Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [conj] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're obsessed by the shit out of which we 're shaped ( surgery ) , the shit that could befall us ( horrible accidents ) , the shit in our souls ( the drives and impulses we suppress and expel in order to constitute ourselves as normal , but which sometimes break free in perversion or psychosis ) . |
| 2 | As well as the nastiness being endlessly stirred up by her mother , who whispered lies about him , saying he only wanted Sien for the posing and would drop her back in the gutter when he was done , there was Sien 's wretched pimp of a brother to contend with . |
| 3 | It 's WBO super-middleweight champion Eubank 's ninth world title fight in just 22 months — and there 's to be no let-up in his quest to earn the money that can give him retirement in the next year . |
| 4 | Their common concern was the chaos that would unleash itself on the city if a radioactive cloud from Hinkley Point was carried by the prevailing wind . |
| 5 | It may be pure conjecture but he gives the impression that he knows the words to The Sash and could sing them backwards , and it was hardly surprising when football fans nicknamed him ‘ Agent Orange ’ . |
| 6 | Every step is a chance to meet people , to give them the idea , the experience that can change their living and thinking ; to be caught up in an effort to bring a fundamental change to Rhodesia — and that means , of course , matching one 's own life to it . |
| 7 | He enters me as fortress , I can only thank him from my battlements ; I am the pearl the knight must capture to win heaven and the drug that will detain him from his quest . |
| 8 | ‘ Not in the least ’ , he told me , ‘ In fact , it lets us off the hook and will enable us to have more freedom perhaps than before ’ . |
| 9 | There is no point in sending out actual photographs with every press release , but a clear photocopy will give the reporter a good idea of the building and may persuade his editor to send a photographer to take special pictures for the newspaper . |
| 10 | It was decided to teach him the final lesson , which would also warn off other émigrés who thought that they were secure in the West and could say what they liked about Ceauşescu . |
| 11 | Even if you do n't normally wear make-up , you will probably need some on your wedding day as white or even ivory reflects on the skin and could leave you with a washed-out look . |
| 12 | Concentrations of PCBs in whales and dolphins have been found to be between five and 20 times the level that would classify them as toxic waste in the US . |
| 13 | FED UP with being Beatles copyists , the Stones invented the riff that would sustain them forever , flipped the finger to the authorities that wanted them jailed , punched hippies in the throat and threw the blues into a seething vat of hydrochloric sex acid . |
| 14 | A central light fitting can be used , but the light that will help you most will be the light behind you which illuminates the face of the person speaking . |
| 15 | Hopefully , in the near future , I will say that I am cured , but I do know that whatever I have learned about myself , through the Alexander Technique , will always be with me in the future and will help me through any other crisis in the time to come . |
| 16 | They knew that physically Rose could do much more than she was willing to try , so they kept searching for the key that would restore her will to live without being , unnecessarily , a burden on others . |
| 17 | As she walked up Tullis Street , Templeton 's came into view , and she headed for the entrance that would take her to the offices where she d been told to report . |
| 18 | Xanthe , however , alarmed by the departure of her new-found friend , was practically clinging to Mrs Young and with an echo of the earlier hysteria was saying that she could n't possibly sleep in the private car , she would have nightmares , she would be too scared to stay , she was sure whoever had uncoupled the car before would do it again in the middle of the night , and they would all be killed when the Canadian crashed into them , because the Canadian was still there behind us , was n't it , was n't it ? |
| 19 | Good afternoon , Celtic say that Lou Macari is expected in Scotland tomorrow to finalise the deal that will confirm him as their new manager . |
| 20 | To steal SunSelect 's WABI 's thunder — see front page — Microsoft Corp and Insignia Solutions Inc are believed to be moving on the accord that will strengthen their relationship . |
| 21 | Aye , that , it 'd be the Voltarol that would give her the , the black stuff coming through . |
| 22 | FIserve expects $23.5m from the offering and will use it for working capital , possible repayment of debt and acquisitions of complementary businesses . |
| 23 | Some people will actually say , if I could add something to the plan that would cost you just a little bit more , which means that if you 're off work through illness , the company , Abbey will pay the premiums for you , would you be prepared to pay a bit more . |
| 24 | Replying to a TODAY story on Saturday headlined The Man Most Likely To , he said he was still friendly with the princess but would do nothing to embarrass her . |
| 25 | He drove a wide circle out of the car park towards the slip-road that would take him back to the dual carriageway . |
| 26 | by the late Seventies it was generally acknowledged that a funding system partially dependent on the departments would be unlikely to assure speedy progress towards a comprehensive service in the sector and would do nothing to reduce the substantial regional inequalities in the distribution of extra hospital facilities . |
| 27 | The fallacy that by using drama as a learning medium we necessarily dilute the drama is exposed by the fact that drama itself is usually greatly enhanced by the work that can accompany it in other curriculum areas . |
| 28 | Possible , but if I was a BNP yob I 'd think he was taking the piss and would throw something , and if I was n't , I might throw something anyway because nationalism stinks — keep those ‘ Ethnic Cleansing ’ concentration camps in your mind . |
| 29 | In continuous-process plants workers are liberated from the rhythm of the machine and can set their own pace . |
| 30 | ‘ I felt that by fracturing the well in conjunction with a gravel pack we could produce a ‘ highway ’ into the reservoir that would allow it to produce at peak efficiency , ’ says Hannah , a consulting production engineer . |