Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now came true tidings to Valencia that the host of the Almoravides were coming , and that they were now at Lorca , and the son in law of the Miramamolin at their head , for he himself could not come , by reason that he ailed . |
| 2 | I had a friend , she now manages the Eurythmics with her husband , but at that time , none of us needed to be in such luxury but none of us said no if it was offered and DeFries always observed the Noel Coward code and said , ‘ You should travel through life first class . ’ |
| 3 | Is the Minister aware that for once — perhaps surprisingly — the House is united in welcoming the agreement and in congratulating all those involved , including the FMFLN for their part in the peace process ? |
| 4 | They approach the Ben from its wide whale-backed side , and hence stand at the top of these cliffs without being able to view them . |
| 5 | He could not resist the urge to criticize the Eton of his time ; hence Eton under Hornby : Some Reminiscences and Reflections ( 1910 ) and The Nursery of Toryism , Reminiscences of Eton under Hornby ( 1911 ) . |
| 6 | Trouble had been stitched into the TAS at its inception . |
| 7 | The NME at its least incisive , least selective , least artful and most un-excellent ! |
| 8 | To whit : ALWAYS judge the NME by its cover ! |
| 9 | It contained his least favourite type of commuters , the Yuppies with their expensive skiing gear and false tales of bravado which were shouted , rather than spoken , to relatives on the platform . |
| 10 | Be taken round the Manor by him and his wife Amee . |
| 11 | More imaginatively , it might also provide a precedent for associating the DDR with its German-speaking neighbours within an EC without recreating a sovereign unified Germany . |
| 12 | Construction is let in a single design and build contract to the TML of which 40% ( including the terminals and approach roads ) is covered by a fixed price arrangement adjustable for inflation , 10% ( including the shuttle rolling stock ) by competitive tendering arrangements , and 50% ( tunnel construction ) by a target price arrangement . |
| 13 | Two rash tackles , one at the other end by Mike and now one at this end in the Shrewsbury with it was certainly Shrewsbury penalty goa erm penalty was won , Blackburn 's was as well . |
| 14 | That process was continued by the EEC through its Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP ) , for which it is estimated by the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation ( OEDC ) each adult in the EEC is now paying over £220 a year as a taxpayer and consumer . |
| 15 | Firstly because , by giving the EEC its own resources from agricultural levies and customs duties , it would give the Commission greater independence ; and secondly because it proposed to widen the budgetary powers of the European Parliament , again strengthening the supranational element in the EEC to which the General was opposed . |
| 16 | To the cost to Britain of membership of the EEC on her trade account must be added what she pays for the Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP ) . |
| 17 | Supermarket and delicatessen shelves are often stocked with many interesting tins and bottles of sauces that conjure up the promise of the Orient with their exotic names . |
| 18 | You can recreate the tastes and style of the Orient for yourself with these authentic Chinese cooking utensils and ingredients |
| 19 | The burgeoning demand for antlers in the Orient for their ‘ medicinal properties ’ is creating a ready cash market tempting the director to clear the attic of horns and antlers . |
| 20 | If memory serves , Adam Smith once proposed that the independence of the Scottish judiciary might be guaranteed by setting aside a tract of the Highlands for their exclusive use . |
| 21 | Diana had been blaming the Highlands for what was a far more fundamental malady . |
| 22 | In this mansion are to live … the English gentleman with his gracious wife and his beautiful family ; he always able to have the boudoir and the jewels for the wife , and the beautiful ball dresses for the daughters , and hunters for the sons , and a shooting in the Highlands for himself . ’ |
| 23 | The Frankish king was expected to enforce the treaty imposed upon the Lombards by his father Pepin , and drive them back to their own territories . |
| 24 | Before many more weeks had passed , his demobilisation came through and he was able to shake the dust of the RAF off his boots forever . |
| 25 | The latter part of the above signal refers to a plan that Stirling had concocted with the RAF during his last brief visit to Cairo . |
| 26 | I still can not hold that tension between the immediacy of the world of my childhood , the towering hugeness of my mother and father and my grown-up brother , back from Germany and the RAF with his rifle and a suntan , and the interconnecting pattern of the economy , their class and politics . |
| 27 | A strong supporter of the Stewarts in his early years , he was knighted by Charles II , but when the Stewart King , James II and VII was deposed in favour of Prince William of Orange , Dalrymple found no difficulty in throwing his full support behind the new King William . |
| 28 | Of course , there was always Agnes , and I lived for the nights when I joined the Ralembergs for their simple meal . |
| 29 | But the Corrado turns the tables and outshines the Calibra in its unobtrusive engine , betrayed as much by the soft whine of the blower than the engine note itself . |
| 30 | After dinner I left them to shed their autobiographical burdens , and joined the Hobbs at their table in the bar . |