Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second hand had stopped where it had met the pin inserted near the 55-second mark . |
| 2 | a similar point arose where it proposed to serve the writ and an Anton Piller order out of the jurisdiction on a Belgian company . |
| 3 | We have all wished that we 'd had the perfect retort at some time , but most of us can only think of something smart about three days later . |
| 4 | But if they did n't speak with tongues how did Simon know that they had received the Holy Spirit ? |
| 5 | Any council which has adopted ‘ wheely bins ’ — those menacing lidded daleks that line the pavement once a week — will know that they have increased the average volume of collected waste dramatically . |
| 6 | Mr. Bill Walker : The Hon. Gentleman must have studied what has happened in the company referred to , so he will know that it has used the assets to buy new buses . |
| 7 | If he is , he will know that he has repeated the error that was made in England and Wales . |
| 8 | My hon. Friend may know that I have made the views of the Government and of Members of Parliament well known to the Kenyan Government for a long time . |
| 9 | Richard Cocco Senior at the Palisade Music Company would like the bass playing world to know that he has developed the first 4-wrap low B bass string , as part of the R. Cocco 5-string bass set . |
| 10 | But it helps a lot to know that I 've balanced the books . ’ |
| 11 | Mr Redwood gave his warning while announcing that he had instructed the Land Authority for Wales to make more land available for housing . |
| 12 | In announcing that he had signed the legislation , Bush issued a statement in which he expressed strong distaste for several ( unidentified ) provisions , and criticized as " unnecessary " the bill 's central attempt to define covert action . |
| 13 | He even embellished the story in a flood of fluent German , explaining that they had captured the British truck and had had a hard time of it at the front . |
| 14 | We distributed leaflets in the surrounding streets explaining that we intended to keep the caravan there for twenty-four hours as a protest against the Wilsons ' living conditions and calling for support . |
| 15 | When Jennifer rushed in at 7.15 , explaining that she had caught the bus home , Sue , her flatmate , raised her eyebrows . |
| 16 | Today Wilkinson hit back , explaining that he had picked the best team for the job and claiming his selection was vindicated by a 3–0 win . |
| 17 | The group later claimed that they had released the two men . |
| 18 | It was claimed that he had purchased the Surrey manor of Woodmansterne from its tenant while litigation about the manor was pending in the Common Bench before him and his colleagues . |
| 19 | When Robert McFarlane was charged with withholding information from Congress about diverting arms sale funds to the Contras , Reagan openly joked that he had done the same and withheld information from Congress . |
| 20 | Only when he trawled his memory of leaving the room earlier , and found there a distinct recollection of checking that he had locked the door behind him , did irritation turn to anxiety . |
| 21 | I believe now the driver — I did n't see who it was — was checking that I had left the pub . |
| 22 | I now realise that one has to ask the questions oneself . |
| 23 | When they reached Aumery Park Farm , it was to discover that they had misjudged the time of their arrival . |
| 24 | The court considered it was relevant to discover that she had spent the day drinking more than twelve pints of lager and cider along with two bottles of wine , and had sexual intercourse with a soldier during the afternoon . |
| 25 | When she woke up two hours later she was aggrieved to discover that she had spent the evening alone and went to her room to listen to music . |
| 26 | It was a pleasure to discover that it had escaped the sort of wholesale restoration so commonly carried out in the earlier part of this century . |
| 27 | Authors ' reply , — W R Gransden and Susannah Eykyn say that we failed to emphasise the need for safe prescribing of aminoglycosides , and they mention two truisms applicable to all drugs . |
| 28 | That attitude is incomprehensible in hon. Members who say that they wish to represent the interests of the consumers in their constituency . |
| 29 | One third of teachers say that they have had the use of INSET days to conduct their review : the same proportion have undertaken assessment of pupils especially for this purpose and have kept a diary as part of the review process . |
| 30 | When the class are getting ready to take action : " You say that you want to convince the Giant you 're friendly . |