Example sentences of "[vb base] they [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I saw state policemen drag strikers across the road and make them kneel in the ditch there while they held shotguns in their backs . |
| 2 | Then Bjorn Again say ‘ thanks ’ in accents that make them sound like the chef out of The Muppet Show , and an Australian voice tells us to hurry up and spend our money on tickets for their next gig in Manchester , which , due to overwhelming demand , is happening next week . |
| 3 | So next time you see a decaying barn or cottage , stop the car , take a snap or two , and send them to SAVE with the name and address of the property . |
| 4 | ‘ Because I 've already told Mr Priest we just do n't have room for any more , unless you want them to sleep in the cellar . |
| 5 | ‘ Team Toyota Europe want them to go to the Safari and they ca n't put off a decision much longer . |
| 6 | ‘ We want them to grow with the company . ’ |
| 7 | And we also expect them to look after the countryside and that 's something we must pay for . |
| 8 | When the public respond to your advertisements or because they have heard that you do personal injury work , it is not enough just to tell them that you do and expect them to come into the office . |
| 9 | " I expect they think at the Lab that I exploit you . " |
| 10 | The light beams say the target moved forward 25 centimetres ; I say they curved through the air by 25 centimetres . |
| 11 | Leaders of the Vlaams Blok say they approve of the exhibition , for Jordaens did not leave Flanders to work abroad , as did Rubens and Van Dyck . |
| 12 | What do they mean when they say they come from The Forest Of Dean ? |
| 13 | They say they dance in the sky at a carnival at the end of the world — have you seen them ? ’ |
| 14 | Regulars at the hotel share the owners indignation … they say they fought for the flag in the last war : |
| 15 | Fragmented evidence suggests that questions about married women 's reasons for taking jobs tap the normative tip of the iceberg — that women say they work for the money because this is the socially acceptable reason . |
| 16 | Cause them to flutter in the air , and sneak |
| 17 | Photographs show them beaming at the camera , oddly alike , almost a brother and sister likeness . |
| 18 | I mean the first couple of days , we spent a lot of time just trying to cool people down and and stop them panicking and er and stop them going over the top . |
| 19 | It did not , however , stop them continuing with the innovation in the next school year , after making some modifications to the scheme of work . |
| 20 | Use a sunscreen with a SPF greater than 10 from 6 months onwards , and then only let them stay in the sun for short periods . |
| 21 | If women want to be in the home then certainly let them stay in the home . |
| 22 | If then they still do not help , bring all your people and let them stay in the office until it is done . |
| 23 | ‘ We called the police and let them go through the house . |
| 24 | today , somewhere never mind , no , you 're not having any more biscuits you Right I erm , I see it 's ten past eleven , I want to get this ball washed , so , er , let them go in the wash |
| 25 | But let them advance along the road at their own pace , overcoming the obstacles on their way as best they can . |
| 26 | But , who let them loose in the launderette |
| 27 | Seek the Lord while he may be found , call upon him while he is near , let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man is thoughts and let them return to the Lord , for what 's gon na happen , for he will of compassion on him and to our God for he will abundantly pardon those words were very quoted from Acts , chapter sixteen , when that Philippine jailer said Lord what must I do , sir what must I do to be saved and there Paul timac believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved this is God 's way by repentance in faith that 's presented in Jesus , he is the only saviour , not your works , not my works , not our good deeds , not our religious observances , he is the only saviour , did he not say himself I am the way the truth and the life , nobody comes to the father but by me . |
| 28 | Let them know from the start that they were dealing with a kulak , not a noble . |
| 29 | If so , estimate how long this will take , call the candidates for interview that much earlier than you would otherwise have done , and let them know in the letter that they are to be given a tour first . |
| 30 | ‘ Now , let them fall over the cloth , ’ Azmaveth said , ‘ from a height of two handspans . ’ |