got to have a mixed community in as much as we have got to be aware that old people need attention in as much as they need companionship and if they are not integrated with the community they are going to be I really se , just left out on their own which in lots of cases there are very , very many lonely people , old people but if they are put within the community I think the community will look after them , in as much as giving them companionship whether the people , some people resent it or not , I do n't know , but I do think that they should not be segregated . |
| 12 | Once again Charles was astonished how easily Malcolm would fall for the oldest cons in the business . |
| 13 | One morning , while driving through the Old City , he turned quite suddenly into the Meena Bazaar near the Jama Masjid . |
| 14 | By night we suggest you head for the old quarter of Sachsenhausen which is packed with delightful pubs and restaurants . |
| 15 | ‘ And you want to know about the old man 's will ? ’ |
| 16 | One or two of the old films are now on CD video because they are important documents of certain artists , but the way we are filming and editing the films I am now making is completely different We have learnt a very great deal in these years and so we forget about the older films just as you would n't dream of driving around in a thirty-year-old car . |
| 17 | Throughout all this period the SPD and FPD continued to argue for a less exclusively western orientation , dusting off the old chestnut about Germany 's ‘ third way ’ which had been so disastrous in 1918 . |
| 18 | Beth still saw it as her duty to provide for the old man , though he rarely ate anything she prepared . |
| 19 | Browse through the old world shops and boutiques , then drive back to Toronto for an end of tour dinner . |
| 20 | THREE-quarters of the track including half the through lines , the semaphore signals , the last vestiges of freight facilities and the last of the men who used proudly to work for the old railway company have gone , yet the long-distance service is faster , more frequent and above all better used than at any time in railway history , and the number of passengers passing through probably at an all time high . |
| 21 | ‘ He was very unlucky to be dropped after the Old Trafford Test last year , ’ said Emburey . |
| 22 | Sir George Robey 240 Seven Sisters Rd N4 ( 263 4581 ) Named after an old musical hero , located opposite the old Rainbow , the venerable old rock institution which is now home to a religious sect . |
| 23 | I used to smell of the old cows . |
| 24 | While on the subject of identification , I am reminded of the old lady who , many years ago , before the importation of tortoises was quite rightly banned , purchased one from our pet department . |
| 25 | On first loading Millenium Warriors , I was strongly reminded of the old Palace classic Barbarian . |
| 26 | Educated at Luddesdown before taking his degree at Oxford in 1738 , he was well acquainted with this area for he writes of the old Chapel at Upper Hailing . |
| 27 | In his judgment , Mr Justice Knox suggested that the practice was based on an incorrect interpretation of the law , and that the company disposing of the old asset also had to acquire the new asset . |
| 28 | The village playing field stands opposite the old school and occupies the old titheyard where tithes were paid to the church up to the early 19th century . |
| 29 | He wandered towards the old harbour , now little more than a quiet backwater . |
| 30 | Before I can summon up some energy , we 've parked near the Old Dungeon Ghyll and Gordon is hoisting a huge frame rucksack onto his back , packed with his Hasselblad medium format camera and various other photographic gizmos . |