Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | No lights came on where I figured the master bedroom probably was ; that comforted me a bit . |
| 2 | It arose from a groundswell of opinion in the EC that the internal market would be a success only where it had the support of both ‘ sides ’ of industry and if it was designed to benefit every citizen of the Community . |
| 3 | There is one place only where he lifts the curtain . |
| 4 | Each cycle should take fifty five minutes so we do three sets of role play , well we look at them , look for the cycle to start at quarter past ten first cycle must start at quarter past ten , there four that should be for one o'clock so we commence the third and final role play , come back here and break for lunch and have an hour for lunch final role play at two o'clock . |
| 5 | The report from the accountant confirmed his initial impression that the business was worth investing in so he paid the accountants modest fee of £500 in full . |
| 6 | Then I heard a voice call me to come in so I turned the door knob and entered . |
| 7 | So although we know the fundamental equations that govern the brain , we are quite unable to use them to predict human behavior . |
| 8 | So although I heard the emptiness intellectually , I did n't feel it . |
| 9 | The bulk of Germany 's railways were established between 1848 and 1877 , but even then they served the west of Germany far better than they served the east . |
| 10 | and he treated his horse well I mean a lot of these horseman , good horseman treated the horse better than they did the wife ! |
| 11 | I think he treated the dogs better than he treated the women , actually- ’ Markby broke off embarrassed . |
| 12 | No sooner had they sat down than they heard the distant ring of the telephone . |
| 13 | No sooner had he done so than she wiped the place on her cheek with her handkerchief . |
| 14 | They brought me down that day from Edinburgh , bundled me into a transit van with seats but no windows , handcuffed to a big quiet London lad who would n't talk to me at all and did n't even say much to the other two cops in the back of the transit just sat staring ahead and we seemed to drive all night just stopping once at some service station on the Ml , took a while to arrange everything , then they came in with a selection of cans of soft drinks and sandwiches and pasties and pork pies and chocolate and we all sat there munching then they asked me did I need the toilet and I said yes and they opened the door and it was straight over the grass into the gents ' toilets , two cops guarding the door and some men , looked like truckers , standing watching me , waiting for their turn after I 'd had my private visit ; only wanted a pee but I could n't do it even though the big lad was n't actually watching just having him standing there handcuffed to me was enough so they checked the stalls and then took the cuffs off me and I had to leave the door open a crack while I went , then back out and I see the other cop cars Christ a Range Rover and a Senator too I 'm a fucking VIP , then it 's into the van and on with the journey to London where the questioning starts ; they 're concentrating on Sir Rufus 's murder , for now , because they found a card a fucking business card in the woods near the burned cottage ; not mine that would have been too obvious but a card from a guy I know on Jane 's Defence Weekly with some scribbled notes on the back : |
| 15 | ( Perhaps if I knew the language , I would not have time for these facile analogies . ) |
| 16 | Perhaps if I ring the number the person who answers will know who I am . |
| 17 | ‘ Perhaps if I fellated the gentleman , would that prove my true Gallic blood ? ’ |
| 18 | Perhaps if he seized the moment , lifted her long mane of hair , kissed the tender little place where the fragile bones disappeared into the collar of her jacket … |
| 19 | Perhaps if he wrecked the thermostat , someone would think it worth putting a little pressure on their British friends . |
| 20 | The monotony is relieved somewhat if you have the opportunity to talk to a fellow traveller who feels the same about long train journeys , then you have something in common besides moaning about the rigours of train travel . |
| 21 | ‘ Sharon , sweetheart , I hope you wo n't mind terribly if I take the passenger seat ? ’ |
| 22 | Each proprietary brand of locator has its accompanying transmitter and it must be said that in all four instances these work better if you use the manufacturer 's pairing rather than permutating among the ones available . |
| 23 | Though stronger and brighter than the eye colours of recent seasons these shades can still be found naturally if you study the greys , blues and blacks in the iris of your own eyes . |
| 24 | He looked around him as he went ; but he did not slow down much until he reached the culvert . |
| 25 | So until we know the solution we can not write in an expression for . |
| 26 | Unfortunately he had n't repeated that success and Inspector he had remained , and would do so until he left the force . |
| 27 | See the value of the bike came down , the value of the insurance came down cos I put the value at twelve hundred pounds . |
| 28 | There are no Sunday newspaper features , no Evening Standard sketches , no Def II interest because we need to label things only if they challenge the status quo . |
| 29 | Meanwhile the car needs repairsing and the garage says they 'll waive the five hundred pound storage bill but only if they get the job . |
| 30 | Although judges were appointed by the authorities at the remaining levels ( circuit courts , judicial tribunals , and the Senate , which acted as a court of appeal ) , they could be dismissed only if they broke the law themselves . |