Example sentences of "[adv prt] the [noun] [coord] [vb base] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | .. he has shown us that we can take on the Americans and beat them . |
| 2 | The two most prolonged battles of this kind , at Mavisbank near Edinburgh and Pell Wall in Shropshire , are cases where the owners have been deaf to every offer to take on the house and restore it . |
| 3 | And first of all , I must say good luck to the eleven local sides taking part in tomorrow 's curtain raiser at Twickers before we take on the argy-bargies and thrash them . |
| 4 | If she should mention to Constance that someone had treated her shabbily and Constance referred the matter to her brothers , they would uncomplainingly track down the brute and teach him manners . |
| 5 | Of course they could n't all be allowed to hide behind the columns of the nave or squat upon the font , and so the stewards took down the barriers and let them flood into my side . |
| 6 | On an incline , all the pots and canisters and the huge stew cauldron would slide down the wagon and crowd him into a corner . |
| 7 | Cut the letters out of coloured paper , arrange them carefully down the bookmark and glue them on . |
| 8 | I put my hand in the water trickling down the rock and put it on to Zoe . |
| 9 | So you can write down the delegation and photocopy it and give it to somebody . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Fill in the survey and send it back to us . |
| 12 | For the chance of a lifetime , simply fill in the coupon and send it to the address below , together with your photographs , no later than Monday March 4 , 1991 . |
| 13 | Please fill in the questionnaire and return it to any of us . |
| 14 | Please could you fill in the form and let them know whether you will be attending . |
| 15 | So do n't hesitate — fill in the form and send it , with a full-length recent photo of yourself , to : Elancyl/SHE Cellulite Project , 72 Broadwick Street , London W1V 2BP . |
| 16 | Megatape , fill in the form and send it in . |
| 17 | Fill in the form and send it to your Family Practitioner Committee ( Health Board in Scotland ) . |
| 18 | Fill in the form and send it to : |
| 19 | A voice that called me ‘ old boy ’ suggested that I ‘ toddle over the road and meet me in Greenwich Village at the corner of Bleeker Street and MacDougal . |
| 20 | The supervising engineers were naturally unhappy and only his promise to catch up — and his reputation to back such a promise — prevented the companies from operating the clauses that allowed them to take over the work and reassign it . |
| 21 | Place the orange juice into a bowl , sprinkle over the gelatin and allow it to soak in . |
| 22 | Dunlop rode the Honda which Gawley has had all year and the plan was for Gawley to take over the bike and ride it at Donington . |
| 23 | Push the crate left onto the button , stand on the conveyor belt , duck and go left , jump up two platforms and crawl right , through the wall , collect the speaker , go back out of the cave and jump up , go right at the top and fall down the hole , go right and jump over the crate and push it left onto the button , go up on the lift , then right , jump onto the crate on the top platform and push it right , then left onto the button . |
| 24 | Klepner will take over the files and ship them back to the States . |
| 25 | It caught on the second try , and after a minute 's revving he switched off the ignition and let it die . |
| 26 | Erm , what of course people like Mr Portillo do , is , sell other people 's houses , pay off the mortgage and throw them out on the street . |
| 27 | To put her off the scent and give her something else to think about , Rory had put Candy in charge of organising the children 's party . |
| 28 | He 'll either have to off the lad or get him to work for him . |
| 29 | He pulled off the hat and thrust it back at her . |
| 30 | For speed warm the raisins and the Cointreau together , take off the heat and leave them to soak for 5min only . |