Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | FARMERS on Tealham and Tadham moors on the Somerset Levels are rushing to drain their land in order to forestall a plan by the Nature Conservancy Council to declare the area a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its rare combination of waterfowl , meadow plants and aquatic flora and fauna , Tom King , secretary of state for the environment , has already granted the council 's request for an emergency order to stop deep drains being installed on 30 hectares belonging to one farmer . |
| 2 | This quite different context allowed some observers of the city to communicate a view about the squalor of the Victorian legacy . |
| 3 | Meredith counted herself lucky to catch a space in the car park behind the supermarket as some other shopper pulled out . |
| 4 | She stopped to catch a child by the hand and whisper some word which was rewarded with a kiss , then caught the corner of her veil to cover her already masked face as the chief driver came towards her for a quick answer to a query , always given and received after the words of greeting and queries as to health had been exchanged . |
| 5 | Judy was throwing a ball to Mandy Maddison , who was learning to catch a ball with the left hand as part of her Keep Fit Challenge . |
| 6 | ‘ Off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah and off the coast of Muscat , too , the Slave of the Devil has been known to catch a boat by the middle , break it — break its back and pull it down and down until all is gone . |
| 7 | In the Firthview cafe , apparently the location of some awful and localised ground subsidence since it was named , because it would have to be at least a storey taller to catch a view of the water , I had a cup of coffee and a game of Space Invaders . |
| 8 | It was just ten minutes to nine , and Richard walked by on his way up to World 's End to catch a bus to the office . |
| 9 | I half-expected to catch a pulse in the throat , see the chest rise and fall and watch those long , white fingers creep towards me … |
| 10 | Ferry boats ply regularly between all the resorts on the lake , and it 's great fun to catch a ride on the old paddle steamer , the Franz-Josef . |
| 11 | I decided to watch the television in my room , or listen to the radio , and get to sleep early so I could be up just after dawn to catch a wasp for the Factory . |
| 12 | Four days after we had left the Daro he decided to push on ahead with Kassimi , on our two best mules , in order to catch a train from the Awash Station to Addis Ababa for medical treatment . |
| 13 | Bright new bonnets on show at the fair : Brett Fraser says that , for once , the London Motorfair is the place to catch a glimpse of the latest ideas from the world 's car makers |
| 14 | The waiting silence was broken by , ‘ I 'd say the train is leaving Carrick now , ’ and they all went to the fields behind the house to catch a glimpse of the train as it passed . |
| 15 | Les Hipkiss , a sprightly 62-year-old from Birmingham , queued for hours to catch a glimpse of the diminutive star . |
| 16 | Before going any farther , I suggest you go through the opening to the left of the Spanish Hall to catch a glimpse of the small garden called Na Baště , ‘ on the Bastion ’ , with its grand oval staircase leading to the entrance of the Spanish Hall and its neo-Classical pavilion by Plečnik 's follower , Rottmayer . |
| 17 | Children cram themselves into the doorway and cling to the window , like moths to light , hoping to catch a glimpse of the possessed dhāmi . |
| 18 | She waited breathlessly , pressed closely into a recess in the outer wall , straining her eyes to catch a glimpse of the men as they came within the orbit of the flambeau . |
| 19 | Local ranchers and townsfolk would gather about the set hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars . |
| 20 | Even then they failed to catch a glimpse of the plane , it had been immediately engulfed in a fifty-foot-high curtain of water and spray . |
| 21 | On the feast of Corpus Christi , crowds lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the consecrated host in procession . |
| 22 | The key comparison here involves the areas of sympatry , which allows us to catch a glimpse of the dynamics of evolution and to test the view that cuckoos and hosts are engaged in a coevolutionary arms race , with cuckoos being one step ahead in areas of recent sympatry . |
| 23 | Hordes of listeners rushed to the beach to catch a glimpse of the star and the cameras , and inundated the radio station with inquiries about the exact location . |
| 24 | EAST Anglians hoping to catch a glimpse of the biggest fly-past for 40 years were left disappointed yesterday as rain and cloud conspired stopped the 149-aircraft spectacular from getting off the ground . |
| 25 | Rennie Hamilton came from behind the counter of the village store and picked her way across a floor that was crowded with display stands and boxes , craning to catch a glimpse of the Rover and its occupants as it sped on past the hotel and towards the lake . |
| 26 | Cranston leaned sideways to catch a glimpse of the young clerk 's face . |
| 27 | Hundreds of cheering people lined the route to catch a glimpse of the man who , like those champions of " true " , Christian Spain , had put the infidel to flight . |
| 28 | Fran had just enough time to catch a glimpse of the anger on his face , then they were past , heading for the exit ramp at breakneck speed . |
| 29 | A word of advice if you 're hoping to catch a glimpse of the Chileans at Fairford — get there early . |
| 30 | The TCCB , bless them , have tried with all their splintered might to redress a short-changing of the public by players in knockout competitions which has bordered on the fraudulent , and only came to a head following the Benson & hedges Cup final at Lord 's last year , and the Oval semi-final of the Nat West Trophy a month later . |