Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tragically , Jim failed to recover from the stroke he had suffered on the Saturday morning ( 28th May ) and died the following morning . |
| 2 | Not prone to understatement , our Michael , as witness the opening paragraph of his colourful piece on the day Tendulkar took the field for the first time : The ghost of Lord Hawke failed to rise from the grave . |
| 3 | Taylor promised to abide by the Yamoussoukro settlement , although on Nov. 6 he stressed that he would defend the country against outside threats . |
| 4 | Whereas Moscow tried to pose as the champion of German unity therefore , the West posed as the defender of German liberty , arguing that reunification must only come after free nation-wide elections , and that Germany should be able to choose its own Allies . |
| 5 | Determinedly Isabel tried to shut off the thoughts of Dameta , of home and family . |
| 6 | Bernice agreed to lie on the ground and moan . |
| 7 | Given the basic similarity of human sexuality at birth , and the bisexual nature of human beings , Freud sought to account for the way in which men and women are produced in a particular society — namely , middle-class Europe and America in the early twentieth century . |
| 8 | On behalf of the Inter-Regional Group of some 400 radical deputies , Mr Yevtushenko moved to include on the agenda discussion of Article 6 of the constitution , which enshrines the ‘ leading and guiding role ’ of the party . |
| 9 | Kyle pretended to gaze around the carriage , his eyes lingering on her for a moment . |
| 10 | A young woman called Justine came to live in the house to help my mother with the children . |
| 11 | Bernice turned to rage at the woman . |
| 12 | When on two occasions Ewen turned to make for the open sea , Neil , increasing our speed slightly , held on to what looked like a collision course . |
| 13 | Ellen turned to look at the rapidly disappearing Dream Baby . |
| 14 | Gorbachev declined to comment on the talks , other than to indicate that they had been inspired by the scale of the commercial links which already existed between their countries . |
| 15 | The champagne reception — at which Kylie began to demonstrate for the first time a new found confidence with both press and public — also gave them the perfect opportunity to milk their golden child 's latest achievement , three UK gold discs for ‘ Kylie ’ the LP , and the singles ‘ I Should Be So Lucky ’ and ‘ Got To Be Certain ’ . |
| 16 | With cold and deliberate fury , Bernice began to explain to the scientist exactly what she thought of his ‘ opinion ’ . |
| 17 | In December 1989 eight Chinese deputies belonging to the MCA threatened to resign from the Selangor assembly in protest against the new law . |
| 18 | While Eh ? was still running , Dustin signed to star in the low-budget Italian-Spanish Madigan 's Millions ( El Testamento de Madigan/Un Dollaro per 7 Vigliacchi ) to be shot in Rome from April 1967 , for which he would receive $5000 . |
| 19 | Neill declined to comment on the sale or the suspension . |
| 20 | A period of teacher training followed , after which Blamey returned to teach at the Regent Street Polytechnic where he remained , apart from a brief period during the war , until it combined with the Chelsea Polytechnic . |
| 21 | The Chronicle A ( s.a. 685 ) says that Caedwalla began to contend for the kingship in 685 , but it was not until 686 that he established himself as king over the western Saxons . |
| 22 | And young Paul Daly , the son of Brian , had a rather one-sided 21-10 win over Martin McHugh of Carrickfergus in the under-25 singles semi-final after McHugh selected to drive at the wrong time , which was right up Daly 's street . |
| 23 | When they had gone , Maisie started to pick at the grass with her fingers . |
| 24 | In his state of the nation address ( informe ) on Nov. 1 , 1989 , Salinas undertook to continue with the political , electoral and economic reforms introduced by his government . |
| 25 | It was the point at which her mother usually said , ‘ You are only fourteen , ’ — an undeniable truth which Molly decided to save for the endless discussions on the subject which would be bound to occur in the weeks to come . |
| 26 | After a year at Oxford University , Edward went to fight in the First World War . |
| 27 | Pat proceeded to polish off the remainder of his breakfast , with grease from the remains of the rabbit trickling down the sides of his mouth . |
| 28 | Louis Dersingham managed to drive into the city without seeing a single house built after 1860 . |
| 29 | ‘ What is the difference between David Mellor and the England team ? — David managed to get into the Spanish box . ’ |
| 30 | Chelsea might have increased their lead 15 minutes later , but Wise elected to shoot across the face of goal rather than pull the ball back to the well-positioned Fleck . |