Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would only confuse him to tell him the truth . |
| 2 | When dinner was over he liked Diana enough to ask her to show him the 115-foot-long picture gallery which then housed one of the finest private collections of art in Europe . |
| 3 | Branson did not need them to tell him the damage that could be done to the airline 's reputation by a story appearing about engine failure on the day before the inaugural flight . |
| 4 | As I had requested , I had Pauline for massage ; I always find she gives me the best massage I have anywhere in the world . |
| 5 | ‘ You still believe I rejected you the first time , do n't you ? ’ |
| 6 | I read it in one twenty-minute sitting , howled like a baby for ten more minutes , then phoned the producer and practically begged her to give me the job . |
| 7 | ‘ We now want him to give us the name of his accomplice . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm well aware that my silence over Thomas now means you consider me the pits , but it does n't necessarily mean that you no longer — ’ |
| 9 | Now do you tell me the story you had from Lady Usk , or do I go to the old witch myself ? ’ |
| 10 | I mean , I expect she knew how you felt about the only things worth having being the things you 'd worked hard for and earned for yourself , so you would n't want her to leave you the house ] But she did n't want you to think she 'd forgotten you , or that she was just being spiteful , or something … ’ |
| 11 | They did n't even see me give them the slip ! ’ |
| 12 | So although I did n't like him touching me the way he had , I decided not to tell anybody . |
| 13 | ‘ She was picking them up at random and saying things like , ‘ This boy 's in a wheelchair but that does n't stop him giving me the eye , ’ or , ‘ This is the college stud but he cuts no ice with me . ’ ’ |
| 14 | And I would n't let him give me the strap then . |
| 15 | Then let me assure you the subject of Doreen is also closed . ’ |
| 16 | Get someone to read it to you once only , then get them to ask you the questions which follow . |
| 17 | His eyes were intent , the golden gaze compelling , almost willing her to give him the answer he wanted ; his features were uncompromising in their strength . |
| 18 | A GANG of five teenagers stole a 20-year-old woman 's cash card and then tortured her to give them the pin number . |
| 19 | If you were unwilling to forward my small gift , why did you send me the gentleman 's name and address ? |
| 20 | ‘ Why did you give me the map ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Why did you give me the impression that you were one of my father 's employees ? ’ she questioned without preamble . |
| 22 | Why did you call them the tramp ship ? |
| 23 | Having said she would never teach she found it the only way to keep up her Mathematics and bring up a family , so via an evening Technical College Lectureship she slipped into school teaching and has enjoyed it ! |