Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd heard about the jail 's reputation for handling violent and dangerous offenders . |
| 2 | Although not directly linked to the Suso affair , Lee Seung Yoon had been criticized for the country 's rising inflation and trade deficit . |
| 3 | The court distinguished between the defendant 's intention and his motive , treating the latter as being irrelevant , and cited McCullogh J. in Moore v. Green : |
| 4 | After a bad start and an early tangle with Michael Andretti 's McLaren , which saw a wheel ripped off the American 's car , Warwick worked his way through the field . |
| 5 | After a bad start and an early tangle with Michael Andretti 's McLaren , which saw a wheel ripped off the American 's car , Warwick worked his way through the field . |
| 6 | And the red tail lights tucked between the van 's legs . |
| 7 | Sandstone , for example , can hold very large volumes of groundwater because spaces are formed between the rock 's rounded quartz grains . |
| 8 | A book may have to be examined for the author 's motives in writing it and for the librarian 's motives in buying it ; and though one copy purchased may be regarded as a reflection of user interest in the title the purchase of five may be regarded as instructional support . |
| 9 | The juice of all wine-producing black grapes is clear , but in order to extract it it has to be pressed through the grape 's skin which , even in chilly Champagne , contains enough pigment to discolour the liquid . |
| 10 | The official reason given for the committee 's demise was that it had indulged in counterrevolution and illicit dealings with foreign powers . |
| 11 | A provisional timetable has , however , been given for the Government 's review of travel-to-work areas ( used as the basis for the Assisted Areas which are targeted for regional assistance ) . |
| 12 | One reason given for the pig 's bad name ( ‘ pig-headed ’ etc ) is that it is probably the least subordinate of the mainstream domestic animals ( pace cats ) . |
| 13 | She had the majority support of her staff , but decided to leave , to ensure that the position of her husband Jose Azeredo Perdigao would not be jeopardised as the Foundation 's director . |
| 14 | Both paintings were completed during the artist 's appointment as artist-in-residence at Radcliffe Infirmary . |
| 15 | A lot of teachers jump to conclusions about pupils before they 've even come into contact with them and broken through the pupil 's resentment . |
| 16 | She feared that the contamination had broken through the Doctor 's makeshift hypnotic conditioning , but she blinked a couple of times and felt fine again . |
| 17 | He laid out the newspaper on the carpet and stripped off the bowl 's clingfilm covering . |
| 18 | BNFL is to build two state-of-the-art electronic radiation detection systems — developed for the company 's flagship THORP plant — for the Japanese . |
| 19 | Be sure to understand their needs and aspirations and counterbalance any pessimistic reports they may have received about the church 's condition and the cost of repair . |
| 20 | The equity method accounts for the investment at acquisition cost , adjusted for the investor 's share of dividends and earnings , or losses of the invested , after the date of investment . |
| 21 | With fewer than 150 breeding females the breed remains in the RBST 's ‘ Critical ’ category among the rare breeds , treasured as the Trust 's symbol . |
| 22 | It was announced through local media sources on Sept. 24 that Carlos Aldana , 50 , generally recognized as the country 's third most important leader , had been stripped of his overall responsibility for ideology , foreign policy and culture . |
| 23 | González Rojas , currently enjoying national hero status , was represented by some commentators as an isolated figure , whereas others saw him as acting effectively on behalf of Gen. Lino Oviedo , who was generally recognized as the country 's " strong man " . |
| 24 | The advance bookings diary or chart is checked for the guest 's arrival date , a note is made in the diary that mail is awaiting and on the appropriate date it is placed in the letter rack . |
| 25 | Bradford magistrates heard how an explosion ripped through the company 's premises in July . |
| 26 | The spiked pad ripped through the Daughter 's blouse , and grated on the armoured contour-girdle underneath . |
| 27 | The black and white film was taken by a shop security camera just 20 minutes before two bombs ripped through the town 's packed shopping centre on March 20 . |
| 28 | But when the Cup ties came round , Chapman made another , more dramatic decision — he dropped Alex James , the man intended as the team 's dynamo , and sent him home for a complete rest . |
| 29 | The relics under the altar took the place intended for the bishop 's burial , so that ‘ He who suffered for all might be upon the altar , and those redeemed by his passion beneath it ’ . |
| 30 | The questionnaire is specially prefaced for the client and is directly intended for the client 's use . |