Example sentences of "[det] [vb base] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chicken Plucker is a starting point because everybody loved Letter To Brezhnev , and some of the favourite lines from that appear in the show . ’ |
| 2 | A few lay on the ground in exhausted or inebriated sleep , oblivious to children and dogs who clambered over them , or to the kicks from porters who found them in the way . |
| 3 | Then he would kiss it where he knew its mistress 's lips had been not long before ( the location of the kiss remains a matter of debate : some say on the muzzle , some say on the top of the head ) ; he would whisper in the shaggy ear of Nero ( or Thabor ) the secrets he longed to whisper in the ear that lay between the muslin dress and the straw hat ; and he would burst into tears . |
| 4 | Then he would kiss it where he knew its mistress 's lips had been not long before ( the location of the kiss remains a matter of debate : some say on the muzzle , some say on the top of the head ) ; he would whisper in the shaggy ear of Nero ( or Thabor ) the secrets he longed to whisper in the ear that lay between the muslin dress and the straw hat ; and he would burst into tears . |
| 5 | A move from consensus management , where a small , but arguably representative nucleus of people had at least some say in the decision-making , to a more dictatorial style known as ‘ general management ’ now means that decisions are made by one man or woman who may accept or reject the advice of interested parties , including nursing and medical advisers . |
| 6 | Unveiling details of the £1.7m deal , Ed WAllis , PowerGen 's chief executive , candidly said he would expect some say in the way the weather was presented . |
| 7 | Stockbrokers W I Carr are aiming the Helmsman Self-Managed Personal Pension at controlling directors , partners , self-employed and senior executives who want some say in the control of their investments . |
| 8 | Indeed , to invite him to do so , it seems to me , can only be misleading in suggesting that the driver is entitled to some say in the matter . |
| 9 | He left Kathleen to strap the toes together with a gauze swab between them to maintain the alignment , and then sent them off with a few coproxamol for the pain . |
| 10 | Now if you relate that to other things the government does like , for example , financing a fighter aeroplane , which costs £30 million , the sums are so small , one would hope there would be some shift in the allocation of resources towards the museums sector and the arts generally , because they are such extraordinarily important features of British life , not least in commercial terms . |
| 11 | Some depend on the ability to find or switch extra support , to seek outside help or to use the skills of new staff . |
| 12 | Some succumb to the pressure and claim they have obtained evidence where in fact there is little or none . |
| 13 | Our feelings about this depend on the concept of equity . |
| 14 | Half the population die at the end of the third period , leaving no wealth ; the other half die at the end of the second period , leaving an ‘ unplanned ’ bequest . |
| 15 | As has been shown above , the movement denoted by to can be intercepted at some point before its term to evoke a support at some remove from the position occupied by the representation of person at the beginning of the infinitive 's event , thus giving rise to the impression which we have called " subsequent potentiality " ( He struggled to get free ) . |
| 16 | Of the 60 people at Rozos , about half sail on the dinghy programme . |
| 17 | A half glance at the congregation , then back to eyeing the piece of paper . |
| 18 | Know can also be followed by the bare infinitive , however , in a sense which is different from the one just discussed : ( 108 ) I 've not known anything like this happen in the College before . |
| 19 | There is probably some wear in the pump body where the actuating mechanism is . |
| 20 | Some stare into the cafe where Marjorie and Sandra are sitting . |
| 21 | He is an effective communicator who knows the industry 's problems and is concerned that too few know about the level of despair which can make a farmer twice as likely to commit suicide as the average man . |
| 22 | He is an effective communicator who knows the industry 's problems and is concerned that too few know about the level of despair which can make a farmer twice as likely to commit suicide as the average man . |
| 23 | Some last on the skin longer than others . |
| 24 | Some cater for the public 's need for insurance or pension provision . |
| 25 | More than this ; few dissent from the proposition that it is legislatively supreme , that is to say , that it is competent to make or unmake any law whatever , and that no other body can impede its will so to do . |
| 26 | By paying this amount to the short , the long gets a yield to maturity of 9 per cent on his holding of Treasury 12' per cent 2003 05 as required by the futures contract . |
| 27 | We would also have reduced the asset for goods in stock by £400 and charged this amount to the profit and loss account as an expense for the period . |
| 28 | I am all in favour of paying this amount to the author , but I fail to see why a simple clerical task such as cashing my cheque , putting the goods in a parcel and posting it should cost nearly 200% more . |
| 29 | No one stands out , although some emerge from the group in brief solos to express their personal sense of loss . |
| 30 | Some people go in the legs and some go in the head . |