Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , had the guilds and fraternities included a handling charge in their reckoning they might have attracted an income allowing them the freedom to purchase for themselves those ‘ extras ’ now being clamoured for . |
| 2 | The Ideal had to close down , and a vandal 's brick made it the Id al , which spelled the end of an era . |
| 3 | As we have seen , the removal of a core-electron requires an energy characteristic primarily of the atom concerned , so this technique offers us the ability to identify the constituent atoms of any sample . |
| 4 | ‘ It is the agency 's responsibility to find you the type of work you have indicated that you are interested in . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not on at all for a brother-in-law to treat me the way you treat me . |
| 6 | Today the Echo offers you the chance to become one of the big match mascots . |
| 7 | The card told me the rest . |
| 8 | Then the cheeky four-year-old showed off by singing her favourite song — the drinker 's ditty Show Me The Way To Go Home . |
| 9 | The faint glow from a street light showed him the outline of a hedge , neat flower beds , a black oblong of lawn . |
| 10 | Their flickering light showed her the way down the hall to where she placed another candle in an alcove and then , with matches in hand , she walked towards the living-room . |
| 11 | And the dam is turf Ed on the land ward side to give it the appearance of a gently sloping field . |
| 12 | The report , for the local authorities reports mentioned in the committee item is an attempt to give me the subject of car boot sales a fairly wide airing . |
| 13 | Firstly , it was accepted by all Scots that the coronation of their king was valid only if carried out upon the Stone of Destiny , and in spite of the Christian ceremony accompanying it the right to place the crown on the new monarch 's head belonged irrevocably to the Earl of Fife , premier layman of the realm . |
| 14 | The oxygen isotonic ratios of the coral tell us the water temperature at the time the coral was growing . |
| 15 | All you have to do is answer five questions and write a short tie-breaker to give you the opportunity of winning the title and prize of Sainsbury 's Wine Taste Challenge Winner . |
| 16 | The Discovery is the first ever gas cooker to have a hotplate with ‘ Gas Powered Discs ’ a revolutionary new concept developed by Moffat that actually places a Disc above the flame to give you the controllability you expect from gas plus an unheard of level of cleanability . |
| 17 | The wind hit him the moment he left the vehicle , a ferocious gust off the nearby sea which nearly lifted him off his feet . |
| 18 | Some of these patriarchs grow magnificent beards and moustaches , the whole effect giving them the appearance of an Old Testament prophet . |
| 19 | The side Quiss belonged to called it Castle Doors , Ajayi 's side named it the Castle of Bequest . |
| 20 | The equipment can be switched on and off by two switches on the front of the unit , and a red light tells you the power is on . |
| 21 | Jacqui gurgled something incomprehensible , as Kattina 's tongue shot into her mouth to save her the embarrassment of replying . |
| 22 | Look back at the section on decimal place values and check : unc Notice that the place value of the last figure tells you the size of the denominator . |
| 23 | Her entry gave me the chance to ignore Ernest and present her with Victor 's note myself , which I did . |
| 24 | The youngster 's inclusion in the side earned him the name ‘ Boy Bastin' , as seventeen-year-olds in League football were much scarcer than now , and Bastin was in a class of his own with the fierceness of his shot , as a teaser of defences and as an expert penalty-taker . |
| 25 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 26 | D.C.L. degree by Oxford University and the College gave me the honour of welcoming her with flowers ’ . |
| 27 | One Friday morning the sergeant in charge of Eva 's brigade gave her the task of cleaning the brass window winders and door handles in the assembly hall . |
| 28 | Community Action gives us the opportunity to do that and more , on a fairly large scale . |
| 29 | Their reply gave us the number of the aircraft which Thomas was flying , Beaufort I L4508 , and the names of the other members of his crew . |
| 30 | Aware of this , he spins on his back in the manner of a break dancer and the spin gives him the momentum to strike at the legs of the attacker . |