Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remove the dumplings with a slotted spoon and serve them the same way as the fried dumplings . |
| 2 | Shortly after the event , Stanley Peters said ‘ The response has been outstanding and we , as a company , welcomed the opportunity to meet families and show them the factory ’ . |
| 3 | I shall detain them with my Mariner 's ancient , emaciated claw and give them the full works . |
| 4 | With regard to intrauterine devices we suggest that in some women developing endometriosis while using them the disease goes unrecognised and they are treated by removal of the device . |
| 5 | In a related way , the religious morality of repealers was not merely a passive vehicle for feminist politics ; it actively empowered women and gave them the confidence to develop critical concepts . |
| 6 | He did not accomplish much , beyond making it clear to the owners that , in return for their agreement to a national minimum , he would abandon Samuel and give them the eight-hour day ; but he was thought to have acquitted himself well . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm sure we should reverse things and do it the other way around as the Americans do but it certainly means we can hit our irons well and , believe me , this course is going to demand exceptional iron play . |
| 8 | It was intended purely to acquaint us with a field of art historical research to which we had very limited access and to give us the opportunity of establishing a dialogue . |
| 9 | He claimed that there had been a bona-fide revival of Gothic architecture during the reign of Queen Victoria , that there was with those who loved architecture and made it the subject of special study , |
| 10 | But how do we know that it is vocationally advantageous to study history or to put it the other way round , that to study history is not vocationally disadvantageous ? |
| 11 | However , he and Earl Tostig Godwinsson [ q.v. ] were robbed by brigands on their way home , and forced to return to Rome , where Nicholas reinstated Ealdred and gave him the pallium , while insisting that he give up Worcester . |
| 12 | Then she spotted a public telephone and decided she could not wait another minute to call Nick and tell him the job was completed . |
| 13 | In the process of sexual selection , certain males were said to develop characteristics that gave them the edge over other males in the competition for females . |
| 14 | Gerald Baker , a Mandan-Hidatsa Indian who is the park ranger at Fort Union Trading Post in North Dakota , once the ‘ Times Square of the plains ’ , taught Mr Frazier how to use a double-bladed throwing axe and offered him the honour of joining him in a ceremonial sweat bath . |
| 15 | Often bosses ignore workers or give them the silent treatment — a negative , no-win situation for all concerned . |
| 16 | The telephone , therefore , saves time and gives you the opportunity to be more businesslike , if that is appropriate . |
| 17 | They take jobs that allow them the maximum time at the waters edge , or they do not work at all . |
| 18 | So , even your interest can be earning interest while leaving you the option of getting at your money instantly if you need to . |