Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we take these views literally we arrive at the notion of style as an optional additive , and there is an obvious problem : how can we judge when the factor of style is absent ? |
| 2 | Months later it merged with the considerably larger Mothercare chain in a reverse take-over . |
| 3 | When she clumps out I sit on the bed and ask Rachel , ‘ What the hell are we doing here ? ’ and she shrugs . |
| 4 | With all the cat rods out we returned to the carp rods and decided to start fishing with sweetcorn and luncheon meat all on straight running leger rigs , the idea being to get some indication of any activity early on . |
| 5 | A few months ago we looked at the Fender Hot Rod Strat , featuring a DiMarzio humbucker at the bridge : an off-the-peg version of one of the most common custom options requested of guitar repairmen today . |
| 6 | TWO months ago I travelled to the former Yugoslavia and visited hospitals and camps filled with the displaced and wounded of the Bosnian conflict . |
| 7 | ‘ Several months ago it resulted in the proof — yes , you can do that , ’ Tolonen said . |
| 8 | On asking a young woman from whom I had collected books how she knew of the sale , I got the pleasing reply ‘ It 's the highlight of my year . ’ |
| 9 | Since the England manager acted as one of Ward 's referees when he applied for the York job , it was no surprise when Taylor turned to one of his trusted lieutenants to take charge of England 's Under-21 squad for the end-of-season international tournament in Toulon . |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't bother buying a crib ; Rachel went straight into her carrycot and stayed there until she was four months when she moved to the cot . |
| 11 | The students have had the opportunity to take part in these sessions where they related to the 16+ examination in the earlier part of the year . |
| 12 | Suppose , he says , that Neil Armstrong 's famous words when he stepped on the surface of the moon had been ‘ one small step for a white ; one giant leap for whitekind ’ . |
| 13 | I had to have those three tees when I walked off the 18th . |
| 14 | Several stops later we staggered to the side of Stickle Tarn for lunch . |
| 15 | We we 're , we 're , we 'd be likely to invite all of our stewards really I think from the point of view , the County Branch up to now with these meetings it 's just been our County Branch er that 's been |
| 16 | And what mother of young children , whether she owns a family pet or not , has not felt even more frightened of neighbourhood Rottweilers and Dobermans when she reads of the horrific savaging and killing of children by uncontrollable animals ? |
| 17 | However , I find Turner 's work on the results of such movement into the liminal state to be a very useful way of interpreting what an insider experiences when he moves to the margins of his own domain , and I suspect that many such transformations across fiercely defended boundaries of cultural experience lend the individual the chance to stand aside and reflect on his subjective place in the order of things . |
| 18 | The place itself was clear enough in her mind , there had been no surprises when she walked up the path and entered the small high room . |
| 19 | The youngster was living with her former foster parents when she applied to the courts for the divorce . |
| 20 | During the afternoon , he accompanied a clutch of lazy Ixmaritians out to the gardens where they sat in the sun and gossiped . |
| 21 | you might 've had some timetables like they have on the train |
| 22 | in those days like they do in the time you 've been talking about ? |
| 23 | Eleven days later we came near the Cape Verde Islands . |
| 24 | 2 days later we got to the point which up to now is a strictly no go area for Westerners , starting at Tiszanogyores , a village about 100km from Tokai . |
| 25 | Two days later we took off the splint . |
| 26 | Three days later we sat on the steps of the Promontoire hut , having proudly made it in guidebook time . |
| 27 | But ten days later he returned to the same Thornaby service station , filled up with petrol and then paid by cheque . |
| 28 | A few days later he came to the office to give his report in person . |
| 29 | A few days later he begged for the offices held by his father and complained that it would be a great disgrace to him if they were granted to anyone else . |
| 30 | The following day I sent him the stamps and a couple of days later I received in the post not the book but a cheque for slightly less than the value of the book and postage combined , together with the following note , which I reproduce in its entirety : ‘ Herewith a cheque for £20 . |