Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | and er it would of been impossible to rest your feet on the rail them performing the most uncomfortable |
| 2 | Vases of different shapes and sizes lay beside pebbles , weavings , ancient carvings and many other objects no-one knew the purpose of . |
| 3 | In these notes I described the aims and origins of the scheme : |
| 4 | ‘ That was one of the prime reasons I raised the issue , because if the constituents are saying that , it is time the councillors were saying it as well . ’ |
| 5 | For humanitarian reasons I thought the family ought to know . ’ |
| 6 | In terms of the economic activity projections , as a result of representations made to me by one of Professor Lock 's colleagues , that was one of the main reasons I increased the assumptions on the eco economic activity based projection , to increase B one office relocations to a a far higher degree percentage than previously . |
| 7 | Well er to me it does n't matter s er that much , what I 'm concerned about is that this is a matter of public interest , it should n't just be a matter of professional interest and it 's for these reasons I think the government should take a rather more lively interest er than perhaps it does . |
| 8 | ‘ One of the reasons I think the Japanese are so good at putting in quality systems is that , in some ways , it 's painful attention to detail , a series of little things which really improve performance . |
| 9 | Nowhere to be seen and one of the reasons I bought the magazine was to read the article as I have a Ti'ko machine ( and incidentally have been very pleased with it ) . |
| 10 | For those reasons I allow the appeal and I substitute an interim care order . |
| 11 | Yes I mean if it is possible to provide that huge acreage I mean the space per player or whatever is rather less for croquet than for cricket , is n't it ? |
| 12 | That 's just the story I told the clan ! ’ |
| 13 | Do you know the story I mean the parable I mean ? |
| 14 | Because ’ — his speech slurred a fraction — ‘ I 'm going to tell you a story I heard the other day which I could n't possibly tell you if you had a lady Archdeacon . ’ |
| 15 | As I swabbed the table with disinfectant I had the old feeling of helplessness . |
| 16 | In each case I pressed the national authorities concerned to allow me to send a UK ‘ observer ’ to their investigation and I am happy to say that our request was agreed to on each occasion . |
| 17 | A year later when I had Katie and I was married , I did n't want " to go to hospital in case I got the same treatment , but they were totally different . |
| 18 | The police have been up several times , you know that attache case I said the dustman found that time ? |
| 19 | A lot of first publication trade paperbacks appear simultaneously in hardback , in which case I give the details for the trade paperback while mentioning the availability of the hardback . |
| 20 | In your case I suspect the water is coming through the seams on the bulkhead around the footwells . |
| 21 | I ambled intentionally slowly , hiding my wrist-watch in my pocket , in case I damaged the leg further through impatience and hurrying . |
| 22 | Well in that case I think the cheapest cheapest alternative yeah is erm , if you 're gon na do er something like that , would be a barn dance in the hall down Edinburgh Way er which you get quite cheap |
| 23 | ( And , in case I muddled the halves and thought the lady 's name was Mary Marks , I decided that it would be a very windy day and that , as the skirt of her wedding gown was blown by the gales , I was able to see that she was wearing suspenders . ) |
| 24 | In that direction I understand the Indians , Pakistanis and Sri Lankans have offered a total of about £1 million more to help pay for cricket in developing countries . |
| 25 | In that direction I understand the Indians , Pakistanis and Sri Lankans have offered a total of about £1 million more to help pay for cricket in developing countries . |
| 26 | Category I contained the 27% of authorities who mentioned 30 or more programmes or courses . |
| 27 | Money is tight so we need to be quite clear on I mean for instance I mean the seats have been recovered you know people smoking in the seats when they should n't be smoking and putting they 're putting their cigarette 's out on the floor I do n't know |
| 28 | As a former regional chairman I recognise the value and importance of open communication . |
| 29 | Erm are we continuing trading or because I , I fear that in , in in particular and with due respect to the Chairman I think the hospital discharges at the moment are leaving a little bit to be desired . |
| 30 | Just one comment Chairman I see the |