Example sentences of "the [det] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that that came round er I mean they were stamped and er the turn you know the each I I do n't I do n't remember what what they were examined , but er th you know the the that was the law that they had to be . |
| 2 | Yeah , that 's the least we can do . |
| 3 | Oh I think so , I mean I , again I hope there are n't any Catholics in the audience who are offended by my remarks , but it 's just my personal opinion , that yeah , th th you know , th th that is the case and at the least I mean whatever judgment one makes about this thing , I , I repeat what I said earlier about you got ta be terribly careful when using the word natural . |
| 4 | The least I would expect would be an immediate invitation from the Prime Minister , come and see me , because if it was happening on the streets of any city in Britain and the MP stood up and said what I 've said I think he would be in Downing Street within the night . |
| 5 | I am saying Mr Major , as Prime Minister , if someone in my position is saying I believe , I believe , there is the best opportunity here for lasting peace , by which I mean a total cessation of violence , the least I expect is that you should listen to what I have to say . |
| 6 | That is , that is the least I 've known it |
| 7 | and he said well it was the least I could do under the circumstance . |
| 8 | And if so , then the least she owed Matthew was an apology . |
| 9 | Shit , I thought , the least she could do is keep them sheathed when she does n't need them . |
| 10 | The least she could do in return was to meet him halfway . |
| 11 | Although , from time to time , some of our colleagues on the shop floor who ran into difficulties you know , er sometimes described you as a tool of management , er which was to say the least you know , er entirely untrue . |
| 12 | Thing tho , but that one where they had to knock people out I reckon the least you looked mm , the more casual you look , you get in . |
| 13 | after it 's been cut the least you can do is give yourself a shake |
| 14 | I mean , the re at the least you could go and have a look I suppose if |
| 15 | It was the least he could do . |
| 16 | It was the least he could do . |
| 17 | It was the least he could do . |
| 18 | It seemed , thought Henry , the least he could do . |
| 19 | He said he 'd noticed that our Mini was getting a bit down at heel , and in the light of Ken 's injuries he thought the least he could do was to give me a better means of transport . |
| 20 | The least he can do is respond immediately with a carefully worded personal letter . |
| 21 | It was the least he could do . |
| 22 | He insisted that the least he could do would be to pay for the coffee , and he always tried to do the least that he could . |
| 23 | The least he can do is buy us a decent lunch . ’ |
| 24 | It seemed — the least he could do — to deny himself the dramatic gesture , to humiliate himself . |
| 25 | The least he could do , Graham thought was take off that ridiculous tartan cap . |
| 26 | The least he deserved in return was that Harry should tell him all he knew . |
| 27 | It was , thought Joshua , probably the least he should do . |
| 28 | ‘ The least he could do is have it rolled . |
| 29 | It 's a relatively large sum , but Simon 's solicitor says it 's the least he deserves . |
| 30 | To say the least it 's horrible , and yet there we were a school and a tannery side by side . |