Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Building societies are a bit naughty in that they 're regularly advertising rates at over fifty thousand pounds , the Loughborough do it for one , in er my local paper . |
| 2 | The two owners were aged 84 and 71 and , after the chewing incident , the RSPCA swapped it for a smaller dog . |
| 3 | But when the RSPCA found him in January , he was in a starved condition , his ribs and hip bones showing through , and his back legs hardly able to support him . |
| 4 | Having said that , though , there is undoubtedly something wild and magnificent about an institution quite as cussed , mercurial and downright weird as the NME making it through four decades of turbulent cultural and commercial waters . |
| 5 | When the Abwehr sent me to Ireland in forty-one I met a friend of his in Dublin . |
| 6 | Four days after the Ralembergs told me about the Luciferi , I was in the Golden Turk carousing by myself . |
| 7 | On the day before de Macon sailed on his second voyage , the Ralembergs invited me to a formal supper . |
| 8 | Presentation Mary and Joseph take Jesus to the Temple to present him to God as required by Jewish law ( Exodus 13:1–16 ) . |
| 9 | In Kazakhstan the CP dissolved itself on Aug. 28 to create an organization uniting progressive forces . |
| 10 | He was an Apostle and a prizeman , though his zeal as president of the Union condemned him to a second in part ii ( 1904 ) after a first in part i ( 1902 ) of the classical tripos . |
| 11 | Nor does it seem to be the case that the notorious reluctance of the Masai to accommodate themselves to the modern world was to any significant extent the result of administrative protection from it . |
| 12 | But Edward was stunned last week to receive an abrupt letter from the DoE accusing him of ‘ damaging ’ their land and threatening to take him to court . |
| 13 | The DoE tell me in a letter that they are free from indemnity . |
| 14 | If we listen on the one hand to the Secretary of State for the Environment and on the other hand to the Minister for Local Government and Inner Cities , it seems that the DOE has something like Dr. Doolittle 's ’ Push-me — pull-you . ’ |
| 15 | After his death , the Maori honoured him with a lying-in-state at Pipitea Marae , near Wellington Cathedral , and a karanga ( lament ) by two kuia ( older women ) who remained with the casket throughout the ceremonies . |
| 16 | He subsequently received a personal letter from the A.O.C. congratulating him on his persistence in continuing to attack the bomber when under attack himself . |
| 17 | The paper should prove to be ‘ a powerful stimulus ’ to discussions , the Institute said , while the ACCA welcomed it as ‘ an important contribution to the expectations gap debate ’ . |
| 18 | Every day the Canyon humbles us with some new wonder : a 2,000ft sheer wall of red limestone , a golden eagle soaring down to the river to fish , a natural rock amphitheatre which would comfortably accommodate a full orchestra and 20,000 people . |
| 19 | At a symbolic rally , held on May 23 in the capital San Salvador , the FMLN transformed itself into a political party . |
| 20 | It defines material which ‘ any reasonable person ’ ( a judge , for example ) would find ‘ shocking , disgusting and revolting ’ , as Lord Denning the then Master of the Rolls defined it in 1976 . |
| 21 | As all areas were initially classified as class I and II , the EPA left it to the states to redesignate some class II areas as class III , or even to upgrade such areas to class I ( Stern , 1977 ) . |
| 22 | The Fourth Gospel , that of John , places the cleansing of the Temple near the beginning , whereas the Synoptics have it near the climax of Jesus ' confrontation with the authorities . |
| 23 | Once he has persuaded a certain colleague in the States to sell it to him . |
| 24 | The Sheikha settled herself in the dressing room , determined not to be too far away from her son at any time . |
| 25 | Joining Friends of the Phoenix entitles you to 2 free tickets when you join , 50p off every ticket you buy , advance booking facility , free admission to Friends ' Only screenings , and free mailing of the programme . |
| 26 | The Israeli Cabinet approves Shamir 's " peace plan " ; three days later the plan is approved by the Knesset , but the PLO rejects it in its present form . |
| 27 | The Steamatic provides you with truly flexible cleaning power . |
| 28 | This year 's event attracted a number of scholarships from the Volvo Tour itself to manufacturers such as Wilson and Dunlop Slazenger and Tour sponsors like Diners Club and Hewlett Packard . |
| 29 | A street market in the Rathausplatz selling everything from pottery to radios was too busy for comfort . |
| 30 | From that moment on , the Kremlin saw him as a ‘ realistic ’ politician — in other words , as one who urged the people to accept the invasion . |