Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At all stages , pupils learn about France and about French customs , and we encourage them to see their study of French as the key to real communication with real French people . |
| 2 | This might help them to see his lack of social responsiveness as a symptom of his illness and something for which they should make allowances rather than as an unfriendly act or a personal slight on their company . |
| 3 | We could point out further that the ancient Israelites had not yet developed any notion of supernatural evil forces in opposition to God , and that this also encouraged them to see his hand in dark and terrible events . |
| 4 | I mean there might be millions of them for all we know , but we ca n't find them using our system of maths , cos ours does not allow division by zero . |
| 5 | So money can be found when the Government feel that it is necessary for them to sustain their vote throughout the country . |
| 6 | He made me expose my bottom to him and he whipped me . |
| 7 | I spent the next few days talking to Cabinet colleagues — all of whom shared my view that the demand was preposterous — and then went to see the Prime Minister . |
| 8 | I presume your next unhappy task will be to inform Madame Gebrec that you have found nothing to support her contention ? ’ |
| 9 | I 'll recruit somebody to help me service my client bank , because it 's better to have fifty percent of something than fifty percent of nothing . |
| 10 | Before the war she had gone out with those fishers and watched them spear their quarry by torchlight in the early hours of the morning . |
| 11 | The Corpo di Truppe Volontarie ( CTV ) had taken part in the occupation of Malaga , on the south coast , in the first half of February , but Franco had refused to allow them to continue their advance eastwards , towards Valencia . |
| 12 | And that we actually op adopted a b a modern sensible er , reasonable attitude towards all living creatures and that we do today vote to ban fox hunting it is anachronistic as I said earlier , it is not necessary it actually causes harm , not only does it cause harm to foxes , but at least in one case , which is sufficient for me to continue my support for the ban damage to the people in my area . |
| 13 | This loss of control is frightening and therapy has helped me to acknowledge its existence , although I still do n't know why it happens . |
| 14 | Egyptian sages had dream-manuals to help them make their interpretation , Joseph , by contrast , depends completely on God to make the meaning clear . |
| 15 | Manchester-based Mark , at No. 19 with I Found Heaven , reveals : ‘ My mum did n't want me wasting my time trying to be a pop star and I came very close to quitting the group . |
| 16 | I can appreciate Edouard would rather have me wasting my time at the museum instead of going round to his flat and trying to persuade Barbara Coleman to leave , but sending someone to kill me was rather an over-reaction . ’ |
| 17 | Mrs Bottomley , 44 , has been dubbed variously ‘ the milkmaid ’ and ‘ golden Virginia ’ , but the epithets do nothing to promote her cleverness and political acumen — she coined the jibe ‘ scaring not caring ’ on Labour 's health pronouncements . |
| 18 | Vincent accused his brother of caring more about his career ( a constant source of jealousy ) than for him , and doing next to nothing to promote his work . |
| 19 | The pianist suffers from ‘ glass bone ’ disease , and has had to surmount immense physical disabilities , but while his condition may have inhibited his growth , it has done nothing to stunt his artistry . |
| 20 | Think back to Jem Higgins and ask yourself of what use it would be for me to preach your message to him . ’ |
| 21 | Around the huts he had avoided all contact with her and although they stood side by side listening to her husband , he did nothing to acknowledge her existence . |
| 22 | Fearing the arrests might cause an embarrassing international incident , they merely lectured the five Scots and allowed them to weave their way back into the night , to more drink and more disruption . |
| 23 | These help them to recollect their homeland and the families they have left behind . |
| 24 | Children could convince their parents that ‘ nothing much was happening ’ at school and persuade them to support their non-attendance . |
| 25 | When you 've taken the splints off your leg you can use them to strap your arm up . |
| 26 | Your army contains troops which are very good in hand-to-hand combat — use them to spearhead your advance . |
| 27 | Fella 's Trampor is fucking wo n't let me make his toy up . |
| 28 | planning for you but what I can show you is some sketches which the gentleman who bought the plot at Grey Lane brought to show me asked my opinion . |
| 29 | Well if you ca n't them to lose their money . |
| 30 | ‘ Well ’ — Lizzie stopped — ‘ I do n't suppose he 'll object to me seeing my grandchild bathed . ’ |