Example sentences of "[noun prp] [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 They could see Mr Flood fussing round the window of his shop as if he were still worried about what they could have found so amusing in its contents .
2 A limited amount of post-production editing can , however , be carried out on the original recording , either on the camcorder or on a second VCR depending on the facilities available .
3 Muzzily overlaying this film onto recorded shots of the Daleks firing into the jungle — complete with ‘ negative ’ effect-gave an image similar in impact to the Id monster fight featured in the classic sf film Forbidden Planet .
4 Manchester United have been ready to set up a £3m deal for Pearce with former Forest mid-field star Neil Webb returning to the City Ground .
5 Marcus Adam , Tony Jarrett , Jason John and Darren Braithwaite overslept and arrived to find golden wonder Christie fuming in the dressing-room .
6 Taken aback , he mentioned the football match to be fought on New Year 's Day between the Repertory company and the pantomime cast of Treasure Island appearing at the Empire .
7 The E C C rather inward looking Even Turkey is knocking on the door , what are your Poland , Hungary , Romania knocking on the door and coming in .
8 From what the captain indicated last night , that act at Old Trafford will see Alec Stewart reverting to the role of specialist opener and handing over the wicket-keeping gloves .
9 She heard Fernando returning across the patio , jangling car keys in his fingers .
10 But , thanks to a power-packed ride from Pat Eddery , Eurolink Thunder capturing the Laburnum Conditions Stakes and Captain Horatius impressing in the Magnolia Stakes saw his third and fourth do the business .
11 A kilogram or two of surgical plaster or plaster-of-Paris depending on the size of the housing ( you can buy powdered plaster at a chemist 's shop ) ; a dish to act as a mould for casting the plaster block-the dish can be any size from 10 cm × 20 cm up to about 20 cm × 20 cm , but should have a flat bottom and sides that slope slightly outward ; a sheet of glass to cover the housing ; a sheet of black cardboard ; Plasticine ; small blocks of wood or small plastic boxes ( the round boxes used for typewriter ribbons are very suitable ) ; cotton-wool .
12 I run down the hill , into the sunlit glen and then up the far side , with Andy crashing through the bushes , heather and-ferns behind me .
13 Donna sent the Volvo crashing into the Audi again , then shifted up through the gears and drove off .
14 The two women jumped out and sprinted for the front door of the cottage , Donna struggling with the key .
15 After trudging disconsolately round a few bars , I went back to our cheap hostel , where to my relief I found Dana snoring in the double bed we were to share .
16 It seemed downright immoral to torment the poor woman with questions now just for the sake of proving the Jaguar 's brakes were faulty or Fanshawe driving over the seventy limit .
17 Gamekeeper John Bosher returning to the Blenheim estate wood where 10 years ago he came across a half decomposed body .
18 It was to avoid this last couple that Hugh unexpectedly asked her to dance , which they did unsuccessfully , their bodies unused to performing together , and Molly keeping to the shadows in case the children should spot them and never be able to forgive the embarrassment they had been caused .
19 There is no women 's Utopia lurking in the shrubbery Although Labour has captured the election initiative on feminist issues , ROBIN LEE remains unconvinced .
20 Rarely does one see Hick driving off the front foot in the classic style with head and shoulder ‘ over the ball . ’
21 The awe-inspiring site of Stonehenge appearing on the horizon , as one crosses Salisbury Plain , never fails to cast a spell over the traveller .
22 Marie told him about Mr Bishop being drunk and getting himself drowned ; about Gazzer finding Madge wandering along the prom and having to take her to Mr Bishop 's brother because she was n't responsible for herself .
23 Prior to the Falklands War , he tried to broker a peace conference with Mexico acting as the go-between .
24 Making a sound in his throat , he turned his head away , then said , ‘ Funny thing , but neither am I ; yet I 've had to get used to it ; ’ and on this he went out , leaving Millie looking at the big fat woman and feeling she must make conversation : ‘ It 's a beautiful morning , ’ she said .
25 The Syrians ended the year in a commanding position , with Aoun sheltering in the French embassy in Beirut .
26 We rode on to the moors and found Linton lying in the same place as before .
27 For many people this was reminiscent of calls by Klement Gottwald leading to the 1948 communist takeover .
28 Deep in the Leukon Valley , the magnificent Wilder Kaiser mountains soar up one side , with Hartkaiser and Astberg looming on the other .
29 Or is it really time to light the torch that brings Brooklyn sizzling to the ground ? ’
30 I glanced back and saw MacLane clambering onto the running board of an already growling squad car , holding the tommy gun one-armed .
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