Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [subord] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | But we can buttonhole anyone we please as they leave the chamber : a privilege akin to the London correspondents of Pravda or Izvestia being able to accost cabinet ministers in the members ' lobby of the Commons . |
| 32 | The make-up artist 's tip for applying it is to look down , place wand to the base of lashes and roll them back as you run the wand from root to tip . |
| 33 | ‘ Stop it ! ’ she told herself scornfully as she blocked the picture out . |
| 34 | Conventional procedures for studying receptive fields involve presenting small spots of light or dark , or light/dark edges and moving them around until you find the point in the visual field where they affect the response of the cell . |
| 35 | After only a few days he gave up and did his best to ignore them even though they had the one thing above all he was beginning to want : freedom . |
| 36 | This served me well when I joined the army in 1940 . |
| 37 | He loved her deeply and it hurt him badly when he learned the truth about her . |
| 38 | But even as the idea occurred to her , she dismissed it ; from the athletic way Fernand had cleared the rail it was likely that his legs were as strong and muscular as his sinewy arms and he would probably catch her long before she reached the house . |
| 39 | Cedric could run to his heart 's content out there and Con would be able to bring him along when he does the garden . |
| 40 | She found herself smiling at him suddenly as they gained the shelter of the sitting-room and went in search of towels . |
| 41 | He looked her over as they reached the gallery , pausing at the top of the stairs . |
| 42 | She mopped herself up , then eyed him uncertainly as she saw the set , cold expression on his face . |
| 43 | There he was , Prince Nicolo Sabatini , standing at the rear of the showroom , completely alone , his arms folded over his chest , watching her exactly as he had the first time she 'd set eyes on him , with such a fierce blend of desire and anger that her heart leaped into her throat . |
| 44 | The young Irish champion had made a big impression on his regular cross-channel trips last season , and a place with Swift or Van Diemen had been earmarked for him ever since he stunned the British series regulars by winning the opening round of the 1992 championship . |
| 45 | ‘ What time ? ’ burst from her rapidly as he reached the driver 's door . |
| 46 | He had a regular mistress and he drew out that money to pay her off before he married the other one . ’ |
| 47 | The Floridante Overture nearly throws him off as he takes the corners with no evidence of concern for his own safety , but the overall effect is thrilling as he leads us on an absorbing and unexpected journey with an orchestra and cast consisting , in the main , of unknown and unpronounceable Hungarians . |
| 48 | He walked off in front of her and Jenna had no choice at all ; she followed and only had time to glare at him reproachfully as he opened the door and stood aside for her , and then Marguerite was there . |
| 49 | ‘ You 'll sort it out , ’ he assured her callously as they entered the building , and she suppressed an urge to hit out at him and tell him exactly what he had done and was doing to her . |
| 50 | I turn the second beef round to take a quick squint , then I pull him back before he sees the guy breathe or something . |
| 51 | He watched her now as she singed the birds over the gas-flame . |
| 52 | He said nothing to his wife , but at the next new moon got into his boat and let the wind carry him eastwards until he reached the windswept isle of Bujan , where the grass grows green and the grapes hang on the wild vines . |
| 53 | Well he 's like the pig in the middle again , er they 've told him well unless you drive the waggon backwards and forwards through the gates , well you 're no good to us sort of down the road . |
| 54 | " The boy ; they were n't there when we went in nor were they around on the two occasions I checked the street , not were they there when I accompanied the doctor to the cab . " |
| 55 | Sharpe patted the stallion , then walked him downstream until he reached the ford where , once more , he waited for the enemy 's advance . |
| 56 | Camb eyed him warily as he entered the police station . |
| 57 | He eyed her closely as he set the tray down . |
| 58 | Irene watched her anxiously as she left the room . |
| 59 | I never saw him again until we made The Roots of Heaven twelve years later . |
| 60 | Fran tried to turn away to avoid the kiss , but Luke slid his hand behind her head and held her firmly as he plundered the ripe , warm swell of her lips . |