Example sentences of "of [pron] [adv] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I have advocated is possible and not just a dream , but it would be remiss of me not to consider the nightmare scenario of colliery closures at a time when we are increasing restructuring grants by £1,000 million . |
| 2 | It was n't polite of them not to answer the door , knowing that he was standing there , but it did n't really matter . |
| 3 | Ianthe picked up a bottle in each hand , then had to put one of them down to ring the front door bell . |
| 4 | Trent considered showing one of them how to keep the bows of the Zodiac to the wind in case he had to cast them off but Louis was beside him . |
| 5 | When we stopped and slowly turned , with our bulging eyes in place , the gang scattered with such blood-curdling screams that we wondered if we had n't overdone it , and felt sufficiently ashamed of ourselves never to use the eyes again . |
| 6 | She looked towards the Archdeacon and recognised the signs of someone about to take the plunge . |
| 7 | Somehow she felt certain that he would always be far too sure of himself even to consider the possibility . |
| 8 | The twins , David and Michael , had been prowling about in the front garden waiting for the sight of Belinda 's car , and as soon as she stepped out into the driveway and came up the path to the house they raced ahead of her inside to relay the news of her arrival , without even saying hello to her . |
| 9 | I do not mean to be offensive to the hon. Member for Sherwood when I say that he has entertained us with his prepared briefs in many of our coal debates , but that it is a bit rich of him continually to criticise the contraction of the coal industry when he has supported many of his Government 's policies on the industry . |
| 10 | Accountants would always be kept busy showing the rest of us how to work the system . |
| 11 | it was being reorganized and the lady who did it could n't do it any more and would one of us like to take the |