Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Actually , I happen to have-a flask of Scotch on me , just in case I broke down on the road … |
| 2 | Er , but the interesting , the interesting thing is that they are prepared to pay and yet this obsession this obsession with this ideology that the only way you can get you can go forward in in terms of er placing this this country in any economic status in the way it may have been and er is is to privatisation of V A T. Chairman I look forward to the day when when the very air and this has been said for that we breathe will either be privatised or more important they 'll stick a bloody V A T on it . |
| 3 | As I walked across the car park I looked back at the police station and almost expected to see the figure of Inspector Drew looming at one of the windows as in an early Orson Welles film . |
| 4 | This is my milk I get out of the fridge |
| 5 | Of course I stayed overnight at the hotel and spent a good part of the following day placating the ruffled Emily , even though I felt sure she was not as disturbed as she made out . |
| 6 | I muttered thanks and as she disappeared to the kitchen I stepped up to the sitting room door , knocked rather timidly and entered . |
| 7 | Full of misgiving I drove on into the darkness . |
| 8 | ‘ At present I worry most about the unemployment statistics , the poverty data and any suggestions of tampering with the Retail Price Index . ’ |
| 9 | After we 'd agreed the itinerary I got on with the detailed flying planning , using the new French VFR maps and the American TPC ( Tactical Pilotage Charts ) which we bought from Stamfords in London . |
| 10 | At the height of the gale I go down to the pier to see how our local boats are doing , but all the anchors appear to be holding firm . |
| 11 | My last weekend with the car I went over to the Island of Luing , leaving the car ( foot ferry only on Sundays ) at Cuan Ferry . |
| 12 | She had used some silky material to make a skirt which toned exactly with the wool , covered the buttons with the material of the skirt and the whole outfit was therefore beautifully co-ordinated . |
| 13 | Charles 's cavalry rallied to hold off the 500 enemy horse which broke through into the rear of his lines and formed a protective corridor down which he , and those of his men still able to fight , slowly withdrew , fiercely resisting . |
| 14 | They hope to raise £1 million for the upkeep of the Manor which dates back to the 13th century . |
| 15 | A most extraordinary ebullient , character , he was one of those lovable teddy-bears , but highly charged with emotion which spilled out at the slightest touch . |
| 16 | It was the worn-down plug of an old volcano which stood out from the lowland plain . |
| 17 | My back was to the wind which whistled coldly in the wire frame of my spectacles and cracked the loose folds of my robe . |
| 18 | That was the design I finally gave to Shawcraft as a construction drawing which ended up as the Dalek . |
| 19 | Some cars can be fitted with a passenger seat which swings outwards at the touch of a lever to face the door , so that the patient does not have to twist to enter or leave the car . |
| 20 | Can anyone help with any information about a nasty scrape to my car which happened sometime during the day at Rutherford . |
| 21 | It 's tempting to stop at every village you come across on your travels — at Spili , we paused to drink from a Venetian fountain where stone lionheads spouted clear spring mountain water ; at Preveli we visited the famous monastery which looks out to the south coast ; driving through the Psiloritis mountains we braved the wind to climb down the Kourtaliotiko Gorge and saw the tiny church of St Nicolas . |
| 22 | ( See appendix letter 3 and letter 4 which shows the reply which came back from the parents . ) |
| 23 | It is a matter of recent history that the constant repetition of lies in Central Europe led to the tragedy which came about in the years 1939 to 1945 . ’ |
| 24 | Behind this board ( called a pathfinder ) is the start boat which motors along at the same speed as the board . |
| 25 | Also there 's been no announcement so far on the Hawk Trainer which involves most of the four and a half thousand at as many more in British Aerospace and other companies . |
| 26 | Radio Lock , at $99.95 , is a steel bar with lock which runs diagonally across the avionics stack and is attached to two steel nuts which must be installed in the panel , from Aircraft Security & Alert Systems B&J Locking Bars comprise a cross-shaped steel tube arrangement specifically for Cessna singles and the Skymaster twin which is padlocked in place between the control wheel tubes , locking the controls and blocking access to avionics Do readers know of any enterprising UK manufacturers or importers marketing such gadgets ? |
| 27 | Then they too died as , too exhausted to fight any further , they were covered by a crust of snow which froze on in the bitter winds . |
| 28 | He will make a recommendation which goes back to the Department of the Environment , who will make the final decision as to whether the building should be listed . |
| 29 | Rising stress claims have also been bad news for big employers like Wells Fargo Bank , the California institution which echoes back to the stage coach era . |
| 30 | Also , the fence which runs out into the the lake er just breaks up the the distance between the the piece of wood and the bank . |