Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | St Albans Crown Court heard how 50 year old David Lashley raped and killed the 24 year old after earning himself the reputation of a habitual rapist . |
| 2 | Petri often quoted the older man 's opinion : ‘ He called me his most genuine pupil and tried everything to further me , recommended me to managers and conductors , sent to me all the pupils he did not want to take , and was instrumental in getting me the appointment of Professor of Piano at the Royal College of Manchester , England , where I remained from 1905 to 1911 ’ . |
| 3 | I 've also had people at forty plus telling me the same thing which is a nonsense . |
| 4 | They have done this by asking what the British really want from a holiday . |
| 5 | THE VISUAL richness of Philip Prowse 's stage for his adaptation of Oscar Wilde 's novel is such as to make it the theatrical equivalent of one of those packed galleries in the Louvre , so pell mell with works of art that the task is to know where to fix the eye . |
| 6 | By sliding the narrow strip through the slots , combinations such as Give me the English book may be formed . |
| 7 | There was no doubting her sister 's passion as she struggled to express her resentment , writing : — on my life Lily I declare I want only what is best for the child and would not be Cruel to him nor the cause of Cruelty and what you asked was Cruel the child knowing no Italian and being Fearful of leaving me the only Mother he has known and who he loves as his own . |
| 8 | Callaghan was confused at finding himself the centre of attention . |
| 9 | The fecund Mr Anderson is , among other things , famous for bringing us the film classic If . |
| 10 | It is a good sound bite , but it is not any better for hearing it the second time . |
| 11 | We now have two new people involved with bringing you the news — Anne Seaton , away up in Scotland , who is helping with page three 's editing and Victoria Osborne , from Surrey , in a more general way , her first contribution is the report of our very successful Reunion held last November . |
| 12 | Since the conventions offer an imperfect guide to the subject at hand , it is necessary to look at some of the other types of sources which are generally recognised as being useful in establishing what the law is , and in relating it to specific situations and technical developments . |
| 13 | Notice , though , that while flow figures are useful in telling us the directions in which companies channel the funds they received , they do not tell us how active intermediaries are in any particular market . |
| 14 | The Agia Triadha sarcophagus is invaluable in showing us the funeral ceremonies that were offered for some important person around 1400 BC . |
| 15 | Since theory is involved in deciding what the facts are , there is room for choice when deciding whether the theory at stake is consistent with them . |
| 16 | People have got to be involved in solving themselves the problems themselves . |
| 17 | Fear , attraction , dismay , and total confusion : she had experienced them all since meeting him the previous day . |
| 18 | Like the emerging national plan , the Florida measure seeks to make health-insurance benefits available to the working poor by giving them the same clout in the marketplace as employees of big companies . |
| 19 | The second is the principle of integrity in adjudication : it asks those responsible for deciding what the law is to see and enforce it as coherent in that way . |
| 20 | Would we , for example , be happy with giving someone the right to administer corporal punishment to us ( in public ) ? |
| 21 | Personal preference naturally varies but more benefit is to be gained by having a reasonable breakfast and lunch and a smaller evening meal ( even though most of us are used to doing it the other way around ) . |
| 22 | In the absence of marketing and production systems capable of producing what the consumer wants , both have had to engage in a ‘ hard sell ’ of that range of rather standardized services actually on offer . |
| 23 | She gulped , barely capable of denying herself the inevitable . |
| 24 | The gods saw no solution and were steadfast in denying him the solace of their lies . |
| 25 | ( As I can speak of red without calling it the colour of blood . ) |
| 26 | ( As I can speak of red without calling it the colour of blood . ) ’ |
| 27 | The Bölkow 207 is fitted with toe-operated rubber pedals on the P1 position only , so Nigel was being very trusting in giving me the only set of brakes . |
| 28 | Boutros Ghali 's fluency in French , acquired as a student at the Sorbonne in Paris , was decisive in winning him the support of France which had reportedly threatened to veto a non-French-speaking candidate . |
| 29 | The right hon. Member for Manchester , Gorton ( Mr. Kaufman ) and his team are always ingenious in defending whatever the policy of the moment is ; it is just that that policy is changed so often that it leaves a little bit of a question mark over whether they have any plan or direction at all . |
| 30 | He said : ‘ We were very close to showing him the door . |