Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An' I wo n't git the chance , if we 've got half the fuckin' NYPD an' the CBS Newsnight cameras lookin' on . ’ |
| 2 | But the fact is no lender can ever be absolutely sure that a guarantor is not being subject to pressure from the principal debtor , and to require him to do more than properly and fairly point out to the guarantor the desirability of obtaining independent advice , and to require the documents to be executed in the presence of a solicitor , is to put upon commercial lenders a burden which would severely handicap the carrying out of what is , after all , an extremely common transaction of everyday occurrence for banks and other commercial lenders . |
| 3 | The activities of Whips are a mystery to most people outside Parliament but it is known that they do occasionally cajole , threaten and even bully MPs who might not toe the party line . |
| 4 | You could n't beard the lion in his den if you let your fears get the best of you . |
| 5 | His vestigial liberalism or compassion persuaded him to resist the introduction of the poll tax for nurses and other deserving persons — but the Whips knew him as a man who would always toe the lobby line with a specious ministerial assurance , such as Nicolas Ridley 's promised poll tax rebate of £130 millions . |
| 6 | These can be used instead of the time- consuming pulling down of menus but do n't try to learn them — you will soon pickup the ones that you need . |
| 7 | I fully I fully accept that , er you would obviously build in the facilities which are necessary , but the most of the settlements are limited by existing physical and other constraints , and those can not be overcome , you can not duel the A nineteen as far as Easingwold without very substantial harm , for example to the open countryside , even if it were physically possible and economically possible , to expand Easingwold , sorry , to expand Tadcaster to the required size , we 'd need to roll back greenbelt boundaries , again contrary to P P G two . |
| 8 | Now if you 're a majority party you can instruct officers to come up with a specially paid reduction pol you pay for the policy , so you can then structure the system or look at the service and come up with a reduction , come up with an expansion |
| 9 | They could not foot the increased deficit . |
| 10 | But even though Lewis used him for target practice with heavy right crosses and upper-cuts , he could not floor the durable American , who took a standing eight count early in the fourth round . |
| 11 | The acussed alledged that he could not forsee the harm he would do , and proceeded to argue that since he acted inavertently , he did not committ the offence . |
| 12 | ‘ It will not advantage the lower paid workers in a free collective bargaining situation if those who are the strongest get the most . ’ |