Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any event he came to see me and we discussed the matter , and I said exactly that to him : that if he had appealed to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary , it seemed to me a very remote prospect that anything I could do would be of the slightest effect . |
| 2 | George had brought him along to meet me when he joined the organisation . |
| 3 | With two hundred students it was impossible for her to know everyone but she enjoyed the air of camaraderie , companionship , being in it together , the sense of fun . |
| 4 | And yesterday his heartbroken wife Jane slammed police for failing to find him after she raised the alarm 48 hours earlier . |
| 5 | Eight o'clock in the morning , and if she went to work then he hoped still to be in time to catch her before she locked the front door and shut out the intrusion of a man from the Service . |
| 6 | He unwound his Uzi , readying it one-handed as he used the other to support himself as he rounded the corner . |
| 7 | Gustave would have been able to inspect it when he visited the British Museum in 1851 . |
| 8 | I count it a double honour to represent Framlingham this afternoon and to offer you a welcome back , a welcome into our homes which we look forward to seeing you on Saturday and we are so thrilled to think that so many of you have made the journey back to visit us and I echo the sentiments of another speaker , do n't let it be so long before you come again . |
| 9 | It is sometimes highlighted by using different coloured mats and its purpose is to alert you when you approach the mat boundary . |
| 10 | The long-term plans could be revised on an informal basis by the chief executive of the organisation , using intuition and experience to know when the outlook for the organisation has changed sufficiently to require him or her to update the plans . |
| 11 | As the latter is the only one that works for the majority of UK phones you need to select it when you Install the program . |
| 12 | Finn muttered , reaching for his cigarettes but deciding not to light one when he saw the look of disapproval on the pathologist 's face . |
| 13 | ( E.g. if fine-class phonemic descriptions unambiguously described spoken utterances , it would still be pointless to use them if it took the processor weeks to find them in the acoustic input and half the time it got them wrong . ) |
| 14 | Just smells I like wild birds because that 's the animal I like best because they are in the wild you do n't have to cage them but you have the pleasure of them being free , what ? |
| 15 | He wanted me to do you and he set the scene . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's stifling in here — we 'll have to do something before we bring the twins back to this apartment , ’ Laura agreed . |
| 17 | Pinfield would be on hand to guide her as she learned the job of producing , and to recommend ways of realising on screen any technical requirements raised in the scripts . |
| 18 | It says thousands have packed city centre to cheer her and it said the fervour surprised republicans who have criticized the visit . |
| 19 | Newman sensed he had something he wanted to say and was n't sure how to put it as he opened the gate for Paula . |
| 20 | It is totally private , there is no need ever to leave it and I swear the Japanese woman opposite never did . |
| 21 | Right , well I think the best thing to do is to leave it until I see the advert again |
| 22 | We now turn to causal path models to guide us as we summarize the various causal effects . |
| 23 | St Paul was n't preparing to do anything when he wrote the letter ; he was in prison , with limited scope for any kind of activity . |
| 24 | Newcastle will bid to keep him but they need the cash and the 22-goal schemer is their most saleable asset . |
| 25 | Newcastle will bid to keep him but they need the cash and the 22-goal schemer is their most saleable asset . |
| 26 | Until then , our Buying With Confidence section on page 66 explains how to protect yourself when you take the plunge . |
| 27 | Until then , our Buying With Confidence section on page 34 explains how to protect yourself when you take the plunge . |
| 28 | He began to address us and I found the way he spoke mesmeric . |
| 29 | It was also highly theatrical , as his whole adult life had been : an airliner diverted to an unexpected destination , the body found dead on arrival , people already waiting at his destination to greet him before they heard the shocking news , grief and incredulity on all sides as the story spread around the world . |
| 30 | It was when I was resting my hand on her flank to steady her that I noticed the little swelling under the skin . |