Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | More likely he is using it in the more everyday usage of ‘ not sent or guided in any special direction ; having no definite aim or purpose ’ ( OED ) , which suggests that any such view of history must have no end , and therefore no teleology . |
| 2 | The aim of the game is to see which of the teams can fill up their glass the first . |
| 3 | All right , the little sod 's reminding me of the truth , so I 'll tell it . ) |
| 4 | Yeah i well he 's just distressed cos I think Gill 's phoning him in the morning and she said she 'd give him a lift to the hospital . |
| 5 | I mean I , I mean I du n no I mean I just , I just ha , I just had to tell you because I mean it really is pissing me off the way fucking Catherine treats me , she was alright before like and when I 'm on my own , no |
| 6 | He is reminding us of the way we are coming to the Lord . |
| 7 | He is seeing her off the premises at this minute . ’ |
| 8 | Another innovation of lenses is seeing yourself without the cover of glasses from a three foot distance for your first time since puberty . |
| 9 | Another innovation of lenses is seeing yourself without the cover of glasses from a three-foot distance for the first time since puberty . |
| 10 | The former Cardiff winger has his faults but so far he has adapted well to his new code and in a Bradford side playing more expansively these days is seeing plenty of the ball . |
| 11 | The second way of considering the tending of the fire is to compare it to the feminine ability to create and sustain atmosphere . |
| 12 | A stop gate provides protection as the canal approaches the aqueduct which is to carry it across the River Tame ( Feb 83 guide ) and between a sewage works and an electricity substation . |
| 13 | The quickest comparison is to liken it to the replacement branches mentioned above , shoot ( a ) in Fig. 5 , for example . |
| 14 | Mr Kelly has made a formal complaint against the police and is to lodge one against the ambulance service . |
| 15 | It 's given everyone at the club a lift . ’ |
| 16 | Mrs Lydan 's husband Bill died last year but she 'd kept dozens of stones , and pieces of jewellery which he 's given her over the years . |
| 17 | Keegan is demanding nothing like the £4,000 a week figure that has been bandied about . |
| 18 | ‘ Martin and his team keep kicking the ball into the penalty area and all I have to do is nod it into the net , ’ the 31-year-old rider said . |
| 19 | Other 's forgive me for the wrong doing , and for the harm I do to them , but it 's only God who can forgive my sin . |
| 20 | Is this independent , single parent who does n't stand for any of Barry Brant 's messin' anything like the real Hilary ? |
| 21 | It 's keeping you on the bike . |
| 22 | I note that , yet again , the Liberal party is aligning itself with the Labour party on social and taxation matters . |
| 23 | I see , I mean it 's good to see really that er test match has been dom well almost dominated at the moment , by , by a slow bowler , it 's an ideal situation for in England , batsmen done their job , England are in command , got lots of runs to play with , but it 's definitely the left arm spinner who 's causing the , the greatest problem out there , he 's , he 's landing it in the right place , he likes variation in that over , confident enough looks very tempted , always very difficult to come in at first twenty minutes as a batsman , when you 've come in on a turning wicket , a very , very , difficult . |
| 24 | Our responsibility is to provide you with the holiday we confirm , and this may not include special facilities which you request but which we can not guarantee . |
| 25 | Now Koquillion claims he is protecting them from the wrath of his people . |
| 26 | ‘ I asked my childminder to do what I do when Laura is naughty , and that is tap her on the hand and tell her ‘ no ’ — and that is all , ’ she explained . |
| 27 | He is basing it on the book by Martha Zamora Frida , el pincel de la angustia . |
| 28 | Although people generally consider me to be a very tolerant person , my moody male boss at work is driving me to the end of my tether . |
| 29 | My mate who is driving me to the match tomorrow says he wants to go straight to the ground so I wo n't be able to get to the Adelphi . |
| 30 | GERRY JOHNSON is driving me along the winding roads of south-western Virginia . |