Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think I can play for the dancing this year . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , Spurs coach Doug Livermore joined the growing army of tipsters backing Aston Villa for the Championship this season . |
| 3 | The confident cricketers are the ones who set themselves targets of achievement , which range from Sir Richard Hadlee 's carefully calculated and perfectly achieved ‘ double ’ season in 1984 , to my hope that perhaps I will perform the somewhat lesser treble of at least one run , one wicket and one catch for the village this year . |
| 4 | Erm no I went away for the weekend this weekend and er made four ta tapes of me and Frank in the car driving around from er we went to erm Oxford first then we went to Bournemouth , then we went to Winchester and then we went to Cheltenham , . |
| 5 | The timetable of interesting exhibitions planned for the Courtauld this year includes ‘ Sixteenth-century Bolognese Drawings ’ ( 18 June–31 August ) ; ‘ Kokoschka in the Princes Gate collection : Drawings , Prints , Books ’ ( 9 September–28 October ) ; ‘ Mexican nineteenth-century prints ’ ( 6 November–20 December ) , the latter a loan collection which will also be shown at the Banco de Mexico , the Mexican Embassy and Richmond College . |
| 6 | Receiving the Championship Trophy brings to a conclusion a memorable week for Wigan , who earned the distinction of having a record 13 players selected for the tour this summer . |
| 7 | A Spokesman for the DHSS this week agreed that the Dista version of events was true . |
| 8 | For the predators this timing is just as critical and this can be seen well in the relationships between the piratical Arctic skua , its usual victim the Arctic tern , and the small fish on which they both depend . |
| 9 | ‘ God it was awful , ’ he said , and made them laugh and accept what he said , and Barnett never asked for the certificate this time . |
| 10 | We 've got ta pay for the coach this time have n't we , or something ? |
| 11 | We got ta pay for the coach this time though have n't we ? |
| 12 | An appeal was also opened for the mineworkers this week . |
| 13 | There was , however , one piece of good news for the Coyle this week . |
| 14 | For the church this surge in royal patronage had damaging effects , pastoral and political . |
| 15 | There are two texts for the sermon this morning which , as you know , is on God , the Holy Spirit . |
| 16 | There 's little in Marshall 's CV to prepare you for the way this story , awash with sentimental pitfalls , is turned into a deeply stirring , full blooded drama . |
| 17 | It would enclose within it , a traditional economic development strategy for the work this Committee 's helping , but it should look in a wider issue , and seek to influence wider , wider things that happen within the county . |
| 18 | ‘ He has put me at your service , sir , ’ replied the monk , ‘ for the love this boy bears you . |
| 19 | One of the principal reasons for the success this season has been an influx of new players . |
| 20 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 21 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 22 | What are your plans for the Biennale this autumn ? |
| 23 | For the animal-watcher this strategy only becomes obvious when , from a hidden viewpoint , it is possible to see the predator approaching from the far side of the prey . |
| 24 | For the artists this day would be their first sight of the script due in production on Friday . |
| 25 | In his special broadcast last night , Mr Genscher said he hoped President Gorbachev , who will visit East Berlin for the anniversary this weekend , ‘ will try to convince East Germany that political reforms are also in its own interest ’ . |
| 26 | For there was no doubt about her success that night , and for the encore this time , she came on alone . |
| 27 | He adds that while the bestv rowers are away practising for the Olympics this year there will still be a lot of competition and younger rowers will get the chance to be at Henley . |
| 28 | For the ten-year-olds this score was 1.86 , and for the seven-year-olds it was 4.25 , a difference that was statistically significant . |
| 29 | Get a babysitter for the kids this weekend ( if they 're that young ) and take your partner away and talk through your work , your career , your lifestyle . |
| 30 | They were going to cut bamboo stems from the thicket at the end of the path , not for the garden this time but for themselves . |