Example sentences of "the [n mass] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er you know , I often think if er the sheep knew what the farmers were up to they 'd grow teeth would n't they ? |
| 2 | Continuity in marketing can count for a lot , but not if consumer attitudes are going through a sea change , and BMW 's light-footedness in launching the 3-series earned it the brand of the year award for durables . |
| 3 | " A Great Russian " put out a flysheet in St Petersburg in July 1861 which argued that " The educated classes must take the conduct of affairs out of the hands of the incapable government and into their own " ; otherwise , " patriots will be compelled to call upon the people to do what the educated classes refuse to do " . |
| 4 | The media dub it the ‘ slimming disease ’ , and shake their heads in dismay at foolish girls ( and now boys ) who ‘ suffer from ’ this ‘ bewildering ’ ‘ illness ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll get one of the staff to show you the way . ’ |