Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [prep] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says the Leeds course has broadened his horizons : ‘ We have people on my course from all over the world so the approach tends to be international . |
| 2 | He said , whereas my mum over there in the corner , he said , if she had a bash I had to listen to bloody Frank Sinatra , would n't I ? |
| 3 | She would spend all day with her daughter and then work on her designs until late in the evening . |
| 4 | The proprietors of Elmfield House , Jim and Edith Lillie , were initially a little apprehensive about opening their much restored and much-cared for home to the public — but they soon came to appreciate the friendship and interest given to them by their visitors from all over the world . |
| 5 | Eleanor Thorne moved her head about uneasily on the pillow for a moment or two , wishing she had not complained about the soap , for now Alida might change the brand , keep that tablet to herself , And if it did not lather well , it had such a distinctive scent , a scent Eleanor liked . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's some more of her stuff through here in the living-room , ’ he called , beckoning from the end of the passage . |
| 7 | National newspapers cull their stories from all over the country — often , indeed , from all over the world . |
| 8 | To meet the growing demand for bigger and better bangs they import their fireworks from all over the world . |
| 9 | She had to put up her umbrella at once against the rain . |
| 10 | The high cheekbones , ’ he ran his finger from her chin to just below the eye . |
| 11 | Every sixth or seventh day or so , in the morning , as we prepare to sack out , and go through the stunned routines of miring , of mussing ( we derange each eyebrow with a fingerstroke against the grain ) , Tod and I can feel the dream just waiting to happen , gathering its energies from somewhere on the other side . |
| 12 | This nugget that I call ‘ I ’ would bullet its way in even on the music of the spheres . |
| 13 | Some plants harbour their scent until late in the day , when it is released in abundance . |
| 14 | ‘ We are not playing kick and rush , ’ he insisted when driving out to a friend 's hotel in the Derwent Valley below Consett , pausing now and then to savour the uncluttered Durham landscape , his heart for ever in the North-east of England . |
| 15 | were were saying that he was only God from his baptism to Not on the cross , before the cross . |
| 16 | Craig made his way at once to the study , the desk was locked as he had expected . |
| 17 | He had climbed through her window in the sweet nights , nights that would torment his memory for ever with the perfume of darkness and intrigue . |
| 18 | But Francis , who has already led Wednesday into the Coca-Cola Cup final and a showdown with Arsenal , refuses to divulge his line-up until just before the kick-off . |
| 19 | Crosby also has injury worries to add to his team selection problems , and he will not name his line-up until just before the start . |
| 20 | He looked as if he had been conserving all his energy since then for the moment when he took advantage of an error by Butcher to shoot strongly past Woods . |
| 21 | He looked as if he had been conserving all his energy since then for the moment when he took advantage of an error by Butcher to shoot strongly past Woods . |
| 22 | Colt knew his target at once from the photograph that he had been given . |
| 23 | ‘ Luck was on your side for once in the form of this remarkable pugilist , this amazing pair of fists ! ’ |
| 24 | Not simply because we also want to put our bid in straightaway for the airport money which is er contrary to opinion |
| 25 | most of us had eaten our lunch by then on the coach because we were so hungry , after all it had been seven hours since we had last eaten . |
| 26 | ‘ Put your things in here for the time being , ’ she said , pushing open the door to the living-room . |
| 27 | I 'm interested , thank you , I 'm interested to notice that this nineteenth century attitude is being repeated now by er , our friends over there in the Labour party , erm and I must say , that really confirm what I 've always thought that a lot of their attitudes and their mental furniture do in fact belong to that century . |
| 28 | Turning to the boy , he said firmly , ‘ If you ever again raise your hand to either of the children or your mother , I shall … |