Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a post for which he was singularly unsuited and from which he removed himself or was gently pushed in September 1939 , but , though he failed to hit it off with the central committee , he did bring to the organisation the stamp of institutional legitimacy . |
| 2 | if we if we get it off the ground at all it may be we 'd want to carry it over till the Autumn and start the new season with it . |
| 3 | I 'm here for one reason — to do a job , and I mean to carry it through to the best of my ability , with or without your approval . |
| 4 | The talk was recorded by Russell Mulford and we intend to write it up for the museum . |
| 5 | There are outright racists holding Tory membership cards and I want to see them out of the party . ’ |
| 6 | Do , above all , make time to talk to your son or daughter — particularly if they want to sound you out on the subject . |
| 7 | There can be emergency situations , for instance if your dog cuts its paw or is bitten by a poisonous snake , when you will need to carry it back to the vehicle or home . |
| 8 | " You helped stop me getting the directorship , now you want to drive me out of the Lab . " |
| 9 | Thomas Cook said the merger would create an effective duopoly and tour operators would find themselves ‘ subject to debilitating price wars funded by the dominant position of the duopoly and designed to drive them out of the industry ’ . |
| 10 | So now you want to unload her on to the wretched Miss Plimsoll in the top form where she will cause even more chaos ? ’ |
| 11 | They do not seek to drive anyone out of the Church . |
| 12 | At a signal from Sybil , Rachel helped to coax them out of the water and into the changing-rooms where David was helping Danny to dress . |
| 13 | The Cherry and Whites tried to pull themselves back into the game … they huffed and puffed but could n't blow the Scottish down … and defeat means the rugby world are wondering whether Gloucester are as strong as they were … club coach keith richardson knows the truth |
| 14 | Members of a Cardiff ladies ' rowing club tried to pull her out of the mud , but found the current was too fast , and the bitch ( yes , she is called Eric ! ) , too heavy . |
| 15 | For weeks now she 'd been recognizing him , her eyes following him round the room , and she tried to pull herself up in the cradle to see him better . |
| 16 | Er , but I mean , everything you do is , is designed to set yourself up in the best possible position for when the staff come in and , and throughout the shift leaving it as best you can for the branch manager the next day . |
| 17 | Sarah tried to hitch herself up in the bed . |
| 18 | Then she tried to heave herself up onto the driving seat but could n't manage without Dad 's help . |
| 19 | Dynamius tried to lock them out of the city , but he was tricked by Gundulf . |
| 20 | Poppy dissolved into a quivering heap when staff tried to lead her out of the cage , so they suggested that I tried . |
| 21 | He tried to lever himself up in the bed . |
| 22 | Fergus tried to lever himself up from the rear bench seat of the old Rover , but failed . |
| 23 | On each occasion , he became engaged in long disputes with local reporters , some of whom tried to jostle him out of the room . |
| 24 | The Serbs were aware that the powers were not genuinely interested in Serbian independence , and tried to play one off against the other . |
| 25 | ‘ I tried to play it down in the report . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I want to put something back into the game that has given me a good life . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Cricket gave me so much that I want to put something back into the game and teaching the youngsters how to play is a rewarding way of doing it . |
| 28 | The left also has to draw itself out of the mire into which it has been plunged following the 1960s renaissance of Marxist ideas in the Labour movement . |
| 29 | Nero sends his luv and wants to put you in for the chariot racing next time . |
| 30 | When Swan heard that Harvey was at the Ministry of Transport , he tried to draw him out on the subject of motorways in Warwickshire , but the junior Minister in charge of roads said that this was not the time or place to discuss the subject . |