Example sentences of "of [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | no would of drawn that , I would of checked it with the |
| 32 | In 1682 a printer gave a boost to cannibalism by substituting ‘ if the latter husband ate her ’ instead of hate her in the verses on the Mosaic law of divorce at Deuteronomy xxiv.3 . |
| 33 | The Padre , consulted as to the propriety of firing them at the enemy , had given his opinion that they could perfectly well be fired and that they , or any other such popish or Tractarian objects , would very likely wreak terrible havoc . |
| 34 | She wondered if there was the faintest chance of impressing them with the significance of her position . |
| 35 | But here they are , at the start of chapter 16 , wishing aloud that God had not passed them by on that dreadful night in Egypt , accusing Moses , accusing Moses , of bringing them into the desert to die ! |
| 36 | After 1870 education for the Poles was seen as a way of bringing them within the German order , of lightening their Slav darkness by opening up to them the world of ‘ civilisation ’ . |
| 37 | Whether the reader disagrees with that message or not , Eliot can not be accused of suddenly presenting it or of bringing it to the fore simply because of his Christian faith . |
| 38 | For my part , I promise you I will continue at all times to have this possibility in mind , and to take every opportunity of bringing it to the minds of those who can best move in the matter . |
| 39 | In Kingsley 's social novels particularly , the diseases of the poor have a way of transmitting themselves to the other nation by way of their omissions — neglected ponds or the products of tailors ’ sweat-shops . |
| 40 | I suppose the trouble is yeah if you do push , if you do go for that the other side cos you just sort of push them into the |
| 41 | Erm they try and erm erm sort of push you out the way and tell you to get lost ! |
| 42 | Mr Battleaxe is in danger of lancing himself in the foot : in the sentence quoted from my letter , he inserts the word ‘ sic ’ — inside curved brackets . |
| 43 | No definition is spot on really , you can always find difficulties with it but they do sort of discuss it in the first paragraph . |
| 44 | She knows she could have gone much further but would not dream of stabbing anyone in the back to get on , even if they deserved it . |
| 45 | Accounting for the use of this form in any context will always imply relating the particular meaning actualized in the context to the permanent potential significate postulated for it in tongue , and will consequently involve : ( 1 ) showing that the common denominator of a before/after sequence is present ( the constant element evoked by to ) , and ( 2 ) showing how the speaker has fit the particular experience he is talking about into this potential by intercepting the operation of actualizing it at the appropriate moment ( the variable element expressed by to ) . |
| 46 | Instead of upholding one at the expense of the other , Bachelard offers the possibility of a deconstructive history which would reinscribe that which had been excluded ; this could also enable a differential history of science and ideology , accounting for the perpetuation of ideology after the production of science . |
| 47 | Beware of over-committing yourself to the foot sweep . |
| 48 | Instead of walking him round the beat , he should have taken him straight to the police station . |
| 49 | This is a Sanskrit term meaning ‘ union ’ and is part of the Hindu philosophy of self-discipline which teaches self-control , with the aim of becoming one with the impersonal god force . |
| 50 | In contrast , if you are white , and unless you actually subscribe to racist arguments , you will want to find ways of dissociating yourself from the views expressed here . |
| 51 | Coleman knew them already — they had been to see him at the University of Alabama while planning the trip — and so it was natural enough that he should now take on the chore of shepherding them around the island during their stay . |
| 52 | This section discusses ELT video materials under these headings as a way of relating them to the roles we can give video in the classroom . |
| 53 | Despite the difficulties of relating it to the archaeology , Bede 's statement about the origins of the Germanic settlers in England is generally accepted . |
| 54 | Erm , we started off with was that , erm , we would just write down any word that came up to our head , in terms of relating it to the story i.e. we thought about memories , and memories Erm , this is gon na match up with your is n't it . |
| 55 | Later , after he had been influenced by certain paintings by Cézanne , Picasso began to treat solid forms in a more arbitrary , empirical or experimental fashion and to explore the possibilities of representing them without the aid of traditional perspective . |
| 56 | THE Uranus-Neptune contact is aimed at changing your personal horizons in the sense of opening you to the idea that life can be different — and so can you . |
| 57 | Most British people and publications I am acquainted with are quite proud of their command of the English language and engage in quite a lot of patting themselves on the back . |
| 58 | Secondly , as the weights are derived from analysis of individuals there is a serious problem of applying them at the level of wards or districts where the information is readily available only in aggregate . |
| 59 | The trouble was this : although the native dispenser had applied Dr Dunstaple 's treatments on numerous occasions under his direction , he was overcome by stage-fright at the prospect of applying them to the Doctor Sahib himself . |
| 60 | On the other side , men of letters have so few opportunities of applying themselves to the general practice that the rules they lay down , however plausible they may seem in the closet , would often ruin the honest gardener who should venture to follow them . |