Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [verb] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So let us see what the questionnaire can tell us . |
| 2 | ‘ And Harold , ’ said Charles in a firmer tone , ‘ I very much appreciate your telling me the news so kindly . |
| 3 | Not only did he prove himself the master of a number of accredited and experienced Division Two full-backs but he was in his usual place of outside-right in Palace 's best-ever Cup victory when we walloped Everton 6–0 at Goodison on 7 January 1922 . |
| 4 | So do you know what the price is going be ? |
| 5 | It would only confuse him to tell him the truth . |
| 6 | When dinner was over he liked Diana enough to ask her to show him the 115-foot-long picture gallery which then housed one of the finest private collections of art in Europe . |
| 7 | Branson did not need them to tell him the damage that could be done to the airline 's reputation by a story appearing about engine failure on the day before the inaugural flight . |
| 8 | They believed in the myth and Diana could not bring herself to tell them the awful truth . |
| 9 | It is not known who gave him the letter but it was to set him off on the road to fame and fortune . |
| 10 | No sooner had she asked herself the question than she realized the folly of it — and of the fees she had already demanded . |
| 11 | As I had requested , I had Pauline for massage ; I always find she gives me the best massage I have anywhere in the world . |
| 12 | ‘ You still believe I rejected you the first time , do n't you ? ’ |
| 13 | I read it in one twenty-minute sitting , howled like a baby for ten more minutes , then phoned the producer and practically begged her to give me the job . |
| 14 | ‘ We now want him to give us the name of his accomplice . ’ |
| 15 | It is a mark of these half-crazed times that my programme of meetings , which once would have been dominated by political and scientific academy briefings , now includes something calling itself the Academy of Entrepreneurship , and an appointment with accountants advising more inward investors . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm well aware that my silence over Thomas now means you consider me the pits , but it does n't necessarily mean that you no longer — ’ |
| 17 | Now do you tell me the story you had from Lady Usk , or do I go to the old witch myself ? ’ |
| 18 | Now do you know what the sound of an axe is like ? |
| 19 | I could n't see him throwing it away , but I did n't want him to give himself the chance . |
| 20 | I mean , I expect she knew how you felt about the only things worth having being the things you 'd worked hard for and earned for yourself , so you would n't want her to leave you the house ] But she did n't want you to think she 'd forgotten you , or that she was just being spiteful , or something … ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't think anyone knows what the immediate future holds at the moment . ’ |
| 22 | In fact , I do n't think I knew what the word ‘ erudite ’ meant until I met Kenneth . |
| 23 | I do n't , I do n't think he knows what the word love or anything means . |
| 24 | Well I do n't know you know what the name we 've used |
| 25 | They did n't even see me give them the slip ! ’ |
| 26 | So although I did n't like him touching me the way he had , I decided not to tell anybody . |
| 27 | ‘ She was picking them up at random and saying things like , ‘ This boy 's in a wheelchair but that does n't stop him giving me the eye , ’ or , ‘ This is the college stud but he cuts no ice with me . ’ ’ |
| 28 | I find that whenever I notice some sentence in context , I immediately find myself asking what the effect would have been if the context had been slightly different . |
| 29 | Can you please let me know what the position is with regard to order number 026 that I placed with you for the above tape to run it on VAX 3500 running ULTRIX , at either 6250 or 1600 bpi ? ( ordered on 12 May ) |
| 30 | Cath 's just put a few things together and thought well I may as well let you , you know , she may as well let you know what the things she 's put in |