Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [vb past] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do you think ICI decided on the site at Avonmouth for their very large new chemical works ? |
| 2 | She looked to her right once again , savoured Manhattan outlined against the afternoon sky . |
| 3 | Miguel Rafaelo thrust on the accelerator . |
| 4 | Sources say DEC decided on the following tags for the Alpha RISC machines it launches this Tuesday : $15,000 for the Sandpiper desktop and $18,000 for the server . |
| 5 | Presently a handsome , lean figure with greying hair came down the stairs . |
| 6 | He found Isabel crouched by the fire , staring into the flames . |
| 7 | She drove home to find Edward returned from the sports day . |
| 8 | This finished the extensions and rebuilding programme started by the Rev. F. Goldsmith , who left Halling to become Dean of Perth and later Bishop of Banbury , Western Australia , 1904 . |
| 9 | She expected to find Kathleen prostrated by the tragedy in her family , but although she spoke sadly of Cormac 's wasted life and her mother 's collapse , Kathleen seemed remarkably untouched by the tragedy . |
| 10 | Kenny Dalglish has spent £5 million on eight players to strengthen Blackburn , but Watford 's mainly home-produced side shone in the sunshine at Vicarage Road as Rovers were beaten 2–1 . |
| 11 | At the doctor 's bidding Frere waited outside the bedroom , awkwardly attended by Henry Agnew . |
| 12 | This figure ( about 18,830 tons ) does not include ore mined above the ever lengthening Deep Adit Level , or the numerous other adits such as Fleming 's , Taylor 's , Grey Crag , Middle , Top , Gaunt 's , or Kernal — the last five being at Paddies ' End . |
| 13 | Was a slotted window bellied like the fig 's fruit |
| 14 | The mortally wounded Aenarion clambered into the saddle of his dying dragon and they took to the air on their last flight . |
| 15 | of Scottish people want independence resulted from the Government 's decimation of the Scottish industrial base , such as Ravenscraig , Armitage Shanks , which is in the Minister 's constituency , and the litany of factory closures and job losses and from increasing poverty in Scotland . |
| 16 | He found Carrie seated by the bedside , but was distressed to find that Anna would not talk to him . |
| 17 | Public and press opinion turned against the whole concept , with Queen Victoria pronouncing it ‘ objectionable ’ and The Times declaring that ‘ the silver streak is our safety ’ . |
| 18 | There was no reply , and when she returned to the living-room she found Vitor sprawled in the armchair , fast asleep . |
| 19 | He turned back to find Delaney slumped against the wall . |
| 20 | How do we know Jesus rose from the dead ? |
| 21 | When he reached Handley Farm Seb was startled to find Anna seated outside the farmhouse door . |
| 22 | I found Sally clasped in the arms of some character with a loud taste in shoes . |
| 23 | I suggested some simple exercises , to be done without knitting on the machine , that showed what effect the tuck and slip controls had on the needles and how we could set the carriages to slip or tuck in one direction and knit in the other . |
| 24 | In the sanctuary we found Damien sprawled over the prie-dieu . |
| 25 | And what better time to consider this dead end than the twentieth anniversary of 1967 , that pivotal point at which sixties beat music leapt into the beyond , and the very notion of ‘ the progressive ’ was born . |
| 26 | Many of the would-be hotshots who entered Birmingham competed in the super division ( E5+ leaders ) , while many less experienced and often very young climbers had their first taste of competition or even indoor leading in division one ( E2-E4 ) and division two ( E2 and below ) . |
| 27 | He also wants Bovril designated as the national football drink . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , we can gain some insight into Minoan town life in the First Temple period from boreholes and test pits dug through the ruins of later buildings . |
| 29 | He found Miriam crouched against the fire , her arms crossed over her breasts , each hand gripping a shoulder . |
| 30 | His attempt to pass Alesi resulted in the pair colliding and the right front wheel of his Benetton broke in suspicious circumstances . |