Example sentences of "the [noun] [be] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1893 the Forget-me-nots were billed us the ‘ smallest dancers on the variety stage . |
| 2 | The words were leading him the wrong way . |
| 3 | and it was as simple as that , it was only until that I got all the paperwork from Germany that the letters and one thing and another , but somebody in there said to them well you 're talking rubbish cos the girl 's telling you the truth |
| 4 | It 's the 10th time the event has been held and the aim is to make it the biggest and best yet ! |
| 5 | In Behrend v. Produce Brokers ( 1920 K.B. ) part of the goods were delivered which the buyers accepted . |
| 6 | The uniforms were giving her the once-over . |
| 7 | This is done electronically now , but the principle is , is often the same , and the instinct is to do it the same . |
| 8 | This usually means the firm is giving you the person who specializes in your type of work , and this is a good sign . |
| 9 | One of the girls is teaching me the language . |
| 10 | I think the doctors were telling her the truth . ’ |
| 11 | The navigator was giving me the countdown ; as soon as the needles on the oil-temperature gauge started moving I would be off , making sure I took-off on time as this would be vital for the rest of the squadron . |
| 12 | The doctor was paying her the ten shillings , she could afford to be friendly . |
| 13 | In The weather is fine , for example , is would normally constitute the transition ( assuming the communicative purpose of the utterance is to state what the weather is like ) . |
| 14 | The idea was to teach us the beauty of the English language . |
| 15 | In my judgment natural justice requires that the prisoner be told what the judges have recommended , and anything the trial judge has said about relative culpability , in such time that he can make representations before the Home Secretary fixes the tariff period . |
| 16 | So that answers all those years that I have been conducting these seminars , it answers my question not in the way I was particularly happy about I have to say , but I mean it did answer my question and then it may be them having you know I mean like sort of things I may not be particularly happy with , but maybe it is good that the papers are reflecting what the community wants . |
| 17 | In this case , the chimpanzee is showing what the psychologists would call ‘ insight ’ . |