Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you must think my displeasure the heaviest thing that can befall you . |
| 2 | P.S. I suggest D. Bowie should rename his band the ‘ Time Machine ’ . |
| 3 | Nobody was allowed to hum , or whistle or listen to music , either , because the merchant thought that people should save their breath the way they saved their money . |
| 4 | Let's hope he 'll deliver his reply the same way . ’ |
| 5 | Beginning from a size S 1 you might bribe your neighbour the value S * EDSI to cut back to S * . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll tell my husband the moment he arrives home from … the moment he arrives home . |
| 7 | It says in Revelation 12:4 , ‘ The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth , so that he might devour her child the moment it was born . |
| 8 | ‘ We 'll ask your mama the moment she comes in . ’ |
| 9 | But it could do your confidence the world of good . |
| 10 | Boz took a quick step forward and before Seb could raise his guard the gipsy swung a wild punch . |
| 11 | Before she could find her tongue the door had closed behind him . |
| 12 | While the rich could flaunt their wealth the numerous urban poor lived in a state of penury . |
| 13 | I used to give my mother the lot , she used to give me a shilling back . |
| 14 | And that would make his shot the first . |
| 15 | ‘ I understand how you feel , but I think it would do your sister the world of good to come face to face with reality for once . ’ |
| 16 | The price of such an agreement , of course , would be electoral reform — which , purely incidentally , would give his party the balance of power after any election in the foreseeable future . |
| 17 | Who else would call their tour the ‘ Zitpoppin' , butt pickin' bogger-flinging across America tour '91 –'92; nging ’ ? |
| 18 | He was a tough old fellow when it came to it-his older brother had been an artillery colonel — but his health was failing and I guess he felt a younger man would serve his flock the better in the iron times to come . |
| 19 | It will do your head the world of good . |
| 20 | Many of you will remember Her Majesty the Queen 's visit in 1984 when she opened the Queen 's Library at Sighthill , and perhaps a few of you will recall the Duke of Edinburgh 's visit in 1965 . |
| 21 | They hope he will lift their economy out of recession , hope he will heal the racial disharmony and end the violence in their cities , hope he will keep their country the sole superpower in a fast-changing world . |
| 22 | She pairs with him assuming that he will help her rear the young . |
| 23 | All this in a choice of four languages , English , French , German and Spanish , so will teach your child the basic understanding of foreign languages which ca n't be a bad thing , as every day , we grow closer to our European neighbours . |
| 24 | ‘ Give me a minute and I 'll come up with something that will turn your face the same colour as your tie ! ’ |
| 25 | That is not my direct responsibility , but I will ask my colleague the Under-Secretary of State to reply to the hon. Gentleman . |
| 26 | They will find their enemy the skua already in residence , having arrived a week or so earlier and practising his piracy harrying kittiwakes or puffins until the terns come back . |
| 27 | I have to admit that , in the early days , it was with mixed feelings that I intervened — suggesting , for example , that life preparation students really ought to take their turn the same as anyone else . |
| 28 | So the sooner they can double their capacity the better . |
| 29 | You can give your child the language she needs to make sense of the experience . |
| 30 | So , so , he looked , he looked round at me , he looked at the the other group waiting in front and he was , he flashed his lights at them so that , they realised what was going on by then , they moved forward a bit , I moved back a bit and he just had enough room he reversed right up close to me and then got out but he just had enough room to get out , and since then I wo n't park over the driveway up there , cos you can bet your life the one driveway along that road and you parked in front is the one that somebody wants to get into . |