Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is well liked and sticks to his brief come what may — a tactic that has rightly earned him the nickname of the ’ Bardic steamroller ’ . |
| 2 | I was so grateful that somebody has finally told me the reason why I was miscarrying . ’ |
| 3 | Thus when the postmistress asks him if he has come from Mars , he answers ‘ yes ’ because she has just told him the story of Merlin that is a local myth . |
| 4 | His name has already made him the butt of many jokes . |
| 5 | ‘ Which is why the lady has already promised me the pleasure of her company tonight . |
| 6 | Indeed , Central has always brought you the unlikely . |
| 7 | Ken has often told me the story of how Jackie came to drive single-seaters : how he had lost a driver in F3 ( Teddy Mayer 's brother Timmy ) and how John Cooper had reported to him ( belatedly , Ken says , because he 'd already spotted Jackie ) that there was some tiny Scot going around whom he absolutely must sign . |
| 8 | Consumers who were asked to nominate three dates for flying claimed the travel firm handling the offer has now told them the dates must be 30 days apart and to three different destinations . |
| 9 | He has now offered them the use of his white Rolls-Royce for the wedding as well as a Renault 19 for the honeymoon . |
| 10 | Mr. Green has again promised me the pencilled sketches of Dove 's Nest . |
| 11 | It is only now , in middle age , that joy is beginning to develop in her heart , as she begins to realize that God has truly given her the gift of life . |
| 12 | The micro-processor , enabling previously labour-intensive work to be carried out by robots , will give us greater leisure ; the leisure industry is labour-intensive ; therefore , paradoxically , instead of reducing the number of jobs , the micro-processor has actually given us the potential to create more careers than it destroys — but only if we plan the leisure it gives us in a comprehensive and professional way . |
| 13 | Fate , thought Charlotte , gazing innocently back into his admiring , devoted , humiliated and furious face , has certainly given me the upper hand of you , my boy ! |
| 14 | Mind yer , 'e likes ter give me the best , does my 'Arold . ’ |
| 15 | And it 's that devotion that 's just won him the title of Britains most romantic top tycoon . |
| 16 | that 's right he 's still got it the bloke has , yeah . |