Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] the [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To cut a long story short his mate tried to open the bridge the wrong way and the boat drifted down and hit it . |
| 2 | When she reached her room and bent to open the door the key stubbornly refused to turn . |
| 3 | As he tried to leave the field the ball suddenly dropped at his feet and he attempted a long-range crossfield pass aimed at Gordon Strachan . |
| 4 | Stumbling forward blindly , he tried to recall the route the oriental had taken him after his capture on his previous visit . |
| 5 | Indeed the Secretary of State used his influence and sought to reverse the approval the Authority had given to an advertisement featuring a Cabinet colleague , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Her parents only came to appreciate the impact the plaintiff had made on others before her accident from the tributes that were paid to her by outsiders of the family during the months the plaintiff was in a coma at Addenbrookes . |
| 7 | In 1696 Louis agreed to give the duke the title of " Royal Highness " in all public acts and to treat his representatives in France as those of a monarch . |
| 8 | ‘ I do not live with you , ’ she snapped , which was , of course , exactly what he 'd wanted her to do , because he began to grin the second the angry disclaimer left her mouth . |
| 9 | Alan checked by telephone and arranged to collect the coffin the next Monday afternoon . |
| 10 | The conference decided to rename the party the LCS — Party of Democratic Renewal . |
| 11 | My thanks to all of the Area Council Members who all worked to make the event the success that it was , and to Ciaran Ryan , who took time out from a series of meetings to make the presentations . |
| 12 | The latter managed to sense the way the wind was to blow during the Eighties by anticipating the various forms of emerging Neo-Expressionism . |
| 13 | In contrast a site within the county of Hertfordshire was considered an ideal area for relocation since this appeared to offer the company the best opportunity to fulfil most of its objectives . |
| 14 | Another ten shillings was put aside for food ; they rarely learnt to cook as landladies preferred to prepare the food the Girls had bought . |
| 15 | In a stunning leap of logic Torino fined him a further £200 when he failed to take the field the following week against Inter-Milan . |
| 16 | Consumer groups wished to give the Annex the status of a blacklist . |
| 17 | Despite the appalling conditions and human suffering , despite warnings by meteorologists that the torrential downpour on 8 October would continue , Haig resolved to pursue the attack the next day on a 13-km/8-ml front , stretching from Veldhoek in the north to near Broodseinde in the south . |
| 18 | Cabinets were therefore often divided by personal rivalries — the schisms in those led by Sir Robert Walpole ( First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer , 1721–42 ) are a good example — and this lack of unity tended to increase the influence the king could exert over individual ministers and the Cabinet as a whole . |
| 19 | On the boat was an old couple and approaching the bridge he got off and left his wife in charge of the boat , He also attempted to open the bridge the wrong way and once again the boat hit the bridge and knocked it off its hinges . |
| 20 | It recommended the adoption of the procedure asked for in the Institute 's Memorial , which he had helped to organize , and the substitution of moderate passages , in place of his forthright statements , only tended to give the Report the appearance of a more impartial document . |
| 21 | ‘ She wanted to ring the school the next day but her sister told her you could get into trouble if your child was not attending school . |
| 22 | When the plaintiff then attempted to remove the furniture the defendant forbade him to do so and stationed a policeman at the gate to make sure he did not . |
| 23 | Eventually it was decided that if Kalchu refused to pay the money the Tibetan should be allowed to kill the dog . |
| 24 | Samuel Hitch , a medical superintendant of the asylum , wanted to change the way the mentally ill were treated and founded the Royal college of psychiatrists , which held it 's inaugural meeting in the building 150 years ago . |