Example sentences of "[vb base] [noun] [conj] [vb -s] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All his attempts to organize street parties , coach outings and singalongs in the local pubs ended in abject failure . |
| 2 | Therefore , although we welcome legislation that deals with the serious issues , and although we have promised to consider it carefully in Committee , we can not do anything about the crime figures . |
| 3 | There are , in criminal investigations , a number of situations in which the police adopt ruses or tricks in the public interest to obtain evidence . |
| 4 | To analyse decisions we compare revenues and costs between the courses of action ( see panel ) . |
| 5 | Proceeds are in aid of Age Concern , Combat Cancer and Sparks in the Dark , a Newry-based theatre group for disabled people . |
| 6 | Stick small poinsettias inside the larger ones with royal icing , then arrange flowers and leaves on the cake , as shown . |
| 7 | Having argued this far Lorentz has to go all the way and he was forced to conclude that there will be no American M until Hollywood goes and until ‘ independent companies allow their directors to do away entirely with actors , and ( which is the only sensible way to manufacture movies at all ) pick types and faces off the streets ’ . |
| 8 | But we are assured it will be a long time before we see bingo or boobs in the sober pages of BRE News . |
| 9 | Likewise , the promise to cut administrative costs by 14 per cent over four years will play well in Peoria , as long as nobody notices that the federal staff is being reduced by only 4.7 per cent ( and those who go need pensions and benefits from the Treasury , still . ) |