Example sentences of "[det] [pron] [vb base] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ What 's this I hear about the dreaded Wullie ? ’
2 By this I refer to the acknowledged limitations on the ability to infer the contents of consciousness from any number of behavioural or physiological observations .
3 As life speeds up like this I move among the urban people , in the urban setting , the city 's metal and mortar , its sharper interactions , with more grit and bite in the gears .
4 All this I learn from the bus driver who chats to me as we wait for the traffic ahead to move .
5 All this I learn from the official match programme , price sixpence and now something of a collector 's item .
6 my Lord I think so yes , erm if I can just say this I understand on the structures that a letter has been , er , an offer has been made by a letter erm of the structure and obviously there would be and that , that was done I think some time ago , erm and it might be my Lord how to what sort of structure is , but , but , erm I think from our side , erm we , we 've taken the first step and we 're going
7 Jane 's have some I think by the look of things .
8 The result is a ludic collapsing of autonomous theoretical systems on the basis of structural similarities or ‘ slips ’ from one to another which point to the common ‘ story ’ underlying them .
9 As we progress up the scale of profit-taking , we find others who sell at small craft fairs and those who find an outlet through local shops , until we come at last to the favoured few who sell at the prestigious crafts fairs which Hugh prefers .
10 Yes it will , and the few who slip through the net will be denied legal aid to argue their case .
11 As was pointed out in the previous chapter , the plan of the Victorian house and the Victorian city have this in common : that both are so designed that the few who live on the privileged side of the divide need know nothing of the many who are crowded beyond it into a fraction of the space .
12 Following from this we turn to the ‘ motivation factor ’ .
13 To do this we call upon the procedure known as the Euclidean Algorithm .
14 To do this we look at the very small differences in energy levels of electrons in the atom that these nuclear properties produce .
15 To do this we look at the factors involved in communicative competence , the relationship between form and function , the language of different registers , discourse features and cultural appropriateness .
16 In challenging this we believe in the unity of the working class .
17 This we define as the process of acquiring new knowledge and skills , and critically assessing the views and attitudes which you hold .
18 equations this one go on the top or the bottom of the fraction or what ?
19 The chapters preceding this one tell of the Passover and the miracle at the Reed Sea .
20 So should a school like this one equip for the realities of unforgiveness of the world outside , or should it be much more generous in the way it shows forgiveness and can a school be organised so that it does actually reflect Christ 's teaching on forgiveness .
21 The deaf and dumb are anxious to help each other and this they do through the pension fund and their Association , through efforts made to arouse public interest and to initiate steps for the formation of local societies and missions in neglected areas .
22 In this they agree with the advocates of the TNCs who continually proclaim that they are the only reliable vehicles for development though , of course , there is a serious disagreement about the nature and likely outcome of the process .
23 The defendant was held liable , for the fire which did the damage was not that which broke out in the carburettor but that which spread to the car and this second or continuing fire did not ‘ accidentally ’ begin .
24 It 's silly things like that which get in the way of the actual show , so for the next series , I suggested a couch , low enough for me to put my arm over the back of it , but high enough to stop me sliding off on to the floor .
25 It would be churlish of me not to say how much I welcome that statement , and how much I rejoice in the fact that to add to the four climbdowns that I announced at 4 o'clock , there is a fifth — the abandonment of the proposal announced by the Home Secretary in column 167 of Hansard on 2 July .
26 The erm , yes these and it started to be like warfare more than a game you know at that stage but hopefully now we 're getting back to some sort of sanity with the membership cards you know , because we , the crowd is segregated from the away supporters now and that 's cos if Walsall go into the second division again they 'll have to spend so much I believe on the ground to cage the away supporters in which they do n't have to do in the third division .
27 Not the one who wanted , for goodness sake , to have a different matching shopping trolly for her different outfits But how much I agree with the lady who wanted the cost of High Street Christmas lights spent on something more practical .
28 If you play around with the savings plan spreadsheet you will quickly discover that the earnings ratio is n't dependent on how much you put into the plan every month , only on how long you save for and the interest rate .
29 How much you pay for the eurocheque service depends on the number of cheques you issue , but there is an annual fee of £5 for your eurocheque card .
30 Now confidence has manifested in lots and lots of ways and its appealing to that confidence as much as the insecurity , er that makes the advertiser 's and the manufacturer 's of all manner of products er , their huge profits , now I guess we all spend money on , on various products and er , do you , do you worry about how much you spend on the body beautiful or just the body ? , do you or , I mean does any , I wonder if you think you spend too much on it ? , let me ask you that , do you spend too much money on your body ? , er button one for yes and button two for no .
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