Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And erm the we are given or they h one of the reasons or the purposes behind Confirmation is to give us the strength to use the gifts which God 's al has already given us . |
| 2 | One thing America has done for Lemmy is to afford him the chance to fulfil an ambition … |
| 3 | and it was as simple as that , it was only until that I got all the paperwork from Germany that the letters and one thing and another , but somebody in there said to them well you 're talking rubbish cos the girl 's telling you the truth |
| 4 | The impact of this work was to bring him the support of the social democrats and thus to extend the appeal of his Bonapartist message . |
| 5 | It had given him the chance to go on talking to and getting to know children and he was sure he would know if a boy was telling him the truth . |
| 6 | Joe Meek 's last big hit was Have I the Right by the Honeycombs . |
| 7 | It 's the 10th time the event has been held and the aim is to make it the biggest and best yet ! |
| 8 | With such ancient remains , the first need is to accord them the same protection as other ancient monuments . |
| 9 | ‘ Your body 's giving me the right , ’ he said , blatantly dropping his gaze to her breasts . |
| 10 | What 's his name 's lending her the washing |
| 11 | ‘ I do not go around public houses asking if my wife is telling me the truth . |
| 12 | Experts on the Jurassic age are calling it the most significant discovery of its kind in Northern Europe . |
| 13 | This is done electronically now , but the principle is , is often the same , and the instinct is to do it the same . |
| 14 | Her father was reading her the story , a long time ago . |
| 15 | He was all the more determined to appear in control because his father-in-law was giving him the half-amused , half-pitying look , which Hugh interpreted as ‘ I know you 're sorry you 've got to put up with me . |
| 16 | This usually means the firm is giving you the person who specializes in your type of work , and this is a good sign . |
| 17 | " Well , her young man 's given her the go-by , " Mrs. Butler said , " and she 's very upset about it . |
| 18 | This time I left it up to my patient to decide which area of her life was causing her the most distress . |
| 19 | The purpose of the rest of this book is to give you the information you need to compile the missing nutritional manual that will tell you what is just right for your body . |
| 20 | My own advertising was giving them the the service and the quality . |
| 21 | The doctor was paying her the ten shillings , she could afford to be friendly . |
| 22 | The navigator was giving me the countdown ; as soon as the needles on the oil-temperature gauge started moving I would be off , making sure I took-off on time as this would be vital for the rest of the squadron . |
| 23 | Pink hydrangea is giving me the blues |
| 24 | Haywood High school is offering them the chance to attend weekly masterclasses , to stretch their minds that bit more . |
| 25 | IRA ‘ tout trackers ’ believe the security forces have infiltrated their organisation in the New Lodge and Ardoyne areas and that a well placed mole is feeding them the names of IRA operatives and the location of ‘ safe houses ’ . |
| 26 | If she wanted Lori gone then the quickest way was to give her the coffee she 'd asked for . |
| 27 | This problem was to make it the most accident-prone routine in Tiller history . |
| 28 | The idea was to teach us the beauty of the English language . |
| 29 | The progress of this story was to show me the essential solitariness of other people , people whom I had not thought of as being solitary before . |
| 30 | I know what profession she 's in , and no wonder that taxi driver was giving me the big smirk . |