Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [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 | The porter took the lamp away with him |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The porter holds the car door as if restraining a very strong , young Galapagos tortoise from doing what it pleases . |
| 10 | The porter caught the coin and nodded . |
| 11 | He had found the porter visiting the superintendent nurse in her room , a form of social exchange that was strictly forbidden . |
| 12 | When the porter entered the room the stranger melted into thin air . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Defence ( 10 credits ) : This protects the player against attackers ; the higher the defence rating the less likely it is your guy will be tackled . |
| 17 | Counsel for the defence presents the case for the accused . |
| 18 | Counsel for the defence addressed the jury and the judge summed up . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Do the defence have the resources to make the necessary investigations , in the face of the presumptions embodied in this Bill ? |
| 22 | This will leave the defence to raise the issue of consent , which will then be left to the jury . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | But one effect of this is to limit the opportunities for the defence to contest the issue . |
| 27 | The defence protects the honest views of the crank and the eccentric , but not when they are based on dishonest statements of fact . |
| 28 | Is the potential for misidentification any less when the defence bear the burden of proof ? |
| 29 | His three first-half points helped Magherafelt to a 0–6 to 0–3 interval lead , and the defence did the rest . |
| 30 | The response recognises the need for substantial reform in this area of the law , including clarification and guidelines in regard to tests of capacity . |