Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | At the next new moon get into your boat and let the wind carry you eastwards until you reach the windswept isle of Bujan , the sun 's bright home , where shines the amber stone Alatyr , guarded by the eldest brother of all the crows . |
| 32 | ‘ I love you dearly and I love the house but I could n't live here if I am not wanted . ’ |
| 33 | Course , I 'll never talk to you again if you catch the big feller , but might make a fun afternoon . |
| 34 | ‘ The producers told me later that I got the job because of the winning chemistry between us — and that Pauline had put in a good word for me . |
| 35 | The Prison Governors Association has told me clearly that it opposes the Bill on the grounds that the measures that it contains are ’ too draconian ’ — I use its exact words . |
| 36 | In fact , she takes a wicked delight in setting me up as she explains the album title . |
| 37 | But with details Major Morton was less forthcoming , and Edward 's unease turned into something deeper when he named the ‘ traitors ’ who had drunk the shameful toast . |
| 38 | Even if you 've got a series of slides I recommend that you turn it off between each one so that you know the audience do n't see the things being put into position or moved about because that can be a bit distracting so er it does mean that you 'd obviously need to know where the on off switch is and and this is a nice one because it 's it 's right there . |
| 39 | you 're not going to put the wrong one down if you know the right one are you ? |
| 40 | She found quite a rare one just as she reached the other edge of the wood . |
| 41 | brought the green one home cos I brought the three samples home , the one that we 've got down and another one and another one for the hall and stair , but I said I 'm sure it was n't the same as that , but it might have been , but I have to say he always said we would |
| 42 | But we can buttonhole anyone we please as they leave the chamber : a privilege akin to the London correspondents of Pravda or Izvestia being able to accost cabinet ministers in the members ' lobby of the Commons . |
| 43 | The make-up artist 's tip for applying it is to look down , place wand to the base of lashes and roll them back as you run the wand from root to tip . |
| 44 | Anyway , for whatever reason , he got them out and we won the match . |
| 45 | ‘ Stop it ! ’ she told herself scornfully as she blocked the picture out . |
| 46 | Conventional procedures for studying receptive fields involve presenting small spots of light or dark , or light/dark edges and moving them around until you find the point in the visual field where they affect the response of the cell . |
| 47 | After only a few days he gave up and did his best to ignore them even though they had the one thing above all he was beginning to want : freedom . |
| 48 | This served me well when I joined the army in 1940 . |
| 49 | He loved her deeply and it hurt him badly when he learned the truth about her . |
| 50 | It did n't slow him down and he led the way briskly into a comfortable room adjoining the refectory . |
| 51 | But even as the idea occurred to her , she dismissed it ; from the athletic way Fernand had cleared the rail it was likely that his legs were as strong and muscular as his sinewy arms and he would probably catch her long before she reached the house . |
| 52 | The Woman turned , pulling the whole of the little group round with her so that they faced the house , towards the mirror which hung over the sofa . |
| 53 | The boy carried her out into the snow and pushed her into the ground , turning her so that she faced the tent and the cluster of trees that formed their crude and failing shelter . |
| 54 | He 'd go to her , gather her to him so that she felt the hardness of him against her . |
| 55 | I followed her in and she closed the door . |
| 56 | It occurred to her suddenly that she found the cloak-and-dagger element in all this vaguely disturbing , and totally unnecessary . |
| 57 | Cedric could run to his heart 's content out there and Con would be able to bring him along when he does the garden . |
| 58 | She found herself smiling at him suddenly as they gained the shelter of the sitting-room and went in search of towels . |
| 59 | He looked her over as they reached the gallery , pausing at the top of the stairs . |
| 60 | She mopped herself up , then eyed him uncertainly as she saw the set , cold expression on his face . |