Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'd think it would be totally alien for them to go in the water like that . |
| 2 | But the motive for praying for the saints is to equip them to minister in the world . |
| 3 | ‘ But both Graham and I knew it was impractical for me to continue in the job and remain as manager of Exeter . ’ |
| 4 | Another result is that firms make ‘ supernormal ’ profits ( profits in excess of those necessary to induce them to remain in the industry ) at consumers ' expense . |
| 5 | Paradoxically , the widespread availability of part-time employment for women may enable them to remain in the labour market , even while providing substantial levels of care , whilst men appear more likely to have to choose between full-time employment and stopping work altogether ( see Green , 1988 , Table 2.9 ; Parker , 1992 ) . |
| 6 | Already their father had given an indication of his deep displeasure by ordering all three of them to remain in the room throughout the ceremony . |
| 7 | Christian Democrats voted by 66 to 28 to accept the Tories as ‘ allied members ’ , allowing them to sit in the same group as the Christian Democrats in the Strasbourg Euro-parliament from May 1 . |
| 8 | Many of them are made by floating the freshly gathered blossoms on pure water and then allowing them to sit in the sunshine for a few hours . |
| 9 | I 'd say oh yes , you know but , still could n't get me to go in the Guild and er , it was so strange that the , I ca n't remember , I think I 've been in the Guild about twenty-five years so you 'll have to do your own little sum . |
| 10 | Well do you want me to go in the cellar see what we 've got ? |
| 11 | The laibon asked me to sit in the boma , and pointed to my tape-recorder . |
| 12 | He waves me to sit in the chair and I do , yawning . |
| 13 | Cool as you like , Paul bloody Lexington has asked me to sit in the wings for the entire run of this play and feed Micky Banks his lines ! ’ |
| 14 | Is not the most practical step that he could take to help renewables to allow those people working on tide , wind , coppicing and other renewables in the Atomic Energy Authority a separate organisation free from the foolish need to produce short-term profits , allowing them to invest in the advantages of renewables , which are essentially long-term ? |
| 15 | Maggie tells me to wait in the car . |
| 16 | " When you did me the honour of appointing me to the Mastership of Stockport School I was led to suppose that the Income , inclusive of Ten Pounds paid by your Worshipful Company , amounted to nearly Three Hundred Pounds per annum , and from an Enquiry , however , during my Residence here , I have had the Mortification to find that the whole Salary was not more than £25 10 10½d , so that it was impossible for me to remain in the Situation without a Prospect of Church Preferment in the Neighbourhood , which I have no reason to hope for . |
| 17 | King described it as ‘ a phenomenal card ’ but really it was an opportunity to promote a war of words between two of the fighters , Chavez and Norris , to build up anticipation and demand for them to meet in the ring . |
| 18 | During the hay and silage making that summer farmers had to wear dust masks to allow them to work in the dust . |
| 19 | We might , therefore , expect them to work in the same sort of way as the visual system . |
| 20 | The twins go to school at 8.45 , and I leave just after them to work in the library . ’ |
| 21 | Many health policies in Third World countries are based on at least the vocabulary of this approach though the political climate does not always encourage such radical rethinking of health care nor does the training of most health workers prepare them to work in the new ways implied in the PHC philosophy . |
| 22 | Even Mahmoud , however , could not get them to work in the afternoons and he too , like Owen , normally used the afternoons to catch up on desk work and reading . |
| 23 | I doubt if they would in this well I would n't want them to come in the fog |
| 24 | And I have n't come across any notes from me to me , so obviously I 'm not going to go back into the past and leave anything for me to discover in the future , which is the present . |
| 25 | ‘ Far be it from me to stand in the path of true love , ’ he said lightly . |
| 26 | Still , far be it from me to stand in the way of close international relations … ’ |
| 27 | I put it on the bed where we made the baby that was n't and what am I to put in the water-marked , dog-tooth lining ? |
| 28 | Day Two : The day is yours to take in the sights of Cologne . |
| 29 | Leave them to set in the fridge until ready for serving . |
| 30 | How can he have the nerve to stand there calm and composed and expect me to behave in the same way ? she thought angrily . |