Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun prp] and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Johnson group seized the wounded Doe and took him away , while the ECOWAS force looked on , apparently helpless . |
| 2 | The Kabbalists developed a similar mythical conception of the inner life of God in their depiction of the world of the Sephirot , the divine spheres which emanated from the unknowable God and enabled him to be known by man : these emanations provided man with the means of ascending to the deity . |
| 3 | Throughout his country he is known as the ‘ Professor with the smile ’ , and when he returns to his village in central Vietnam , children follow him like the Pied Piper and call him ‘ Uncle Vo ’ . |
| 4 | But instead of openly endorsing Brezhnev 's initiative he called for ‘ more details of the ways to neutralise the Arabian Gulf and keep it out of international conflict ’ . |
| 5 | Pilot Gerard Gaillard landed the stricken aircraft on the A40 in the French Alps and steered it into crash barriers . |
| 6 | Catherine 's anger was also aroused when a photographer took pictures of her topless on the French Riviera and sold them on to a men 's magazine . |
| 7 | He jumped on a bus outside the Old Bailey and injured himself when he fell off in North London . |
| 8 | Lennox also hit back at critics , who claim he should have avoided the dangerous Ruddock and hidden himself away for a world title shot , snapping : ‘ I know the British fight fans will respect me for going in against the best instead of facing an easy touch . |
| 9 | He watched me pull down the Jolly Roger and throw it overboard , then he said , ‘ I expect you 'll want to go ashore now . |
| 10 | Maclean also concentrated on getting the ball past the talented Umar and denying him further chances to hit crisp drives into the nicks and towards difficult angles . |
| 11 | My old man occasionally joined us on a Saturday morning , but only to get some cash off Granpa so that he could go to the Black Bull and spend it all with his mate Bert Shorrocks . |
| 12 | But the gods were kind to the stricken Baldur and restored him to life . |
| 13 | He went straight out , went to four families , whose names immediately suggested themselves to him , checked his facts and figures , got in while discussion was still on and flatly contradicted the great John and gave him the facts and figures to prove it , to tell him that he was wrong . |
| 14 | Perhaps Otley would clean the oven and water the busy Lizzies and leave me here . |
| 15 | He made quite a fuss about it , saying it was time she left the nest , stood up to the forceful Elise and lived her own life . |
| 16 | Childrens World marketing communications controller John Forester says he has been talking to agencies with the knowledge of the incumbent GGT and insists there is no review of the Sears-owned business . |
| 17 | Heavenly father , we praise you as the living God and thank you that you have called us to look to the growth of your church in this parish ; we thank you for those who have worked to help plan the proposed church building ; we especially pray for John Taylor , our architect , and the city council planners and planning committee . |
| 18 | Early evidence of the musical progress of the two children survives in the form of a small music book ( 3 ) prepared by Leopold , initially for Nannerl 's use , but subsequently used also to indicate the works learnt by the four-year-old Mozart and to record his earliest compositions , K.1a-d . |
| 19 | Then he charged to the other end to anticipate a precise through ball from McMahon and reach it just before the advancing Lukic and flick it into the empty net . |
| 20 | Yeltsin issued a decree on Nov. 6 banning the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( CPSU ) and the Russian CP and nationalizing their property . |
| 21 | Then , after the end credits , we catch the genuine Daine and slitch him back to Princetown swiftkick . ’ |
| 22 | The fellow grasped the unresisting Rachel and pushed her out of the hall . |
| 23 | Jumping defiantly onto Grace 's deck , she gathered up the surprised Stripey and hugged her close . |