Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | I think you 've probably had enough actually , you get he 's , just have one , one little bit , put your finger in , and then we 're gon na put it in the , er three fingers put it in the wash |
| 32 | Similarly , andesite flows show none of the obvious surface features of ‘ liquid ’ lavas : pahoehoe flows never occur and all andesite flows have a rough bouldery surface . |
| 33 | This special five-year chart shows a more balanced result than our two-month version ( see page 67 ) ; here longer term , established titles mix it with the ‘ Big Names ’ . |
| 34 | Other time bombs await them in the form of the dispute over the GATT farm trade deal , French involvement in Bosnia , proposed constitutional reforms and , not least , how to handle the approaching period of ‘ cohabitation ’ with an ageing , isolated and deeply unpopular , but nevertheless still extraordinarily wily , Socialist president . |
| 35 | However , unlike the working-class area , the shopping centre is also a transport centre : there is a main line station on the national rail network and two underground lines connect it with the rest of London . |
| 36 | All the tunes mentioned so far were , so to speak , rescued from the hands of ‘ folk ’ song collectors and those of ‘ refined ’ parlour performers ; Corvan 's texts articulate them to the needs of his class , at a particular moment in its history . |
| 37 | It was decided in Att. -Gen. for Northern Ireland v. Gallagher that the House need not in all circumstances confine itself to the certified question . |
| 38 | ‘ The clouds beneath our feet spread themselves to the water , and the clouds of the sky almost joined them . ’ |
| 39 | And it will be an exclusivist world in which the rich countries insulate themselves from the pressure of migration , and the threat of terrorism . |
| 40 | These matters confirm me in the view already expressed that the disturbance complained of in this case is not actionable . |
| 41 | Even when lightning lit the skies and the floodgates opened when she was still twenty miles from her destination she merely flicked on the car 's wipers and peered out into the black night , letting the piercing beam of the headlights guide her along the road . |
| 42 | Even allowing Finnis his large claim that private property is a general requirement of justice , it must be evident that a remarkably wide range of possible determinations present themselves to the legislator . |
| 43 | " All communities divide themselves into the few and the many . |
| 44 | Even Japanese companies do nothing of the sort ! |
| 45 | ‘ It is vital that companies prepare themselves for the new Europe and this initiative will help firms in the south . |
| 46 | twinges take it off the hinges we was getting nowhere What shall we |
| 47 | Philip Bond gives a wonderful and moving portrayal of jaded professor Frank , who does his tutoring job so well he has to watch the once passionate and sentimental Rita turn into a trendy talker whose empty phrases contain nothing of the real her . |
| 48 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 49 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 50 | But if parents buy it for the child the dividend is considered part of the parents income . |
| 51 | The day begins at sunrise and an army of engineers check everything from the fuselage to the fuel valve . |
| 52 | Many desert plants hide themselves beneath the surface ( in the form of rhizomes , bulbs , or seeds ) when the going is bad . |
| 53 | " They may be familiar with the paintings of Whistler , or perhaps with Whistler 's statement that when evening mist clothes the riverside with poetry , as with a veil , and the poor buildings lose themselves in the dim sky , and the tall chimneys become campanili , and the warehouses are palaces in the night , and the whole city hangs in the heavens , and fairyland is before us — then the wayfarer hastens home , and Nature , who , for once , has sung in tune , sings her exquisite song to the artist alone , her son and her master — her son , in that he loves her , her master in that he knows her ? " … shall I read you that deposition again , Mrs James ? " |
| 54 | The feathery and delicate fronds of the ferns make them among the most beautiful of the foliage plants , and they attract a fanatical group of devotees dedicated to growing exotic species in inhospitable cities . |
| 55 | Guidebooks liken it to the Austrian Alps , but my wife reckons it 's more like the Norwegian fiords . |
| 56 | He recommends policyholders familiarise themselves with the conditions of their cover . |
| 57 | Silage was found mainly on the larger units as the cost of machinery and buildings put it outwith the scope of the small family and part-time farmers . |
| 58 | About two-thirds of all temporary workers put themselves into the seasonal , temporary or casual category , though the proportion was much higher amongst those in lower level occupations and much lower amongst those in more skilled , and particularly in " professional " occupations [ see Table 2.4 ] . |
| 59 | Enough of the worms find themselves on the tight-fitting lid so that when I open the bucket I merely have to lower the lid into my aquarium to feed the fish . |
| 60 | Now these messages remind me of the old Tarzan movies , now you were all old enough now to remember the old Tarzan movies . |