Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They all met for the international meeting at Salzburg in 1908 , having corresponded from 1906 onwards . |
| 2 | She tottered through the open door . |
| 3 | She pushed back her hair , as bright as copper in the sunshine that slanted through the big bay window . |
| 4 | Gouzenko 's involvement in the allegations against Sir Roger Hollis was the result of statements he made during the lengthy debriefing following his defection when he claimed there were two Russian spies both with the codename Elli . |
| 5 | He also wants Bovril designated as the national football drink . |
| 6 | In the snail darter case the justices of the Supreme Court argued about the proper way to read the Environmental Protection Act . |
| 7 | As Henry got through the front gate , number 60 went back up the street towards his wife and number 47 dropped , suddenly and dramatically , on to his knees in front of the red Mitsubishi . |
| 8 | ‘ Aye , yesterday ! ’ she exclaimed accusingly , seizing on the distraction when his words finally got through the strange fog in her brain . |
| 9 | Well , I must admit I got about the bottom mark . |
| 10 | The opportunity for the PLO to assert sovereignty over a specific territory arose through the Jordanian decision in July 1988 to sever administrative and legal links with the West Bank [ see p. 36120 ] . |
| 11 | The confusion arose between the subsequent press briefings given by the hon. and learned Member for Grantham ( Mr. Hogg ) , the Minister of State , Foreign and Commonwealth Office , and the Prime Minister 's statements about what were likely to be the maximum number of warheads on the Trident programme . |
| 12 | Blanche tumbled through the front door of her flat just after eleven o'clock . |
| 13 | The two women jumped out and sprinted for the front door of the cottage , Donna struggling with the key . |
| 14 | But he followed her as she went out into the street and the brown heat of the day , which steamed off the hot stone setts and fresh horse dung . |
| 15 | I applied for the occasional post that I thought might be interesting , but never heard anything back . |
| 16 | After his election Gallacher applied for the Labour Party whip which , as he was not a Party member and had defeated someone who was , could " not be granted . |
| 17 | Variation and discharge The following may apply for variation or discharge of a s8 order : ( i ) anyone entitled to apply for an order under a s8 order without seeking leave ( see above ) ; ( ii ) the person who applied for the original order ; or ( iii ) in the case of a contact order , the person named in the order . |
| 18 | The next year she applied for the nursing course . |
| 19 | Secondly , he cared about the intellectual question in religious life . |
| 20 | We qualified for the European championship without him , so we do n't have to take risks . ’ |
| 21 | TERRY COOPER yesterday accused Cambridge of a time-wasting campaign as Birmingham qualified for the international stage of the Anglo-Italian Cup . |
| 22 | Not since Lady Di qualified for the Big Match has the fashion world been as tremulous about the chosen design . |
| 23 | At that moment Belinda looked over her shoulder and , seeing them together , detached herself from the rest of the group and tramped through the dying bracken towards them . |
| 24 | She could n't relax ; she could hear every move he made through the flimsy wall , and each one stretched her nerves tight . |
| 25 | In the light of the recent debates over the attribution of the prints of Mantegna and his school which arose during the recent exhibition , it was particularly apposite of Christie 's to produce a beautiful impression of ‘ The Flagellation with the Pavement ’ ( B.XIII ) ( lot 30 , est. £120,000–160,000 ) , here attributed to Mantegna with a correspondingly strong estimate . |
| 26 | An illustrated booklet to accompany the series was prepared by a member of the Ipswich Tutorial Class and questions which arose during the post-broadcast class discussion were forwarded to Mrs. Adams who dealt with them during the following week 's transmission . |
| 27 | Wycliffe skimmed through the accumulated paper on his table , pushed it aside , got up , and walked to the window where he stood , looking out . |
| 28 | In contradistinction to the indolent paupers who sponged off the Poor Rate and exploited pay make-up , and the hard-working landless town dweller who also suffered , he further cited the most respectable portion of the peasantry who were prevented from rising above the nominal low price of hire , so that the wage level ‘ must soon fall too low to allow the most abstemious worker to maintain himself . |
| 29 | For three seasons he rode for the Scottish millionaire George Baird ( ‘ Mr Abington ’ ) , training and riding Busybody . |
| 30 | He went down the corridor that led off the central area . |