Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Patrick Devlin regarded him as the most effective speaker of his time : |
| 32 | Britain 's golden boy who lost his shine when newcomer David Grindley beat him for the final place in today 's 400 metres final is ready to take a year off from the track if it means he can beat the trouble . |
| 33 | In war , more common as the Dukes of Normandy used their English kingship to press their rather doubtful claims to the French throne , Sussex found itself in the front line , convenient both for intended invasions and retaliatory expeditions by licensed French pirates . |
| 34 | David Beaton clapped him on the shoulder . |
| 35 | Maisie pecked him on the cheek . |
| 36 | Mr Trelawney met us at the cave . |
| 37 | Mountbatten 's task was not simplified when General MacArthur saddled him with the additional responsibility of taking over Indonesia and Indo-China , previously within the American sphere . |
| 38 | When the hamlets were first included in the development area for the new city of Milton keynes in the 1960s , people of Calverton fought it in the High Court and won . |
| 39 | Mr. Ennals got one from the Prime Minister 's son during his visit here on behalf of the British Government . |
| 40 | Ken met me at the entrance and guided me into a side room . |
| 41 | Glenn Hoddle got them to the Premier league … maybe Keith Scott can keep them there ! |
| 42 | Teodor chucked her under the chin suddenly , affectionately , and as suddenly Sophie threw an arm about her . |
| 43 | Medau teachers invited Patricia McCall to instruct them in the principles of Laban Movement at their September Training Day ; in St Andrews , Rosalind Garton follows her evening Medau class immediately with a Yoga session , and is delighted by the enthusiasm shown for the idea . |
| 44 | Angie led him through the living room . |
| 45 | She did n't care about anything ; she just wanted Meredith to see her on the back of the Prince 's white charger . |
| 46 | Hari led him to the bench and watched as Lewis tied on his apron . |
| 47 | Scalding tears brimmed over , and James Halden checked them with the cushion of his thumb . |
| 48 | But Malcolm Morley , although born in England , is an American painter , and in many respects Hockney became one in the 1960s though he 's now living with the French masters in a Côte d'Azur of his own imagining . |
| 49 | David clapped him on the shoulder and simply said : |
| 50 | Bernice lowered herself into the hole . |
| 51 | Tilda cared nothing for the future , and had , as a result , a great capacity for happiness . |
| 52 | Comments included ‘ Scott helped me with the photocopying ’ , ‘ Can we stay in the groups because I really like working with Bobby ? ’ and ‘ Why could n't we stay all day ? ’ |
| 53 | We must put all our energies into the preparation for Belle Ile while Schellenberg busies himself with the Steiner affair . ’ |
| 54 | Since the literary works to which Ken devoted himself in the long years which followed his brief episcopate were largely unremarkable and unread , the waste of his inspired and inspiring vocation as a bishop has appeared both to contemporary and subsequent critics exasperating ; for his scruples about swearing the oath of allegiance to William and Mary were so nearly overcome by his friends that he asked them not to continue their arguments lest he succumb . |
| 55 | So Bobby found himself on the carpet — on the silk dressing gown — and on Rachel ! |
| 56 | Had he gone to Glastonbury or come back by a secret route to Templecombe to hide himself in the church ? |
| 57 | On the set , Dustin cast himself as the sensible person , whereas Mia was busy ‘ talking to the spirit of Mozart ’ , perhaps under the influence of André Previn ( still married to Dory Previn ) , the conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra , with whom she had recently fallen in love . |
| 58 | Lungfish joins me under the blanket . |
| 59 | He and Donna used it during the summer , making frequent weekend trips ; Ward himself had written at least two books there . |
| 60 | When Andy invited me to the launch of the The Gadget Shop I naively assumed it would be in the shop itself , in Covent Garden . |