Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun sg] and [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh goodness , yes for the damage and you had to go in front of the Harbourmaster . |
| 2 | So , in a case where the seller was to build a yacht for the buyer and they agreed that on payment of the first instalment the vessel and all materials used in its construction should become the absolute property of the buyer , the court held that nevertheless no property passed on payment of the first instalment because at that time the boat 's construction had not commenced and the materials to be used had not yet been identified , McDougall v. Aeromarine of Emsworth Ltd. ( 1958 Q.B. ) . |
| 3 | WITH the eradication of smallpox by WHO 's successful vaccination campaign , it may have seemed that vaccinia , the cowpox virus that is the basis for the vaccine and which gave vaccination its name , might at last be ready to bow out from its central role in world medicine . |
| 4 | He was not prepared to lead the FLN , he said , " as a party which remained a cover for the state and which received its orders from above " . |
| 5 | He then asked if she was prepared for the parting and she told him , ‘ Willingly , John , in such a cause as this . ’ |
| 6 | Serving the customer well is a central driving force for the Profitboss and he invests a huge amount of time , effort and resource in getting this right . |
| 7 | I seem to remember he got away from her by locking himself in his flat with friends for the weekend and they had a jolly good party . |
| 8 | I done it to I done it to Russell one night messing around and he told the girls in work I 'd been away for the weekend and he 'd had somebody else there honest to God he did ! |
| 9 | They fixed a date for the weekend and he kissed her goodbye . |
| 10 | It seems to represent a programme which is extremely good value for the taxpayer and which offers the best prospects of much better services for the user . |
| 11 | Well I have to go now or I shall be roped in for the sacrifice and I do n't like getting my hands dirty . |
| 12 | ‘ Everyone is tipping Arsenal for the title and they have the best drilled team with some exciting strikers in Ian Wright , Paul Merson , Kevin Campbell and Anders Limpar , ’ said Waddle . |
| 13 | It is essentially a matter for the Government and I believe that they will be able to demonstrate that the Town and Country Planning ( Assessment of Environmental Effects ) |
| 14 | We had gotten to that section of the tune where it was obvious that we had played enough for the outro and I decided , off the top of my head , to start playing a song that I had started writing earlier in the week . |
| 15 | Jen grabs for the bottle and it drops down on the grass and rolls away , glug , gurgle . |
| 16 | He 'd been helping his wife to , she must work for the council and he 'd been helping her and he said er the matron at Comfort House had asked and he , and he 'd noticed Jim 's name on when he delivered ours so he knew where they could , he 'd take them . |
| 17 | Mr Hallam said he slid in for the tackle and they ended up with their legs tangled . |
| 18 | The front desk apologises for the inconvenience and they accompany him back to his room with a duplicate key . |
| 19 | He knew what was right for us and for the country and he said it . |
| 20 | The picture incident proved too much for the officer and he decided to retire . |
| 21 | And to qualify for that grant , you have got to submit two er your programme for the year and you 've got ta give the secretaries , you 've got to give a report and you 've got to give your balance sheet and er , Jean is always , I must say , very pleased with mine because erm you know , we do give quite a lot to charity . |
| 22 | Elizabeth had won the essay competition and was just about to stand up when Jessica got up and she walked up to Mr and she asked and he asked her what magazine she wanted for the year and she said Rock Seventeen Jessica knew what magazine Elizabeth wanted and she just said Rock Seventeen . |
| 23 | When he leaves her for the Gipsy and she dances . |
| 24 | Wirral Labour Councillor Phil Williams said : ‘ There is a groundswell of support for the centre and we want to show its counsellors that . ’ |
| 25 | A successful street collection in Neston raised £154.73 for the society and they had also had a membership drive with the Heartbeat Campaign on the last weekend of October . |
| 26 | They 'd been strolling through the individual gardens within the whole for more than two hours , while Rune told her about the traditions of the gardens and how , despite attempts at imitation , they remained unique in Europe — if not the world — before they reached the area set aside for the funfair and he suggested she might like a ride on some of the attractions . |
| 27 | The suggested starting point was that , if a lad is coming out of Deerbolt , Father Patrick lets his area youth worker know and gives him a contact address for the worker and they go from there . |
| 28 | The new man was soon in contact with Hardwick , who travelled to Stockport to discuss fittings for the School and who presented on 26th July what he probably thought was to be his final report , |
| 29 | These have been especially designed for the work and it helps to make every effort to obtain them . |
| 30 | I , I , mean we had erm , we went out for the day and they give us it was sandwiches |