Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] the " in BNC.
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1 | The algorithm scans the sequence of top symbols of parses , and looks for pairs M , P which crop up together unexpectedly often . |
2 | Miles used his connection with the starpod to dim the chamber lights , and the stars sprang into sharp relief . |
3 | The following may also appear beside the tag to indicate the current state of the media unit in the Offline cycle : |
4 | Luxembourg and United States courts have addressed the matter , and the judgments reveal the reality of these fears . |
5 | The porter took the lamp away with him |
6 | The prioress instructed the porter to take the body into the nearby infirmary , ordered the crowd to disperse and asked one of the sisters to extend hospitality to the pedlar . |
7 | Daalny had acted , after all ; she must have taken the second key during Vespers , from the nail where at noon she had watched the porter hang the first one , but she had had to wait for near-darkness before using it . |
8 | She paced the room , staring out of the window until the view became too monotonous to continue watching , looking at her watch and at the door , and was about to leave when she heard the porter turning the key in the lock . |
9 | Ranulf sighed , pocketed the leather strap , waited for the porter to re-bury the bones and half-carried him back to the priory , listening to the fellow 's litany of self-congratulation . |
10 | The porter holds the car door as if restraining a very strong , young Galapagos tortoise from doing what it pleases . |
11 | The porter caught the coin and nodded . |
12 | He had found the porter visiting the superintendent nurse in her room , a form of social exchange that was strictly forbidden . |
13 | When the porter entered the room the stranger melted into thin air . |
14 | The activities accompanying the texts go well beyond checking comprehension . |
15 | For example , each activity on a construction programme is priced by estimators and its tinting is reflected in the sequencing of the activities forming the construction bar chart or network . |
16 | But the defence said the accident would n't have happened if Gloucestershire 's Robin Phelps had checked the locking pins before trying to move the gangry on . |
17 | The report ended with the defence telling the jury it would be very dangerous to record a conviction on the uncorroborated evidence of the girl . |
18 | Again the defence got the blame , though I think myself if the forwards are n't putting away the chances we 'll never get anywhere . |
19 | Defence ( 10 credits ) : This protects the player against attackers ; the higher the defence rating the less likely it is your guy will be tackled . |
20 | Counsel for the defence presents the case for the accused . |
21 | Counsel for the defence addressed the jury and the judge summed up . |
22 | After the jury was sworn , there began immediately a seven-day voire dire in which the defence challenged the admissibility of all the evidence resulting from the undercover operation . |
23 | With ‘ Jacko ’ in great form the defence weathered the early and emotional surge of City pressure , gained control of mid-field and then Gerry Queen scored from close in . |
24 | Do the defence have the resources to make the necessary investigations , in the face of the presumptions embodied in this Bill ? |
25 | This will leave the defence to raise the issue of consent , which will then be left to the jury . |
26 | In this case , the question of mens rea was crucial , the defence arguing the relevance of the BBFC 's decision to refuse a national certificate in 1970 so that the film could first be assessed by a representative sample of local licensing authorities who were more closely in touch with community standards . |
27 | But the lead lasted only eight minutes before Sterling 's right wing cross reached the far post , where David Robinson outjumped the defence to head the equaliser . |
28 | Arguing that the defendants had been accused simply because they were non-white , the defence dismissed the confessions ( which the youths themselves retracted ) as having been extracted under police duress . |
29 | But one effect of this is to limit the opportunities for the defence to contest the issue . |
30 | The defence protects the honest views of the crank and the eccentric , but not when they are based on dishonest statements of fact . |