Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without even knowing it , we may make assumptions about them based on the fact that they 're called Charles rather than Kevin . |
| 2 | However , to the extent that our assumptions for thinking about them remain within the framework which derives from Weberian thought , we may well not recognize them for what they may be . |
| 3 | There are jokes even now when I go in the market about them glowing in the dark . ’ |
| 4 | He said : ‘ It was an opportunity for everyone connected with the project , both BNFL staff and contractors , to bring in their families and explain what THORP is all about . |
| 5 | Its great for everyone connected with the club etc etc . |
| 6 | The whole chapter is ridiculous , for example when Alice asked to sit down she was told there was no room , by the characters already sitting there , yet there was plenty of room for everyone to move round the table several times before returning to their original places . |
| 7 | O'Neill said : ‘ It 's bloody awful for everyone associated with the horse and it has n't really sunk in yet . |
| 8 | So stop worrying about me getting in the club , Muvver , I do n't get the bloody chance ! ’ |
| 9 | My mother was absolutely marvellous about me going on the stage . |
| 10 | I was slightly annoyed at Jamie saying anything , even jokingly , about me going to the toilet ; he knows how sensitive I am about it . |
| 11 | Parish council clerk Herbert Booty said gipsies had knocked down 200 saplings on the county council-owned land by driving through them to get onto the land . |
| 12 | But there are only limited facilites for them stay in the children 's ward to be near their daughter . |
| 13 | The policy was for them to remain around the fringes of a raid and try and pick off stragglers , leaving the ‘ infighting ’ to the Hurricanes . |
| 14 | And they used to catch pheasants and er I had to clean I had to pluck these pheasants and er birds and get them ready and ready for them to put in the oven . |
| 15 | And I used to get them ready for them to put in the oven or fry it . |
| 16 | Knowing the ages of the children is also crucial in quickly planning toys and activities for them to do during the session . |
| 17 | He argued that the kinds of jobs which young people eventually did were determined not so much by the development of their inner drives , as by the structure of opportunities by which they were surrounded — the kinds of jobs which were available for them to do in the labour market . |
| 18 | Jonadab had already hired a new third lad , or ‘ thoddy ’ as they were known , and there was little more for them to do in the town : neither was interested in the attractions of sideshows or stalls . |
| 19 | Computers do not have the knowledge and experience of the average human reader , so for them to cope with the ambiguities shown above they need to have access to repositories of the different sorts of knowledge . |
| 20 | He did not bother to look up when Corbett and Ranulf were ushered in but made a gesture for them to sit on the bench alongside the table while he continued noisily with his meal . |
| 21 | It can also in effect make it impossible for them to participate in the community and thus deprives them of an important aspect of citizenship . |
| 22 | Because there was no sign that Marian and Allen had regained the highway ahead of them the verderers agreed that there were three possibilities : the first , that the children would lie hidden for some time in dense woodland until it was safe for them to return to the ride ; the second , that they would try to work their way around the Swamp to the north but that since they would be away from paths this would be difficult and slow ; and the third , that they might try to reach the outlaws ' camp by passing the Swamp to the south . |
| 23 | ‘ I am not going to spend big money bringing players over from Scotland simply for them to go through the motions . ’ |
| 24 | You 'd think it would be totally alien for them to go in the water like that . |
| 25 | I knew perfectly well that if ever that crowd got hold of them none of them would have been left to tell the tale and took immediate steps for them to escape by the windows at the rear of the premises . |
| 26 | ‘ The children do not have much mobility and it can be dangerous for them to ride in the rain . ’ |
| 27 | Wiping her eyes once more with a sodden hanky , Evelyn waited for them to come into the room . |
| 28 | We fought for them to come to the Assembly , where they could speak their minds and meet the Africans they never meet , and together listen to the Almighty Who might know better even than they what is best for the country . |
| 29 | The allegation of the defence had to be met and properly dealt with , so the matter would be returned to the justices for them to look at the circumstances and come to a proper determination after they had heard further evidence . |
| 30 | Whilst , according to them , some reference was made to the possibility of imprisonment , the second appellant was assured by the solicitor that there was no risk of that and no real need for them to appear before the judge . |