Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dorothy L. Sayers was writing her series of radio plays about the life of Christ called Man Born to Be King . |
| 2 | The same applies to poor Mr Peter Brooke 's weekend remarks about the possibility of talking to Sinn Fein , if and when the IRA renounces the armed struggle . |
| 3 | I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks about the work of the Select Committee on European legislation made during the debate on 21 November . |
| 4 | He flies through the air with the greatest of ease , that daring young man is his … top secret experimental jet fighter ? |
| 5 | Subject : He flies through the air with greatest of ease |
| 6 | Subject : Re : He flies through the air with greatest of ease |
| 7 | This action brings pin 3 of IC2 down to near zero and shuts off the drive to the switching transistor TR1 . |
| 8 | In addition , a cylinder thermostat can be strapped to the cylinder either to turn the boiler off or to operate a valve which shuts off the flow from the boiler to the cylinder when the stored water is hot enough . |
| 9 | I take Eubank to win in four if he goes about the task like a true champion . |
| 10 | The head who goes about the job with tremendous enthusiasm and courtesy is likely to generate these attributes in other members of staff . |
| 11 | It is unfortunate , therefore , that doubts about the extent to which its character has changed should occur just as Germany has chosen to abandon one of its strongest symbols of guilt , its constitutional right to asylum . |
| 12 | When the distribution of revenue is seen to be equitable , one would expect to see this intransigence diminish and with it doubts about the commitment of the UK to the EC . |
| 13 | Once doubts about the feasibility of such a system finally caused it to be shelved indefinitely , the government sought other ways of extending parental choice , once it had introduced reforms to school government to increase opportunities for parental involvement at school level ( see Chapter 3 ) . |
| 14 | You know , the one who feeds to routine , sleeps through the night at a fortnight old , gains weight at the average rate and does n't get a spotty face the day before he 's due to have his photo taken . |
| 15 | 7.1 Each of the Parties agrees during the term of this Agreement not to participate in any project which competes with the Project or which is designed to fulfil the same or similar objects . |
| 16 | The painting of the giant could become a picture which is going to be used to show a sceptical researcher ( the teacher in role ? ) how big the giant really is — necessarily demanding that the child thinks about the concept of scale . |
| 17 | She thinks about the structure of Disraeli 's Sybil : or , the Two Nations ( 1845 ) , until the sound of the Guardian dropping on to the doormat sends her scurrying to the front door . ) |
| 18 | In fact , the more one thinks about the distribution of this rock platform the less plausible seems the explanation in terms of marine erosion . |
| 19 | Just as our Grand Master thinks about the manipulation of further , and suggests that skilled readers recognise the meanings of words ahead of fixation . |
| 20 | If he pleads guilty and begs for the mercy of the court , he may get off with a fine and deportation . |
| 21 | The vintage style Clean 1 is perfect for almost anything , while Clean 2 is enough to bring out the Mutt Lange in anyone — it 's so sparkly , and begs for the addition of some subtle effects . |
| 22 | They were two of five Winchester Club players in the nine-member Alton College squad , which also included five county players , and Cathy MacCormack who plays for the South of England under-18 team . |
| 23 | But the talented Keane , who plays for the Republic of Ireland against Spain in Seville tomorrow , will put the negotiations on ice while he weighs up his options . |
| 24 | Rallying : Auriol flies off the track in Tuscany |
| 25 | The association has offered the MP free cab rides for the rest of his stay in the resort . |
| 26 | After a further mile towards Chapel-le-Dale , a track turns off the road to the left and goes down to the beck in the valley bottom , arriving at a section roofed by a natural arch of considerable length . |
| 27 | This definition is clarified when Sadat turns off the road through an entrance discreet enough to admit the car with only a centimetre on either side . |
| 28 | Provided the ultimate prognosis were one of improvement or recovery , it is submitted that anyone — doctor , medical attendant , or other — who turns off the ventilator with knowledge that death will result and an intent to bring this about is guilty of murder . |
| 29 | Yes , yes , but erm , you know , I have had to say to the chaps , one of them came in and he said he 'd been spoiled down at the cedar and I said oh well , I , I 've been cooking a breakfast for Neil of course by the operation of sods law , Neil suddenly goes off the idea of having breakfast , so I find myself cooking breakfast for this other lump , who is as idol and selfish as anybody ever met in all the born days , and I said to him just recently , I said , I , I ca n't get up and do breakfast 's in the morning any more , well he says he come 's down and does he 's own , you see they can when they feel that they want too . |
| 30 | Fig 5 ) These are the chords that Bryan plays during the bridge of Summer Of 69 . |