Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [vb pp] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | I have chopped up the Info in such a way as to make it Faxable on 2 sheets So I could do that too , at a pinch . |
| 32 | ‘ I have cantered among the hyenas of the Serengeti as they brought down wildebeest ; I have danced the Wellington Boot Dance with the Zulu in the township hostels ; I have tiptoed through the Bibliothèque Nationale , listening to the gummy gumming of mundane scholars ; I have shelled prawns with slant-eyed androgynes in the polyglot souks of the uttermost East ; I have reached the nadir of a nonsensical number of psycho-sexual trances , both in the Amazonian hinterland and the plastic cultures of the Pacific rim ; I have subsumed myself to the circuitry of artificial cerebella in the silicone wadis ; I have crawled down the barrels of guns on all five continents , only to spring forth again — triumphant ; I have tittered in the stalls and tottered by the walls festooned with epicene opera-lovers ; I have sallied forth into the salons of the old world and the new ; I have hefted steins in the beerhalls and pinched flutes in the Shires ; I have raced laggardly protons around the cyclotron , revelling in the sempiternal sciamachy ; and — let us not forget — I have also hidden under couches whilst the moneyed pulers petted their kittenish neuroses , imagining themselves trusted , secluded . |
| 33 | ‘ In any case , I have looked up the time of your flight . |
| 34 | I have left out the biggest spender of the lot , the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) , who , every time he gets to his feet in the House , commits the Labour party to further increased spending on the social services . |
| 35 | You may not be aware that excessive usage of the lifts does in fact cost the company a great deal of money , and in line with our cost-cutting efforts in other areas I have drawn up the following guidelines , which must be strictly adhered to from now on . |
| 36 | ‘ We shall have separate practice sessions from now on , when I have worked out the timetable . |
| 37 | I stop at my usual vantage point and even before I have switched off the engine I see the otter . |
| 38 | I have set down the following experience as one that has haunted me for many years . |
| 39 | After a detailed explanation of his revenue-raising proposals , the Chancellor concluded : ‘ In the first Budget of the Parliament , I have set out the Government 's economic strategy . |
| 40 | I am writing to advise that I have taken over the role of Computer Liaison Officer for the Trading Standards Department . |
| 41 | I have spelled out the computational approach to edge detection for two reasons . |
| 42 | But if you 've made up the gain at all , then since it 's residential property , it 's exempt . |
| 43 | ‘ I do n't suppose you 've written down the guests you want to ask ? ’ she remarked . |
| 44 | When you 've filled in the grid , rearrange the letters in the shaded squares to make up another word to do with the Club . |
| 45 | When you 've punched out the pattern rows , place the check card behind your newly punched card and check that only blue is showing through the holes . |
| 46 | ‘ You 're not going up to your room till you 've washed up the supper things . ’ |
| 47 | It sounds a bit dodgy if you 've got out the car , left all your lights and stuff on the bloody door open . |
| 48 | He sat down in the living room into which she ushered him and observed , ‘ You 've taken down the decorations . ’ |
| 49 | And you 've worked out the audience . |
| 50 | Cos when you 've worked out the questions you can put them at the front . |
| 51 | Now , ’ he went on briskly , ‘ you 've sorted out the files ? |
| 52 | Use the cell phone ; let the caller know as soon as you 've switched off the alarms . |
| 53 | Erm , and it 's quite an early start so it 's , it just makes it such a late night to for eating by the time you 've come out the cinema it 's erm |
| 54 | Our competition could be the answer to your problems , as you can lay out the wardrobe interior just as you need it , after you 've put up the wardrobe with the help of the instructions provided . |
| 55 | ‘ I 'm off now , ’ he continued , ‘ ter meet yer Mum , so when yer 've cleared up the table yer can get ter bed . ’ |
| 56 | It contains a lot of questionnaires for which there are no answers and with not much guidance on what to do with the answers once you have filled in the pages . |
| 57 | You should fill in : 1 Date of purchase 2 Your own sales number and initials 3 Description of goods 4 Quantity of goods 5 Cost per item ( unit cost ) 6 Total cost 7 Authorization code 8 Whether the goods are to be taken away or delivered You should also check the details on the card : 1 The expiry date 2 The signature ( make sure that it matches the one on the voucher ) 3 The strip on which the customer 's name is written ( make sure it has n't been tampered with ) When you have filled in the information , the customer signs the form . |
| 58 | AFTER YOU HAVE FILLED IN THE FORM |
| 59 | But Mr Stewart said : ‘ You are a liar and you have made up the story about the gun and the threats to kill . ’ |
| 60 | After you have cut out the damaged length of pipe , you put the nut and olive on one pipe and slide the fitting on to it . |