Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did not respond to this , but stared at him , until he spoke again , saying , ‘ I 'd have been along before now , but I heard about me father the very day when we last spoke , and so I had to go off straightaway to Newcastle . |
| 2 | For them Friday the 13th had come a day early . |
| 3 | Lifting one Pelton ‘ can ’ off my ears the ambient cabin noise was well below even some modern designs . |
| 4 | I was even more pleased to find that all of them could see me almost immediately , and the one I chose inspected the car as soon as I arrived and had the quote dropped through my letterbox the next morning . |
| 5 | Going through my files the other day , I vaguely remembered sending you a little effort called Offensive from Quasar 13 — just over seven months ago , it must have been . |
| 6 | Something of that strange that strangeness and that irony lies behind the famous claim ‘ I will try to express myself in some mode of life for art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can , using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use — silence , exile and cunning . |
| 7 | For my money the 1954 version has more edge to it . |
| 8 | Both the storm and the rarer Leach 's petrel were known to frequent Sula Sgeir , but for my part the all-pervading guano stench made any other odour indistinguishable . |
| 9 | For my tastebuds the best way to dilute sparkling wine is with fresh orange juice to make the traditional Bucks Fizz . |
| 10 | I discovered soon after my illness the same energies walking beneath the cliffs of Lyme Regis , in the shadow of Mary Annan and the ichthyosauruses as I do in this hamlet . |
| 11 | After their dismissal the first and sixth defendants drafted a business plan for the purpose of raising finance to set up a Bureau de Change business in competition with the plaintiffs . |
| 12 | Anne and Sarah were true to their pledge to enjoy every moment of their lives after their fright the previous September . |
| 13 | That William and Mary Prince and Princesse of Orange bee and bee declared , King and Queen of England France and Ireland and the Dominions there unto belonging to hold the Crowne and Roy all Dignity of the said Kingdom 's and Dominions to them the said Prince and Princesss during their lives and the life of the Survivor of them and that the Sole and full exercise of the Regall Power be only in and executed by the said Prince of Orange in the Names of the said Prince and Princesse during their Joynt lives And after their deceases the said Crowne and Roy all Dignity of the said Kingdoms and Dominions to be to the heires of the body of the said Princesse : And for default of such Issue to the Princesse Anne of Denmarke and the heires of her body . |
| 14 | Two weeks after their arrival the Japanese banned the Indonesians ' flag . |
| 15 | After their match the victorious Welsh No.1 , Adrian Davies , and the British under-21 champion , Stephen Meads , complained about their referee , Ed Johnson , and alleged that the financial cutbacks because of sponsorship problems had affected the standard of officiating . |
| 16 | After their arrest the three accused made police statements in which they admitted to having gone " wilding " on the night in question , a term meaning the perpetration of motiveless assaults . |
| 17 | After its withdrawal the Federal Drug Administration in the USA asked for data to substantiate its effectiveness in treatment-resistant patients . |
| 18 | Until about the 32nd week , most babies are breech presentations ( bottom first ) , after which time the great majority somersault round with heads down . |
| 19 | This support was available for up to eighteen months , after which time the local service agency assumed full responsibility for the service . |
| 20 | A few days after his consecration the new Archbishop conducted a formal enquiry and pronounced , as Convocation had already done , that the King 's first marriage was invalid because the Pope had no power to allow him to marry his deceased brother 's wife . |
| 21 | On the day after his inauguration the new President ordered at least 162 people — including his immediate predecessor Ertha Pascal-Trouillot and her entire Cabinet — not to attempt to leave the country for one month . |
| 22 | And on the third day after his death the human body of Jesus , still reposing in the sanctity of the divine presence , was quickened by the Spirit and the person of Jesus of Nazareth was restored to life . |
| 23 | Two days after our arrival the British contingent — John Porter , Neil McAdie , Bill Church , Paul Nunn , Dave Wilkinson and myself — together with Ajay Tambe and Bupesh Ashar , set out for CK5 . |
| 24 | Oh , and anyone with continuing misgivings about their Sid The Sexist humour may be relieved to know that the post-gig conversation is only punctuated by one harmless knob joke , which is — dare I say it — quite funny . |
| 25 | Doubtless there was discussion in the teachers ' common room about which sister the latest Spencer recruit to Poplar class would emulate , Sarah or Jane . |
| 26 | There was never much doubt about which language the colonial rulers would use in local administration . |
| 27 | Agents for the Duchess of York have signed a series of deals which will make her at least £3 million for her Budgie the Little Helicopter books , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 28 | She would apologize for her behaviour the previous evening , and ask her advice on what to do next . |
| 29 | Sebastian 's hat was back on the coat fixture when Leith left for her office the next morning . |
| 30 | I told her to make up a list of the contents now for her deposition the next day as I had forgotten to mention much of what was in my bag . |