Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] [noun prp] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the shutters had been opened wider to let in the bright midday light she helped Luce to the bathroom . |
| 2 | Now the only Central South side left in the cup are Gloucester … this saturday they face Orrell in the quarter finals of the Pilkington … at the weekend the Cherry and Whites got themselves ready for the big game by beating Bristol … the score at the Memorial Ground was Bristol seven Gloucester nineteen |
| 3 | On Saturday they play Southend at the County Ground , a game they must win . |
| 4 | And the ice men from Milton keynes are through to the final of the Autumn trophy they beat Swindon in the semi-final |
| 5 | I do n't know what good it did David in the long run because what it did was cost a lot of money . |
| 6 | Her voice sounded a little strained , but only Portia caught the odd pitying look she gave Katherine as the girl rushed towards the salon . |
| 7 | In some confusion and embarrassment I removed Venturous from the vicinity as quickly as possible . |
| 8 | I mean I was interested a a a another very interesting point you made Mike at the beginning , you said that is there , had there been studies that show the standards of French industrial relations did you say that , that this has kind of become a pattern for industrial relations conflict in France . |
| 9 | One Saturday evening she takes Howard by the arm and leads him away from the crowd round the pool and the bar , out of everyone 's earshot . |
| 10 | This evening we have Janet in the leading part . |
| 11 | After nine days they sighted Talisker through the haze . |
| 12 | And it could be argued that had he fought during that time , he might have honed the ring sharpness to capitalise on the moment he rocked Tyson in the opening round . |
| 13 | Early in A Shropshire Lad he describes Worcester/Hereford/Shropshire as the ‘ coloured counties ’ . |
| 14 | In the next years he translated Weiss on the Psalms , published an introduction to Barth 's Church Dogmatics and continued to write . |
| 15 | Singing the national anthem they pushed John through the streets , finally dumping him in the Town Mill pond . |
| 16 | The other day he slapped Liam across the face and got mad at me when I complained . |
| 17 | For the third time that day he called Kuhlmann from the public box . |
| 18 | On one occasion he met Santerre inside the main hall . |
| 19 | They were being pulled steadily , Felipe digging his feet into the side of the cliff , and as they came to the top he eased Maggie over the edge and them came up himself . |
| 20 | That night he hit Wallis in the mouth . |
| 21 | The heights of Best 's career are easily brought to mind the night he destroyed Benfica in the 1966 European Cup quarter-finals , the night in 1967 in Belfast when he was sent off after single-handedly dismantling a superior Scotland side , and of course the famous night in 1968 when he led Manchester United to a European Cup victory in extra time . |
| 22 | At the end of that week they took Anna to the doctor and he was worried that she might be scared of being examined , but she was n't . |
| 23 | In similarly insincere terms he thanks Duncan for the honours he has received from him : These speeches are subtly calculated by Shakespeare , for their insincerity is obvious to us ( the affected metaphors , the flabby repetitions ) but not to the recipients . |
| 24 | Dartingly as a lizard 's tongue he kissed Meh'Lindi on the side of the brow before plunging her too into silence and blindness . |
| 25 | Luton are likely to insist on recouping the £135,000 they paid Leeds for the veteran midfielder , even though Kamara turned 35 on Christmas Day . |
| 26 | For his pupils he resembled Johnson without the danger : cheerfulness was always evident . |
| 27 | In her insistent way she asked Jane for the loan of a field in which to hold a charity fair . |
| 28 | ‘ On 16 April we left Greenock on the old aircraft carrier ‘ Argus ’ with twenty-four Hurricanes , twenty-five pilots and an appropriate number of fitters and riggers for Gibraltar ( although we did not know our precise destination at the time , of course . |
| 29 | On Friday at school he passed Nutty in the corridor and gave her a fierce stare to remind her about their appointment and she said , ‘ I have n't forgotten , ’ in an aggrieved voice . |
| 30 | Bringing his right fist back over his shoulder he punched Tommy in the face with considerable force . |