Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course this imaginative feat is possible only because we watch the tragedy secure in the knowledge that we shall be ourselves again when the curtain goes down . |
| 2 | The first he knew of it was a warning call from high above where he saw the angry silhouette of a golden eagle stooping . |
| 3 | If someone a obviously it 's it 's what I 'm asking is hypothetical anyway because I mean the flats are coming down so no one new can move in , but say you actually if if it was possible for other people to move into these flats and you knew someone and they said erm , You know I 'm thinking of moving into Green flats , what would you say ? |
| 4 | The design criteria for desktop publishing are simple enough if you follow the basic guidelines . |
| 5 | The monotony is relieved somewhat if you have the opportunity to talk to a fellow traveller who feels the same about long train journeys , then you have something in common besides moaning about the rigours of train travel . |
| 6 | But once some set of rules has been established in this way , we might well think it more important that these rules be publicly regarded as settled , so that people can plan accordingly , than that they be the best rules that could have been found ; this provides a reason why courts should leave the rule untouched even when they think the wrong choice was made in the first instance . " |
| 7 | She still went cold inside when she remembered the things he 'd said . |
| 8 | If after a bite or sting the conscious level is impaired or if swelling is severe and rapid especially if it affects the mouth and throat or if breathing becomes difficult . |
| 9 | He even telephoned Wexford to tell him about it , his elation subsiding somewhat when he heard the chief inspector had also found this out three hours before . |
| 10 | really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ? |
| 11 | He 'll have her fast enough when he knows the sum of her portion . ’ |
| 12 | He had been feeling sick ever since they left the main junction and climbed into the joggling , jolting line train for the last lap of their journey , but the sudden whistle had finished him . |
| 13 | And remember , Roger , the thread had been removed , the fuse destroys itself , and people coming in and out of the room , once the bed was on fire , would scarcely think it suspicious even if they saw the odd burn mark on the floor . |
| 14 | A memory function stores programmes — useful only if you cook the same dishes frequently . |
| 15 | Good so if we cut the first into twelfth what how many pieces would they get out of that 's be twelve pieces altogether okay . |
| 16 | It sounded well enough until they saw the size of the rations . |
| 17 | A JURY sat spellbound yesterday as they heard the ‘ chilling ’ account of estate agent Stephanie Slater 's terrifying eight-day kidnap ordeal at the hands of alleged killer Michael Sams . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , in a group of neurotic patients , a placebo was effective even when they knew the pills they were taking were inert . |
| 19 | Everybody gets one and I wan na s I do n't wan na I wan na I wan na bring these in-house via the sales office and have them all centrally distributed cos it 's no good well if you read the T T G and the Travel Weekly it 's already taken two days . |
| 20 | The NSA had naturally taken enormous trouble to keep Minaret and Shamrock secret since they were quite illegal even though they had the tacit approval of President Nixon , another Henry II Syndrome casualty ( see Chapter 3 ) . |
| 21 | But I think he 's a bit worried I read into this that there 's a current there where you know the peasants are getting very radical , our is we ca n't be too radical and therefore we need to issue something which is gon na . |
| 22 | But it 's confusing now because they put the news on and you can watch the evening news on the first feed at five o'clock in the afternoon now in San Francisco . |
| 23 | ‘ It 'll be safe enough if they sandbag the whole of the promenade , though , wo n't it ? ’ |
| 24 | Actually I thought they were quite nice , but Gillian er made I Ian erm ring the short up cos she thought the legs were n't long enough . |
| 25 | Though the first state action came in 1882 with the Ancient Monuments Act , this was important chiefly because it acknowledged the interest of the state in the preservation of ancient monuments . |
| 26 | The view is more stunning yet if you take the trouble to climb up a little from the road , on to the grassy hill behind , so that you can see over the top of the slightly obtrusive forested spur to the south-west ; or if you follow the path through the woods to the south of the road for about half an hour you come out on a crest which dominates the country in the direction of the watershed . |
| 27 | ‘ They 're probably jealous too because you got the job through your dad , and then you were offered the foreman 's job . ’ |
| 28 | The engineer would have headphones on while Keith was blasting away ; he 'd move the mic around until we found the right place , then he 'd bolt it in the stand where the speaker 's sweet spot was , and there it would stay . |
| 29 | There is the Government 's view , which seems to see a large market as an end in itself , and there is the view expressed by my right hon. Friend , which sees a large market as successful only if it improves the quality of life of our citizens . |
| 30 | A magician lives in the house everyone says that he 's very grumpy so if you meet the magician you must be very polite . |