Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , I 'd had the feeling before , a bit , the first couple of times I went up on the End , it was that much closer to the spindle . |
| 2 | A few times I sat down in the kitchen and almost told mum but changed my mind . |
| 3 | Thinking to steal a march on watchful eyes I set off from the Cross Inn ( not long established as the only hotel and bar ) at 6.15 a.m. and headed for Port of Ness and the Butt of Lewis . |
| 4 | Several times in the next few months I went up to the top floor again , where I could look out of the high windows in the roof to see the surrounding countryside and be alone with my thoughts . |
| 5 | Well now , during this twelve months I went out on the beats etcetera , I just merely picked it up , if I was in doubt about anything my sergeant would put me right and the atmosphere , the amount of discipline was quite severe , for instance , I always , we had always to parade at least ten minutes before the hour to be acquainted with what had happened since we were last on duty . |
| 6 | Aunt Bedelia and I were trying to watch Brookside , but it was an impossible mix , like tripe and onions with Bolognese sauce , so when Otley went down to the pub to see the lads I strolled down to the villa . |
| 7 | When you 're having another one of those parties I read about in the Sport . |
| 8 | And with these words she thumped off down the stairs , leaving me to collect my thoughts for the hard task of Testifying . |
| 9 | A considerable amount of time was spent in assessing the answers to the two questionnaires you filled in during the year ; the proposed programme reflects your wishes . |
| 10 | George reluctantly accepted the situation and with a mouthful of curses we drove off down the now dusty road towards the Orne . |
| 11 | After hearing pro-Yeltsin and anti-Gorbachev speeches they set off towards the Kremlin down Tverskaya ( formerly Gorky Street ) , Moscow 's main thoroughfare . |
| 12 | I was still crying when I put on my boots and picked up my kitbag ; and after a few desperate embraces I burst out into the stars and the snow — the constellations of snow , the blizzard of stars . |
| 13 | Staggering to her feet she looked back towards the wounded man ; he had slumped to the floor , and was trying to push himself back to a kneeling position . |
| 14 | After two months in kennels they move on to the dog supply unit for 11 months , during which time they will be required to train at least six dogs up to the blindfold standard , and pass the guide dog trainer examination . |
| 15 | Well they are fit cos they get on and off at any of the stops they go along to the attraction that they want to do . |
| 16 | On leaden feet he moved back to the staircase and made his way to the half-landing at its top . |
| 17 | In return BBC Scotland received £27 million to make the programmes screened during the periods it opted out of the national network , and £14.5m towards the cost of making programmes in Scotland for the network . |
| 18 | Judge Alfredo Gustilo said in Manila Burton 's claim that he did not know the contraband was among his belongings was ‘ absurd ’ because customs police found four blocks of hashish hidden in the pair of shoes he had on at the time of his arrest . |
| 19 | Moreover , the functions it took on within the capital — including the setting up of an armed militia , the publication of an uncensored newspaper , the imposition via the printers ' union of its own form of censorship , and above all the coordination of strike action — gave it the appearance of rivalling the authority of the government itself . |
| 20 | And I used to get vegetables you see in from the farmers . |
| 21 | What is certain is that she will stamp her own identity on whatever activities she heads up within the White House . |
| 22 | Running her tongue across her teeth she glared down at the object of her annoyance . |
| 23 | After a few minutes she padded back into the bedroom wrapped in a big fluffy towel . |
| 24 | These days I peeked out at the world through unevenly rose-tinted underwear . |
| 25 | Between two classes I went out into the beautiful gallery on the first floor , open to the cloisters and the courtyard below . |
| 26 | ‘ You can just see the sea from the nursery , ’ explains Prue , ‘ and if you stand on the loo and look out of that little window you can see all those cloverleaf intersections you drove over on the way in . |
| 27 | Sister Act pairs Whoopi with another Oscar-winning actress Maggie Smith in a tale of a nun on the run and the change of fortunes she brings about in the convent where she seeks sanctuary . |
| 28 | In the old days we got on with the job , jollied staff along if they needed it , kicked the sluggards in the backside , encouraged the unconfident and persuaded a reluctant and sceptical police force to use us . |
| 29 | At around nine days they venture out of the tunnel their yolk sacs exhausted already 14mm long . |
| 30 | For whole days he wandered off to the cafés and bars in a stand to assert his independence . |