Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Someone in the audience has asked me to greet them the way the chimpanzees greet each other in the wild at Gombe , ’ Jane Goodall began . |
2 | ‘ If you would like me to forgive you the other half of your great debt , then fire the kiln tomorrow morning , well before dawn . |
3 | Then he called for the caskets of gold in which was the balsam and the myrrh which the Soldan of Persia had sent him ; and when these were put before him he bade them bring him the golden cup , of which he was wont to drink ; and he took of that balsam and of that myrrh as much as a little spoon-full , and mingled it in the cup with rose-water and drank of it ; and for the seven days which he lived he neither ate nor drank aught else than a little of that myrrh and balsam mingled with water . |
4 | Her own family has suffered the anguish of repossession , and her personal story of how her local Liberal Democrat-controlled council helped them made her the winner in the school 's mock election . |
5 | His clever course management in the wake of continuous swing problems had made Olazabal a huge favourite with the Sun City galleries , many of whom rated him the superior of Seve Ballesteros , a two-time winner of the event . |
6 | He instructed me to meet him the next day at the Turkman Gate , soon after dawn . |
7 | Because I asked in the other classes , three or four American students , and I asked them the same question . |
8 | I asked him the differences between the Quechua and the Spanish view of the world . |
9 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman nodded when I asked him the same question earlier , but he has not said how he will ensure fairness between schools and therefore , no discrimination against students with special needs . |
10 | This what I asked you the other week . |
11 | Er , now , I asked you the table set have n't I ? |
12 | If those , all of those contract temps are regarded as full time people it looks like full time people are working overtime , which is why I asked you the question yesterday erm what 's the overtime bill for quotes alone . |
13 | In that last summer before he died I read him the whole of Proust … |
14 | God knows why — I made him the same way I made the rest of you — but there it is . |
15 | After drawing a blank on Rhodes , I had to write something that justified my travelling expenses , so I made you the villain of the piece . |
16 | Well I mean it 's gone much beyond that I mean they the reality of the situation is er is not like that I 'm afraid I mean it Eighteen men have been sacked and and these are men that have put those quarries where they are . |
17 | Er so I mean that c because er I mean they the steel balls and steel rollers go into the bin I mean they ca n't be used for anything . |
18 | Yeah , I mean I The important thing is I think the children do recognize the differences , not that they do n't notice the differences , because they 're Like you say they 're capable of using the other if it if it suits them . |
19 | ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’ |
20 | I sold him the car did n't I ? |
21 | ‘ And I sold them the best . |
22 | So I mean in the shop I , I did sell for the National Trust once but I s I sold them the . |
23 | I passed her the tissues as I always do . |
24 | After a few minutes , he got out and wandered over : ‘ Here , son , give me a shot at that , ’ he said , and I passed him the rod . |
25 | DAYFLOWER a strong finishing fifth in the Newmarket 1000 gns , may find conditions more to her liking at the Curragh tomorrow and I make her the selection for the Irish ‘ 1000 ’ . |
26 | I make it the |
27 | I make it the same size okay ? |
28 | Yes , I make it the other |
29 | ‘ I got him the Sydney job , ’ she vouchsafed with delicate emphasis . |
30 | at Christmas , I got him the beef |