Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy drove , deft competent hands guiding them through the suburbs , Jay lit cigarettes for them both , a secret kiss at the tip of each one ; houses blurred past beyond Lucy 's profile . |
| 2 | Secondly , assistance and information is offered to these firms , guiding them through the planning and development process , and offering advice on a range of issues from education and housing to estate agents and government grants . |
| 3 | Her brother Jeff was guiding them alongside the jetty now . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , this view was not shared by those who , through no fault of their own , had been charged with the task of guiding me through the mists of ignorance to the sunny uplands of clarity and understanding . |
| 5 | Most libraries have wall charts guiding you to the shelf groupings for the major Dewey divisions . |
| 6 | Joshua 's father , Moishe , the community 's Rabbi , cherished his grandson and would have devoted what was left of his life to guiding him through the intricacies ' of Talmud and Gemara to the Rabbinate if Jacob had shown any vocation . |
| 7 | He touched her sleeve , guiding her through the doorway . |
| 8 | ‘ Come over here and meet the children , Rachel , ’ he said , guiding her to the group . |
| 9 | His arms held her closely , guiding her to the rhythm of the music . |
| 10 | I say , ‘ Want to try again ? ’ and I rabbit-punch him in the throat . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't talk rot , ’ said Meredith and , taking him by the arm , frog-marched him along the corridor . |
| 12 | Lewis was tired , and Waqar off-glided him for two and straight-drove him to the pavilion boundary . |
| 13 | The Mail began bingo as an answer to the bingo weapons of the Daily Star and the Sun in their circulation war and they dignified it with the name ‘ Casino ’ , but a heap of dung by any other name still smells the same . |
| 14 | ‘ Er — Jim 's just got to OK it with the boss , ’ he said uncertainly . |
| 15 | I prod it with a fork and brown it on the fire before introducing it to the thick slice of toast . |
| 16 | Mike and I saw a a very young child being washed at a tube well , those guiding us round the site were very impressed by this , the child was rather perplexed and surprised as normally it was taken down to the river to be washed . |
| 17 | Weekends you can let the real you off the leash for a frolic or two . |
| 18 | That 's right you like the gold did you ? |
| 19 | humiliating you in the presence of your colleagues ; |
| 20 | He must free himself from the control of any established church and its priests and instead subordinate them to the State . |
| 21 | ‘ Left you in the Empire all by yourself for a couple of hours , I suppose . |
| 22 | By all means let advertisers bring in history to help to sell their wares , but why is it that they so often mangle and corrupt it in the process ? |
| 23 | Can someone who went say if the midfield started looking for him … ie played it through the defence occasionally for him to run onto ? |
| 24 | Rufus smiles lazily , ‘ Well , this boss-man may like to stay up till past three in the morning , but more likely he under the blanket . |
| 25 | He dug a wad of papers from another drawer and passe them across the desk to Cornelius . |
| 26 | So We 've got the right policies , I believe in Europe , I 'm sure you round the room here tonight do , it 's an issue we 've got to raise . |
| 27 | The night Ellie first wore the gown to the opera , her three eldest brothers all wolf-whistled her to the door and Patsy , his eyes like saucers , gave her a corsage of orchids and escorted her to the limousine which had come to collect her . |
| 28 | ‘ They 've hot-footed it to the airport . |
| 29 | Barbara : They irate you in the lesson , so you ca n't get to work . |
| 30 | Iain slid away from that , cross-examining him about the details of the electronic equipment . |