Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb infin] the " in BNC.

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1 In virtually equating doubt and unbelief they make doubt the opposite of faith in a way that is true neither to the Bible nor to what we know of human knowledge .
2 Our aim is to get them out of the chair , cut the chains and let enjoy the freedom of the sea .
3 But I spent a few bob buying drinks for a couple of old OSS types who 'd turned up in their London station and they took pity on me and let drop the codename : Winter Garden .
4 ‘ It might be a good idea if I just wander into the shop when it opens , let drop the fact that I 'm a vet , and see if the owner is interested . ’
5 Let denote the set of all possible h t 's and HB t denote the set of all possible k's .
6 Let denote the unanticipated rate of inflation , that is , that part of the rate of inflation which agents have failed to anticipate fully .
7 He winched in hard and let go the lashings round the rolled bedsheets .
8 With a roar , Lachlan let go the rudder and leaped at Farquhar .
9 Let go the tension spot .
10 ‘ This time it 's only a practice run ; listen carefully ; the door will have to be opened ; that 's your job Tim ; Derek , you hold the life-line cord , drop the dinghy when I say , but forget what I told you at Blackpool — this time let go the handle when the line jerks tight !
11 Gedanken let go the button .
12 DeVore laughed , uncomfortable , then let go the hand , certain now .
13 Mathers let go the wheel to get a cigarette from his shirt with one hand and press the dashboard lighter with the other .
14 Let go the stays !
15 And he set the plough , let go the handles and walked alongside the horses as they ploughed .
16 I let go the chain and gave a final shout , " Now get back in there ! "
17 I got up the anchor , rowed what I estimated to be about five yards , and then let go the anchor again , and peered ahead .
18 If I let go the wind will blow it over . ’
19 Some time ago Jacques Delors let slip the speculation that in the mid 1990 's perhaps 80 per cent of domestic economic legislation would derive from Brussels .
20 A careful consideration of the nature of virtues , or of the lives of the saints and apostles may help , as will meditation on the Passion and Mary , whose virtues enabled Christ to be born and make manifest the wisdom and goodness of God .
21 But if the cultural materialists tend to place a politics rather than a problem as the starting point of their enquiry , they do emphasize the deployment of specialized knowledges in the service of the popular political struggles of today .
22 Working time , including overtime , should be decided by local voluntary agreement and I do emphasize the word voluntary .
23 Sue Baring , finding it difficult to conceal her disappointment , thanked a similar list of people before ending : ‘ I do think the result is uncomfortable for many sections of this society and I hope I will be free to fight for all those who may well lose out as a result of this election . ’
24 I do think the artificial division of people into age groups has a damaging effect on society .
25 ‘ Not necessarily , but I do think the crate contains the kegs . ’
26 But I do think the vocabulary will be lost very shortly now .
27 I do think the discussion so far and the contribution from Mr and Mr is unfairly er at this stage erm prejudicing a proper assessment of er er er a for a new settlement all the way round Greater York including the Southwest and I return to a comment I made before the break , that dualling for example of the outer bypass of the York ring road which is programmed and is , will dramatically change may well dramatically change the perception erm erm of people to the to the west of the Greater York area in respect of the area to the north east .
28 I really do think the backpass rule completely fucked him up .
29 Therefore , I do think the wording of this implies a lack of er , er of research and and erm the implication
30 But I do think the specific point you make as to whether there 's any prospect of the National Commission for Racial Equality putting any money towards the development worker that 's wished , ought to be addressed by somebody at some point in the context of preparing the next report .
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