Example sentences of "[pron] [adv prt] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when someone tried to test the security of the spare wheel attached to the side of the body by pulling at it roughly and then , intrigued by the pair of leather driving-gauntlets resting on the front seat , fitted them on and passed them around for general examination he decided it was time to leave . |
| 2 | I 'll slip them on and put them under my shoes . |
| 3 | Just put them on and throw them away when you 've finished . |
| 4 | She had been talking about the rumble with the Daughters of the American Revolution , playing with Seth 's glasses , putting them on and taking them off . |
| 5 | In a way , a skilled speculator is not unlike a skilled insurance underwriter who accepts risks , prices them , passes them on and hedges them . |
| 6 | Next time the Snows are on the programme : ‘ It would be nice if you and I could take them on and split them up , ’ Mr Wilson said . |
| 7 | It it should n't be necessary either to adjust the microphones , to switch them on or to move them actually . |
| 8 | Urging them on or putting them down . |
| 9 | Mount them on or recess them into a ceiling or down the side of a wall . |
| 10 | My father keeps wondering whether to bring them in or keep them out . |
| 11 | Would that we could as easily gather back all the things we have said in mistake over the years , gather them in and powder them down until not one trace of their original form is left . |
| 12 | Of all lights in the room these make the biggest difference and are a blessing since you can plug them in and put them behind plants , or in corners , or behind large pieces of furniture to give a beautiful , dramatic accent light , creating mood and interest that could never be imagined by day . |
| 13 | Well by this time it was ten to eight and I 'd got all these members were going to be outside , I was going to have to let them in and serve them and I was getting a bit frantic you see . |
| 14 | My own ships will lead them in and show them where to land . |
| 15 | This consisted mainly of shutting them in and leaving them be — go in sometime after midnight perhaps , switch off the TV , unplug the Commodore , pick up the comic books and rearrange the covers , but that was about it . |
| 16 | Automatically , she led them in and gave them their feed . |
| 17 | Go through your drawers and anything you do n't need bring them down and throw them in the bin . |
| 18 | I shall write them down and sign them . |
| 19 | You can hear them from a long way now what you do is you sit them down and let them take up their own particular position , you can , if they 've got their medication their Ventilin or whatever , you can put it beside them , they will know if they need to take it or not , get them with the fresh air and let them take up their own position which is usually leaning forward so that it expands their lungs , talk to them about something different because sometimes well they 've got to think of what to answer you , it 's relaxing those tubes , now if they 're taking their medication and it does n't work within about five minutes get them to hospital , because the only people that really die with asthma are those that have taken medication and keep saying I 'll give it a few more minutes , give it a few more minutes and if they 're getting worse and worse they 're leaving it too long . |
| 20 | They would salt them down and let them lie in the brine for a while and they would take them out and dry them . |
| 21 | Would he really let rhinoceroses out of cages so they charged people in the suburbs and trampled them down and ate them alive ? |
| 22 | I once saw this great T-shirt in New York which said , ‘ If you love somebody let them go … and if they do n't come back , hunt them down and shoot them ’ . |
| 23 | Vivienne would pick them up and say , it 's alright I 'll just wash them down and put them back on the rack . |
| 24 | She pushed them down and left them on the floor . |
| 25 | A The surest away of getting rid of them is to cut them down and dig them out . |
| 26 | The idea is that , if you pick out the best bits from the past , combine them , mix and match them , dust them down and restore them fondly , then the result will be something better . |
| 27 | We sat them down and gave them a drink and asked them the usual stuff . |
| 28 | People may actually be right but that is not an excuse for smugness , and non-interest in what anybody else thinks except to knock them down and force them to acknowledge the superiority of one 's own views . |
| 29 | Horses rearing and neighing , as ostlers and stable-boys tried to calm them down and lead them away . |
| 30 | You could write them down and give them to your next of kin or a close friend . |