Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [coord] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | O also thought , because of the man 's posture , and the huge overcoat in which he was wrapped , that he looked like a queen in a tragedy which O had seen , who in a terrible moment of despair had sat down , not on a throne or on the marble palace steps , but just right there on the floor . |
| 2 | Lewis had n't made up his mind whether to sell Wyvis Hall after he had smartened it up a bit and with the proceeds buy a bigger and better London house and a country cottage or to keep the Hall and sell off some of the land for agriculture . |
| 3 | That slowed things down a bit and on the second day England made some progress through the wickets . |
| 4 | He has refused to rush legislative changes through , but he has not ruled out proposals on electoral reform which could be put before the electorate either in a referendum or at the next general election . |
| 5 | Usually , but perhaps not necessarily , this right was earned by the student through the performance of some service , far and away the commonest form of which was acting as or repetiteur for a muderris , though one occasionally also finds students becoming through acting as for a kazasker or for the Mufti . |
| 6 | Staring straight ahead at the road before him , the driver went on talking , telling me of his boyhood ambition to be a footballer and of the Mafia-like behaviour of the modern IRA . |
| 7 | Though this is not to say that abortion is a topic to be taken lightly as it is a human life a woman is dealing with and I think she should think carefully about all her options before she makes a decision but in the end it is her baby and up to her what happens . |
| 8 | He was under no illusion about the management types : ‘ They act a part and in the end the part becomes them ! ’ |
| 9 | and erm if you listen to things on the radio they they have at the end of a sentence or at the end of some sentence quite a pause for a second before they go on |
| 10 | The words had come out in a babble and by the time he had gathered his wits and been able to respond she had put the phone down . |
| 11 | It climbs up to and over a ridge and on the ascent reveals an exquisite vista of Loch Maree , a foretaste of joys to come . |
| 12 | Under Section 264(1) a petition for a bankruptcy order to be made against an individual may be brought by a creditor or by the individual himself , amongst others . |
| 13 | Delivery of a certificated transfer is treated by a buyer and by the company as equivalent to delivery of a transfer and the relevant certificate . |
| 14 | That means a present or at the very least a card for people you know . |
| 15 | Most prejudicial to the reputation of the Church was the sin of simony , the buying of something of spiritual value for money , such as ecclesiastical office or advancement , or charging for ordaining a clerk or for the performance of any other spiritual service . |
| 16 | Although many of the reactions were hostile , there was some welcome for the idea of a framework and for the consultation process . |
| 17 | Kernaghan played as a striker or at the heart of defence . |
| 18 | Perhaps it is a coincidence but at the Annual General Meeting in November he was elected Captain . |
| 19 | ‘ We passed outside the city walls , and after a little walk , entered ; i green garden door , and made our way to a little plain square building , in which were arranged wooden benches , a pulpit and below the pulpit a plain wooden table and chair . |
| 20 | He had applied for a grant but at the time Liverpool City Council was snowed under by applications . |
| 21 | Remember , all her life she had wandered from place to place , sleeping in a tent or under the stars . |
| 22 | In truth Emily did have dreams that one day in a park or on the street a talent scout would stop and see the perfect features and flawless skin of this child and come to the house begging on bended knees to transform her life . |
| 23 | Is it to be an up-to-the-minute design that will look good hanging in a bedroom or up the stairs , or should it have an antique feel to match a similarly styled sitting room ? |
| 24 | The child is removed to another place , usually a bedroom or into the hall , to avoid any reinforcement for the aggressive behaviour . |
| 25 | Consideration should therefore be given to the risks of fire-spread through such a roof and into the flank wall of the warehouse , or similar accommodation . |
| 26 | In the room which focuses on sight , visitors see , hear and feel themselves being poured out of a can of draught Guinness , into a glass , down a mouth and through the human body . |
| 27 | Yeah I , I feel Brian I mean , you know , you said we 'd got ta be natural , it 's all very well reading from a script but at the end of the day it 's natural that comes across . |
| 28 | Abbot Ælfric stressed Christ 's humility , describing in his homily The Exaltation of the Holy Cross how an angel reminded the seventh-century Byzantine emperor Heraclius that he " would not encircle his head with a golden crown , but with one of thorns " , and that before the crucifixion " he was not clothed in purple , nor adorned with a royal crown , nor rode he … upon a horse but upon the back of an ass " . |
| 29 | Now I lean forward and pick up a dead bird whose wings sag open like a fan or like the streets of Berlin under their cam nets . |
| 30 | Remember how it is often difficult to think clearly when the air is heavy just before a storm , or how your mind seems to become clear and sharp in the crisp , clean air on a mountainside or beside the sea . |