Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] [adv prt] [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 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 .
3 This is my milk I get out of the fridge
4 I muttered thanks and as she disappeared to the kitchen I stepped up to the sitting room door , knocked rather timidly and entered .
5 Full of misgiving I drove on into the darkness .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 They hope to raise £1 million for the upkeep of the Manor which dates back to the 13th century .
11 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 .
12 It was the worn-down plug of an old volcano which stood out from the lowland plain .
13 That was the design I finally gave to Shawcraft as a construction drawing which ended up as the Dalek .
14 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 .
15 ( See appendix letter 3 and letter 4 which shows the reply which came back from the parents . )
16 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 . ’
17 Behind this board ( called a pathfinder ) is the start boat which motors along at the same speed as the board .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 Sambur and other game used this pool as a drinking-place and wallow and , curious to see the tracks round it , I left the path , which skirted the left-hand side of the glade and passed close under a cliff of rock which extended up to the road .
23 Behind this are a separate small locker , and the battery tray which slides out of the fuselage side .
24 At Scotney Castle in Kent Henry Moore 's bronze statue , Three Piece Reclining Figure — Draped , was placed in 1977 on a romantic isthmus which juts out into the well-wooded lake in the middle of which the old castle crouches on its island .
25 Visibility from the left-hand seat is above average for an American aircraft ; you can see all around , except for about 30° in the rear , and visibility upwards is acceptable but slightly degraded by the roof which wraps around to the sides of the cabin .
26 The steersman pointed downriver to where men were working on a scaffolding which stretched out across the river .
27 At a corner table , three men and an ample woman in an apron played cards noisily , the slap of the cards punctuated by bursts of virtuoso coughing , that cavernous café cough which echoes up from the boots .
28 After one more anxious glance she took off for the other end of the pool and a quick look showed that he was already on his way , moving with powerful strokes and keeping well clear of her .
29 Karl is a serious musician who missed out on the nihilism of the Seventies punk and largely retained Sixties hippy values .
30 Despite that success , the playwright had difficulty raising the money to bring the comedy into the West End , although the backer who came up with the all-important £1,000 needed to clinch the deal was able to retire to a South Sea island on his share of the profits .
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