Example sentences of "[noun prp] [v-ing] [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tranmere made a lightning start with Aldridge firing wide in the first 60 seconds . |
| 2 | This led to Gibson being seconded in 1928 to work with Michels on the properties of gases at high pressures , and to ICI becoming interested in the chemical effects of high pressures , the theme of Gibson 's work on his return to Winnington in 1931 . |
| 3 | Is that why Peter 's not come today , is it because I was going to say I support a Saturday meeting particular during the budget process , because it 's more easier for me . |
| 4 | The Department of Preclinical Veterinary Sciences and parts of the Department of Veterinary Pathology and Veterinary Clinical Studies ( including the Small Animal Practice ) are based at Summerhall lying close to the University 's Arts and Social Sciences campus and to the Medical School , and about a mile from the Faculty of Science and Engineering campus at the King 's Buildings . |
| 5 | It really was a very good plan , because it would save her the potential embarrassment of André getting amorous over the starters . |
| 6 | Raymond Snoddy , in the Pearson owned Financial Times , last Friday also reported on the possibility of Pearson taking UK Gold , the entertainment channel set up by Thames and the BBC , to Asia , and of Longman becoming involved in the educational channel for broadcasting to Asia . |
| 7 | Putney coined the term ‘ capacitative entry ’ to introduce the idea that the influx of external calcium seemed to be regulated by the calcium content of a portion of the ER lying close to the plasma membrane . |
| 8 | Anyone out there remember Michael Keaton doing his nut in Clean And Sober or James Woods acting pop-eyed in The Boost ( both 1988 ) to show you should just say no ? |
| 9 | Mark could ill-afford to be away from his office with the presentation to Cocello looming large on the horizon , but the next day he was on his way to Dublin . |
| 10 | ANATOLY KARPOV looking pensive at the Pilkington Glass World chess championship semi-finals , which opened with considerable elegance on the grey and green carpeted stage of Sadler 's Wells theatre yesterday , writes William Hartston . |
| 11 | What frightened him most was the still figure of William Tanner lying prone beside the office wall , blood already beginning to turn dark on his battered face . |
| 12 | But Celtic gradually forced their way into the match with both Charlie Nicholas and McAvennie going close within the space of three minutes . |
| 13 | She had been sitting on the shingle staring out to sea , her arms clasped round her knees , Timmy lying asleep on the small rug beside her . |
| 14 | On one memorable day they made three captures , with Mike rushing exhausted around the forest trying to keep up . |
| 15 | The door was open and she saw Juliette standing alone by the table with a tray-load of crockery in her hands . |
| 16 | Talking about Esmerelda , and what had happened to her , still brought on mini-fits and screams and total withdrawal for a while , but after long and patient questioning by my father and Diggs I let them know what I wanted them to think had happened — a big kite ; Esmerelda becoming entangled in the lines ; me trying to help her and the winch slipping out of my fingers ; desperate running ; then a blank . |
| 17 | What would be extremely damaging to us would be Britain becoming isolated from the rest of Europe . |
| 18 | Then a quick close-up of Lady Laetitia cowering panic-stricken against the wall . |
| 19 | I listened to myself make a horrible noise like Eric going crazy over the phone , and hoped that nobody was passing and could see me in such an undignified and weak position . |
| 20 | In broad terms these show Britain riding high in the international league table in the 1950s and 1960s but falling heavily over the 1970s [ Freeman , 1979 ] . |
| 21 | It was only then that she was aware of Nicandra standing silent in the doorway , unwilling to interrupt a conversation . |
| 22 | Kelly sitting hunched in the corner of our vast mattress , with burn holes in our beautiful sheets and an overflowing ashtray beside her , looking into one of the half-dozen cigarette packets and suddenly screaming , ‘ You fucking bitch , you 've finished the goddam bloody cigarettes . ’ |
| 23 | It started with William standing alone in the middle of a street in a typical medieval city . |
| 24 | He saw Isambard standing impassive beside the flame , de Guichet at his shoulder . |
| 25 | Then he attacked with venom and had Thornton looking troubled for the only time in the fight . |
| 26 | Overall , observers commented that the results indicated a breakdown in Nigeria 's regional divisions , with the NRC remaining strong in the north but also capturing most states in the south-east . |
| 27 | Essex Rendering Ltd. in the above case complied with the Justices direction to apply to the local authority for consent in writing but such consent was refused , and their appeal dismissed . |
| 28 | Lord Henry ran out of the room and found Dorian lying unconscious on the floor . |
| 29 | The dual-presenter format which ITN has stuck with since News At Ten 's launch 25 years ago has given way to McDonald sitting alone in the style of a US network star like Dan Rather . |
| 30 | The visitors bounced back with Mitchell heading wide at the far post and Cormac O'Donnell bursting into the box where Mark Donnelly 's tackle ended the danger in circumstances that might have brought a spot kick . |