Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [conj] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 Shortly after the event , Stanley Peters said ‘ The response has been outstanding and we , as a company , welcomed the opportunity to meet families and show them the factory ’ .
2 In a related way , the religious morality of repealers was not merely a passive vehicle for feminist politics ; it actively empowered women and gave them the confidence to develop critical concepts .
3 ‘ I 'm sure we should reverse things and do it the other way around as the Americans do but it certainly means we can hit our irons well and , believe me , this course is going to demand exceptional iron play .
4 Taff continued talking in his very strong Welsh accent as he inspected the Bren , asking questions and giving himself the answers before I could get a word in .
5 In the process of sexual selection , certain males were said to develop characteristics that gave them the edge over other males in the competition for females .
6 Five year apprenticeship yes and er it was more or less labourer work you were just a boy and run and did messages and carried whatever the journeymen bakers wanted .
7 Often bosses ignore workers or give them the silent treatment — a negative , no-win situation for all concerned .
8 They take jobs that allow them the maximum time at the waters edge , or they do not work at all .
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