Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My arbitrary decision to hang up gauze and let draught play on it , but not my decision what the result of that play would be . |
| 2 | On the way I asked my guard what the name of the village was . |
| 3 | I was so pleased , ’ she looked at me shyly or was it a little slyly , ‘ I could understand from knowing my Classics what the old peasants were saying . |
| 4 | ‘ What I do want , I want my medicine what the hospital said I had to have . ’ |
| 5 | In particular , it allows animals to continue their activities whatever the weather . |
| 6 | The many grey squirrels were out and about , busy , and unaware of the interruptions to their habitat which the golf fans would bring . |
| 7 | She was impeccably dressed , and on a stiflingly hot day still managed to look coolly coiffured , every hair in place , her make-up none the worse for the heat . |
| 8 | I 'd caught him once or twice patting her bottom which the silly girl probably took as evidence of her superior attractions , whereas I knew he did it to every woman under forty . |
| 9 | Mrs Webster , though not entirely sure that they were unnecessarily worried , pitied their anxiety none the less . |
| 10 | All full-time employees ( ie those having a normal working week of 20 hours or more , or 25 hours for directors ) who are with the Company or any of its subsidiaries which the Directors have decided will participate , and who have at least two years ' service to complete before retirement , may be eligible to participate at the discretion of the Directors . |
| 11 | For these reasons alone many surveyors decide not to send letters in advance and rely on the interviewers ' skills in being able to explain to people on their doorsteps what the survey is about and why they should help with it . |
| 12 | Labour injunctions are sought by employers or dissident trade unionists or others to prevent or to stop industrial action , including strikes , by trade unions or their officials which the plaintiff claims is illegal . |
| 13 | However , we must not forget that we are trying to spawn new industrial or commercial opportunities , and although researchers are encouraged to explore the full potential of their ideas whatever the outcome , it must be conceivable that the research could lead to a significant opportunity for investment within a reasonable timescale ; say a decade or so . |
| 14 | He pulled her away , and although there was a laughing expression on his face his voice was quiet as he continued to warn her about the power of the Press and how it was politic not to get up their nose whatever the provocation offered . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm not stopping , ’ he told her quickly , entering her sitting-room none the less and , at her suggestion taking a seat . |
| 16 | I 'd just like to make a point and its confirming what the young lady said down there about deregulation and although you , you |
| 17 | Unlike Elena , Barbara speaks very little English , but she conveys her pride none the less . |
| 18 | The eminently more favourable position would be that if one partner engages in sexual conduct with another outside their relationship which the other partner finds intolerable , then this may be cited as evidence that the marriage has broken down . |
| 19 | There is also substantial private investment by employers in training for their staff which the Government encourage through the manpower training scheme . |
| 20 | When a pupil leaves , with him or her goes some of that added value and its potential which the school has sought to generate . |
| 21 | For the steeplechasers and their desciples its the simply the best |
| 22 | A potent influence in shaping national consciousness arises from the perception of their history which the subject peoples nurture , and which is fed by folk traditions , by the preservation of the vernacular language and by the influence of traditional religious beliefs . |
| 23 | Bede says that after the defeat and death of Oswiu 's son and successor , Ecgfrith , in the battle of Nechtanesmere in 685 , the Picts recovered their land which the Angles had held and the Scots who lived in Britain and certain of the Britons ( perhaps of Strathclyde ) their independence ( HE IV , 26 ) . |
| 24 | Social work practice with these families should concentrate on constructing a framework of security from the matching stage onwards , and this must mean delegating the maximum degree of responsibility to the new family to do things their way which the law allows . |
| 25 | So the Milettis had realized the threat to their schemes which the fake letter would pose and had no intention of letting them see it ! |
| 26 | That is , ethical or moral considerations ‘ impose a limit on our purposes and their execution which the distinction between means and ends can not account for , since means and ends alike come under moral scrutiny ’ . |
| 27 | That hundred pounds represents one fifth of his income which the agency thinks is fair but he does n't . |
| 28 | His passion , his arousal which the mere sight of her had provoked , was so strong that he wondered that she could not feel it too ; it seemed to hang , a living thing , in the air between them . |
| 29 | He usually turned out for the Palace at right-back and was the composed and effective successor to the brilliant Arthur Hudgell , epitomising the honest footballer who would always give of his best for his club whatever the situation . |
| 30 | It will be a fine thing if the Conservative chairman loses his seat whatever the outcome of the election . |