Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [pos pn] [noun pl] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His hands sometimes stopped shaking long enough for him to light a fag or give his teeth the once-over with Pepsodent , but that was every other Scumday in a month with a zed in it . |
| 2 | Despite his phenomenal energy the sheer size of his dominions inevitably meant that it could be months or even years before he was free to deal with a distant crisis or give his officials the support they needed against a major local potentate . |
| 3 | You can also choose sealed units that give your windows the small-paned Georgian look , or the appearance of leaded lights in square and diamond formats , with none of the cleaning problems — the glazing bars and lead strips are set in the gap between the outer panes ( as long as you do n't go for a large picture window with this effect — it can look just plain silly ! ) . |
| 4 | But Bugatti was an innovator and it was his work at suspension development that gave his cars the edge over his rivals . |
| 5 | Battling Nottingham turned the table upside down with a priceless 18–9 win against Northampton that could keep them in division one and deny their visitors the championship . |
| 6 | In the second half of 1934 and in 1935 the movement all but collapsed as a national force , and to revive its fortunes the fascist political programme was de-emphasized and instead more attention was paid to fomenting local and regional grievances in populist campaigns . |
| 7 | He held up his car-keys between the thumb and forefinger of his right hand , as if saving his nostrils the distress of some malodorous handkerchief . |
| 8 | You can then begin afresh and show your classes the latest lines and colours . |
| 9 | Oh yes er when I was at home as a wee boy everybody milked by hand and give their calves the milk then to drink . |
| 10 | The UK wants the citizens of its colony to be involved in settling their future and to give their legislators the final word on any deal . |
| 11 | It was seamed at the back , and running his fingertips the length of the seam he encountered a small patch halfway down that was sticky and stiffening , and withdrew them smeared with drying blood . |
| 12 | as if reading her thoughts the Minister leaned forward a little . |
| 13 | The great Frankish king and emperor Charlemagne ( d. 814 ) convoked synods and gave their decisions the force of law by issuing them as royal capitularies . |
| 14 | The Data System is just part of a massive development programme to keep us in front and to offer our clients the best licensed taxi service there is . |
| 15 | As you complete more games and improve your skills the game gets more difficult , the Klingons get more intelligent . |
| 16 | As you complete more games and improve your skills the game gets more difficult , the Klingons get more intelligent . |
| 17 | With a deep , shaky breath he thrust them apart , and swept his eyes the length of her body , with the eyes of a starving man denying himself food . |
| 18 | In the 1840s the aim would have been not so much to save the debtor 's soul as to save his creditors the expense and boredom of having to sue him . |