Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In searching out these opportunities and exploiting them the producer is thus performing the entrepreneurial role in the market process . |
| 2 | Mum came in from the shops and gave us the news that , starting from September , we are to have 2 morning services . |
| 3 | He ripped open one of the little silver foil packets and handed her the lubricated ring of rubber . |
| 4 | And thus I was brought , by the gracious providence of God , to that place which had the chiefest of my labours and yielded me the greatest fruits of comfort . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Style , ’ she replied , throwing her long fair hair over her shoulders and flashing him the toothpaste smile again . |
| 6 | car hirers were not ‘ trafficking in litigation ’ where they agreed with potential plaintiffs whose cars were damaged in motor accidents and under repair , to supply them with free replacement vehicles provided the plaintiffs co-operated with the hirers in prosecuting claims against defendants and paid them the hiring charges from the damages they received . |
| 7 | Chicherin ( with benefit of hindsight ) described the challenges which lay ahead as follows : [ Alexander ] was called upon to execute one of the hardest tasks which can confront an autocratic ruler : to completely remodel the enormous state which had been entrusted to his care , to abolish an age-old order founded on slavery , to replace it with civic decency and freedom , to establish justice in a country which had never known the meaning of legality , to redesign the entire administration , to introduce freedom of the press in the context of untrammelled authority , to call new forces to life at every turn and set them on firm legal foundations , to put a repressed and humiliated society on its feet and to give it the chance to flex its muscles . |
| 8 | When the order came she reached down to help an older woman to her feet and passed her the well-wrapped bundle , then she turned her back on the men and was swallowed by the mass of female prisoners . |
| 9 | ‘ Thank you , that was very good of you , ’ she murmured politely , but , feeling intimidated suddenly — or was that her guilty conscience again at work , she got to her feet and handed him the proof that she was who she said she was . |
| 10 | Any account of English book illustration would be inadequate without a tribute to Edmund Evans ( 1826–1905 ) who brought to a wonderful peak of success the revival of the art of colour printing from wood blocks and gave us the delightful colour plate books of Kate Greenaway , ’ Richard E. Doyle , Randolph Caldecott and Walter Crane . |
| 11 | I saw three movements and told him the Sonata would sound better if he made a very flashy last movement , but with content . |
| 12 | WOW ! is a new three-part course for teenagers , designed to meet the challenges of teaching young beginners and bring you the rewards of success . |
| 13 | It might have been better for Butler to have set reason apart from the whole hierarchy of conscience , self love , benevolence , and particular passions and allotted it the role of ascribing different degrees of authority to each , that is , of saying how they ought to relate to each other mutually . |
| 14 | One is to give all the children obstacles such as sacks , boxes , old tyres , ladders and ropes and give them the opportunity to make up their own course . |
| 15 | Thank you , yes , erm thank you very much for inviting me to attend to those meetings and giving me the opportunity to meet you all . |
| 16 | He looked at the Substitute who stuck the cigar between his teeth and handed him the sheet of paper saying : |
| 17 | Actors who train and go to drama school are usually on grants from local education authorities and to deny them the chance to join the profession — or at least compete properly — is ridiculous . |
| 18 | Chris Renninson set Hibberd away down the right and his excellent control took him past two defenders and gave him the time and space to send over a pinpoint cross to O'Shea , who rose unchallenged to head home from close range . |
| 19 | Erm we 've done mileage and expenses claim forms and given you the bits and pieces . |
| 20 | If so you must register the package , Transend can help with many popular packages and save you the trouble of sending orders overseas . |
| 21 | If so you must register the package , Transend can help with many popular packages and save you the trouble of sending orders overseas . |
| 22 | I wrote to him every few days and gave him the details of everything that happened and everyone I met . |
| 23 | Can you advise me about the pros and cons and tell me the best way to retain their copper finish ? |
| 24 | Most manufacturers will be happy to send you their catalogues and give you the name of your nearest stockist . |
| 25 | I always wrote the replies and told him the news and reassured him that Mum was watching his widow , which it gave her great pleasure to do . |
| 26 | Shortly after the event , Stanley Peters said ‘ The response has been outstanding and we , as a company , welcomed the opportunity to meet families and show them the factory ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm sure we should reverse things and do it the other way around as the Americans do but it certainly means we can hit our irons well and , believe me , this course is going to demand exceptional iron play . |
| 28 | ‘ It was stupid , and I suppose I did a bad job of it , but it was not easy , offering to set aside my rigid Old-World principles and give you the freedom you wanted . ’ |
| 29 | These documents were intended to set out clearly the basis on which services would be provided to a customer , to inform him of his rights and to give him the opportunity of allowing or prohibiting certain types of transactions such as off-exchange transactions , borrowings on his behalf and illiquid investments . |
| 30 | By the age of eleven I was collecting the money from the customers and handing them the change they were due . |