Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had to face the handicaps of severe diabetes but , true to Greek ideals , she endured them with stoicism ; only on four occasions in 30 years did she break down under these cruel burdens . |
| 2 | Interestingly the blue metal deposit , cobalt , was so named by miners because it was useless and troublesome , reminding them of harassment suffered at the hands of these GOBLINS . |
| 3 | Ahead of them a match flared and a lighted cigarette glowed briefly like a small bright beacon , reminding them of streetlamps and bonfires and shop windows blazing with light . |
| 4 | When you need to put pressure on someone , reminding them of time limits can increase their stress level and make them capitulate sooner rather than later . |
| 5 | So we set the scene , we look good , we have n't crushed them to death and he 's gon na take us into one or two areas |
| 6 | What irritates me about Vienna is a certain not-quite-definable smugness , a feeling that somehow this place feels itself to be the centre . |
| 7 | Traps should wither kill them instantly or confine them for release elsewhere . |
| 8 | Removal of British troops from Northern Ireland or confine them to barracks . |
| 9 | ‘ He plays them like game fish . |
| 10 | I was so rattled I glanced round to make sure this was n't a signal for an army of bunnies like this Dobermann of a beast to come up from behind and tear me to shreds . |
| 11 | But the shaming should not be of a ‘ stigmatizing ’ nature which will tend to exclude them from being accepted members of the community ; it should be of a kind which serves to reintegrate them within it , by getting them to accept that they have done wrong while encouraging others to readmit them to society . |
| 12 | Even if you are only seeing a few people there should be someone to greet them on arrival and make them feel they have come to the right place on the right day . |
| 13 | Some nectar-eating ants cut down on the time they spend searching for food by using their body clock to alert them to mealtimes . |
| 14 | ‘ I would dearly love to know why you keep sticking me with motives that I just do n't have ! |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm sure I would if he 's a friend of yours , Harry , but I think it 's not such a good idea for you to include me with Aubrey and Madeleine . |
| 16 | ‘ They should change the law to include them with dogs like pit bulls which have to wear a muzzle . |
| 17 | However , subject to agreement by the voluntary providing bodies , it would seem logical to include them in NAB 's general appraisal of all courses of advanced further education which it is undertaking both to secure a degree of rationalization and also some reduction in unit costs . |
| 18 | He may throw me among strangers . |
| 19 | The aim is to provide sufficient directional light to make the decorations sparkle , but they should be set against areas of soft shadow which will throw them into relief . |
| 20 | Open all hours , blending left literature , the Beats , the new absurdists , it attracted a clientele whose Scottish consciousness might repel them from London , the ‘ imperial capital ’ , but attract them towards Paris , and New York , free of the effeteness of English culture . |
| 21 | But , bold as they are , giant colour prints of segmented bodies , rough skins and the centrepiece of a kiss in rich colour close-up , it is difficult to see them as challenges to a visual or a political status quo . |
| 22 | Farming families worked hard and long for scanty remuneration , and it is difficult indeed to see them as beneficiaries of the government 's development policy . |
| 23 | ‘ I am going to see them as Marie Wilson 's dad . |
| 24 | Since each member of the ring is only one mutational step away from the central biomorph , it is easy for us to see them as children of the central parent . |
| 25 | We can learn to see them as people loved by God , and for whom Christ died . |
| 26 | We fail to see them as people who have a voice , who have needs and feelings . |
| 27 | For justification , and the very baptism which is its outward symbol , means dying with Christ and rising again ; dying to the old sinful ways , and being prepared to see them as characteristics of the unregenerate nature that was dealt with on the cross by Jesus and must be kept there . |
| 28 | National Park rangers eventually managed to speak to the two men but were unable to see them for clouds of steam . |
| 29 | Most country and metropolitan district councils in England and Wales hold definitive maps , and you can ask to see them at council offices or sometimes at the public library . |
| 30 | In addition , some Compact employers may wish to invite parents to visit their premises to see them at work . |