Example sentences of "[vb pp] [noun pl] [prep] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The King 's announcement followed his approval of the recommendations of a royal commission on constitutional reforms , Vusela-2 , which had gathered views from across the country and had been headed by Prince Mahlalengangeni [ see also p. 38517 ] .
2 ‘ Could you have heard noises from round the comer ? ’
3 He goes on to argue that the bourgeoisie have always used sections from within the ‘ dangerous classes ’ to control those who are overtly troublesome , perhaps following the maxim that ‘ it takes a thief to catch a thief ’ , when he argues : ‘ for one and a half centuries the bourgeoisie offered the following choices : you can go to prison or join the Army ; you can go to prison or go to the colonies ; you can go to prison or you can join the police ’ ( ibid. 23 ) .
4 We 've got a broad-sheet on the three main areas of the world that has tropical rainforest , Latin America , Africa and also South-East Asia , and then we 've got broadsheets like on the genetic diversity , we 've got a broad-sheet on extracting preserves versus cash crops , and that kind of thing .
5 He laughed , and Quentin realized that the Dasses ' son was one of the people whom Timothy had had conversations with on the streets of Dynmouth .
6 They 've joined delegates from across the world for the three-day seminar .
7 Well I take it it must have been , yeah , there was a helicopter in the garden and somebody said he 'd flown friends in in the afternoon , so I do n't know .
8 It consists of an outer and inner gateway with two storeys of arcading having engaged columns between in the Tuscan-Doric Order .
9 Volunteer Manager , Chris Catlin , says , ‘ We have traditionally recruited volunteers from across the denominations including Anglican , Methodist , Baptist , Catholic and House Churches .
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