Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [det] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got through half the book . |
| 2 | ‘ The world 's exotica is over there , parading for all the universe to see , and you are here … ’ |
| 3 | That was why India-May could handle being ripped off all the time . |
| 4 | ‘ Father vould n't really vant him to go for all the summer . ’ |
| 5 | Stunned by the sensation , she had to search for all the willpower she possessed not to let her reaction show in her expression . |
| 6 | As Carol had heard it , the Special Air Service had somehow broken through all the perimeter fences in the night , evaded the Ministry police and their bloody dogs , and reached the doors of the earth mound where the chemical explosives were stored . |
| 7 | Because I believe that it is the women that goes through all the pain , suffering and has to carry the burden of the chance of getting pregnant which a man does not have for obvious reasons . |
| 8 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp 's NTT Mobile Communications Network is to split itself into nine regional units : its present headquarters in Tokyo will become the group 's parent company , which will wholly own the equity of the eight subsidiaries , and the move is intended to improve efficiency and competitiveness in the fight with its biggest domestic rival Daini Denden Inc , which has no unit in Tokyo and Tokai area , which together account for half the population . |
| 9 | If that continues during the 1990s , inflation averages 5% , and homes account for half the value of all bequests , Mintel thinks property transfers between generations will rise from perhaps £16 billion in 1990–91 to £25 billion in 1999–2000 . |
| 10 | Then I asked for half the fee in advance , and was given a wafer confirming the immediate transfer of the amount to my Fedbank . |
| 11 | You had to search through half the estate to gather a pound of coffee for 2 colones . |
| 12 | I 've got it timed so that I arrive just before your French maid number , so I do n't have to sit through all the rest of it . |
| 13 | Restricting your consumption of fats is a sound way to lose weight and a healthy way of eating for all the family . |
| 14 | Especially if you do n't realize that till you 've got , till you 've got home and you realize you 've got to go through all the hassle of going back to the shop to complain . |
| 15 | You had to go through all the misery and raise it with the danger of leaks all the time in some of the central international establishments in America . |
| 16 | Er I do n't think one would ever have the stomach to go through all the detail . |
| 17 | My elder brother , one of the last O-level year , pretends to sneer at my GCSE passes , but I 'm glad we did n't have to go through all the cramming and regurgitation of the old exams . |
| 18 | His osteopath had premises near Regent 's Park and all the way Berg kept apologizing for all the trouble he was causing and Rain kept assuring him it was none at all . |
| 19 | The Sporthotel is quietly located in St Anton 's pedestrian zone , and is well placed for all the resort 's facilities . |
| 20 | He praised the performance of 18-year-old Grant Watts , scorer of Palace 's first goal in a shock 2-1 win , and said : ‘ It was a night to enjoy after all the trouble we 've been having this season . |
| 21 | Discover the dramatic scenery of the Yorkshire Dales on a guided walk designed for all the family to enjoy — it 's part of a series of family walks organised by the national park called Going Places . |
| 22 | The service of Morning Worship is designed for all the family . |
| 23 | She actually moved about all the time which was quite frustrating . |
| 24 | I have ended the story with killing and bloodshed because I want to leave that picture before your eyes — a picture which stands for all the anguish and hardship and disappointment and dangers anyone going to Eretz must expect . |
| 25 | He had thin ankles , too , and moved for all the world like a wolf . |
| 26 | You 're sorta runnin' about all the time , so you do n't get time for anythin' else really . |
| 27 | Forget about all the rest of it , we know it gives water okay . |
| 28 | In order to compensate for this the Borough Council took on the responsibility for payment of the Parish Clerk 's salary and the maintenance of parish playing fields . |
| 29 | To compensate for this the author might include remarks in p6 which somehow introduce p2 . |
| 30 | Well the people that done it did n't get caught but the corridor on which it happened was fined for all the equipment . |