Example sentences of "the [noun] [subord] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 " Hoggatt 's does an occasional examination for the defence if they ask us and if the exhibit is packed and submitted in the approved way .
2 There was an awkward moment at the breakfast-table when she asked him why he was wearing his Sunday suit .
3 I think I 'm making my point , I have been saying for some time now that given the fact that all that security has n't produced the results , the logic of that is dialogue , and when I see the opportunity as I saw it , of dialogue , direct dialogue with Mr Addams that could lead to a total cessation of this violence , I felt it was my duty to do so .
4 for the Water Board so he 's got quite a good job you know , but erm , I 'm , we could n't afford to put the other through the apprentice because I mean you had n't got the money had you then
5 Well you can drop the calculator if you want it would be better if you pick 'em up and stick the numbers in .
6 The Queen paused briefly to chat with children from the base as she made her way to view a specially prepared static display of the Corps ' role in providing technical and logistical support to the army .
7 H R T contains es oestrogen , which is highly beneficial to older women at the change when they lose their natural supply .
8 I can remember the , the days of the , the armistice when we thought there was a lot of the with the teachers and er , this is faintly in my mind , we heard all the mill whistles blowing .
9 Charlie was about to salute the lieutenant when he remembered he was no longer in uniform , so he simply removed his cap .
10 The parties are under no contractual obligation to allow each other to make representations to the auditor before he issues his certificate .
11 He began again , the shapes of black and white slowly filling the board until he knew there were no more stones to play , nothing left to win or lose .
12 And try not to scrunch up the board if you do it
13 I wo n't add any more to the board because I think you 're starting to get the idea , but one or two others I want you to think about , I believe animals should not be experimented upon for make-up , I believe everybody should be treated with respect .
14 Zena Murray had seen on television that beauty queens used the trick so she figured it would work for her .
15 The following is a typical example of the character of the RAF as I saw it for the first time about a couple of months after I got to Baghdad .
16 He knew that he was the winner because he saw his photograph in the newspaper the next day .
17 Do n't correct anybody else 's , you just do the sentence as you think it 's right .
18 Clive spilled some of the powder as he heaped it in the spoon , and could not hold it steady over his lighter flame , but finally he got it liquefied .
19 The first contains a few records , so collect them and slide down the ice into the water , this is extremely easy so just use the map to reach the room containing the concert poster , records and a ‘ ? ’ ( worth 50 points ) , grab 'em all and move up to the extra life , then to the ladder and get the heart if you need it , walk right , go up the ladder and down the other side , pick up the crate and jump into the water .
20 Thus it was argued that William had a legitimate title to the throne because he won it by right of conquest in a just war .
21 The bank would advance the money once they knew you were my legatee . "
22 Why Martha transferred the money before she put her apron on I do n't know — I suppose it 's just that everyone has their own little routines for doing things .
23 He said well actually I have got the money because I borrowed it .
24 The woman had no alternative but to hand over the money because she felt her baby 's life was at risk .
25 ‘ I think Gran might have demanded the money because she thought I had a right to it , but it was for love of me and despair at our poverty — her kind of rough justice . ’
26 There was , Aunt Margaret said , a safe in their bedroom where he kept the money until he took it in to the bank at the end of the week in the massive , gleaming , opulent-looking calf-skin briefcase with a very large lock .
27 The intention of the plaintiffs was , to my mind , clear ; they expected to recover the money if they won their action .
28 Anyone importing or exporting large sums in cash should be obliged to declare it and Customs officers should have power to seize the money if they suspected it was derived from crime .
29 The Government must have thought that he was worth the money when they gave him the job and they must value his advice .
30 So what did she say about the money when you tried her for less money ?
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