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 . |