Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor did the Acts change the right of landed families to make settlements on their daughters in order to protect the family property from the rapacity of sons-in-law and from any action of the daughter herself which might prove contrary to the family interest . |
| 2 | Whether planning a party , a wedding reception at home or something as informal as a barbecue , relax and let the experts take the strain , from as little as £3.50 a head . |
| 3 | Those who heard the programmes read the book and a vast new audience was reached . |
| 4 | And last Monday Dr Harold Varmus let it be known that the thrill of winning the Nobel Prize for Medicine in the morning was as nothing compared with being at Candlestick Park in the evening to see the Giants take the National League pennant for the first time in 27 years . |
| 5 | Not only would the courts leave the meaning of the term to the magistrates ; they would also accept the magistrates ' view as to whether the evidence justified applying that term to the case . |
| 6 | Do the courts ignore the police malpractice and allow the jury to hear evidence of this confession , thereby , of course , greatly increasing the chances of a guilty verdict ? |
| 7 | Nor need the courts assess the extent to which such harms are measurable against any standard of consequential morality . |
| 8 | 8.17.6 Would the courts imply the terms in 8.4 – 8.16 ? |
| 9 | She said : but why did the Germans hate the Jews ? |
| 10 | Other commentators have been quite frank about their desire to see the Germans run the show . |
| 11 | Lifting her out of the water we were totally silent , and neither of us seemed to be willing to commit ourselves on a weight so we just put her in the sling and let the scales do the talking . |
| 12 | They wonder why , if the private key is the means of authentication of the holder 's rights , should the rules contemplate the possibility of an erroneous transmission . |
| 13 | But how could the animals mend the hole ? |
| 14 | Would the foreigners know the difference ? |
| 15 | The bill passed what was now a Whig-dominated Commons , although the Tories did try to introduce an amendment to make the foreigners take the sacrament in accordance with the rites of the Church of England , and when the Tories gained power after the 1710 General Election they repealed the Act . |
| 16 | Did the pictures motivate the children ? 4 . |
| 17 | Had I gone on with this research at the depth which I had in view I would undoubtedly have used a far more informal interview and , having chosen possible points of difference , I would have introduced these in the interviews and let the informants develop the themes themselves . |
| 18 | Let the eyes hold the spotlight and keep lips muted with soft pink or peach . |
| 19 | I had to do twenty-three miles tomorrow and then , if I let the lads carry the wheelbarrow into Reggane on Friday , I could run the final seventeen miles . |
| 20 | To take a particular instance , we have seen that the form of question with how ? is associated with predicate qualifiers but not with clausal adjectives , and also that the verb believe will only be compatible with the clausal adjective ; it follows that the second part of the exchange in ( 70 ) should be odd or ungrammatical , which is indeed so : ( 70 ) LECTURER : The Venetians believed their proposals generous … ( interrupted by sound of electric drill next door ) MEMBER OF AUDIENCE : * How did the Venetians believe the proposals ? |
| 21 | now i if that is strictly wrong why do the shops put the sale notices up ? |
| 22 | Did the authors record the time of uterine contraction after delivery and , if so , was there any relation to neonatal outcome ? |
| 23 | Make the referees apply the rules of the game when reffing Scum games . |
| 24 | At no time did the defendants tell the plaintiff of Mr. Perot 's proposed purchase of Vertigo and it is this fact which has given rise to the present litigation . |
| 25 | A group of women prisoners were leaning out of the second-floor window , watching the visitors approach the building . |
| 26 | Did the steamers go the next day ? |
| 27 | Did the judges think the rule they applied was a good one ? |
| 28 | Did the contractors blame the electricians/estate-agents ? |
| 29 | Should the parents choose the class that they will help ? |
| 30 | This unthreatening introduction into discussing a marital difficulty and an explanation that a combination of therapy approaches , that is managing the child and facing up to the marital disagreements , is likely to be most effective and help the parents understand the link . |