Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] the [noun sg] or [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are very worried someone is going to fall down the cliff or slip off the ship and break something . |
| 2 | Something within him seemed to collapse but he did n't outwardly fall to pieces or rant or rave or even again try to pull out the arrow or finish me in any other way . |
| 3 | If any of my staff or myself can be of help with a future motoring need , you only have to pick up the phone or call in and see us and we will ensure your total satisfaction . |
| 4 | You 're expected to remember a whole process that you 're asking to you know explain how to fill in the form or use another system . |
| 5 | The building owner may either employ a builder to carry out the work or opening up and eradication , or he may call in one of the numerous specialist firms to deal with the attack . |
| 6 | I never find myself , fatigue in the voice , reminding Flaubert to hang up the bathmat or use the lavatory brush . |
| 7 | Is he there to check out the band or does he just want to feel your bottom while they 're on ? |
| 8 | Is he there to check out the band or does he just want to feel your bottom while they 're on ? |
| 9 | Also , I 've decided not to brush down the table or re-mark it or clean the balls : I reckon a few bad kicks and some low-lying grit on the baize will unsettle him more than they will me . |
| 10 | Now is not the time to rip down the wallpaper or tear down walls . ’ |
| 11 | The meetings of the new shareholders of History plc may well be stormy ; some indeed may wish to wind up the company or favour a merger with other subject areas to preserve its share of a declining pupil market . |