Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They often do this by letting out or bringing in their mooring line , so keep an eye on them to see which direction they move it in , if at all . |
| 2 | He was watching them to see which way they would go . |
| 3 | I have seen enough to believe that the materials , over time , will prove to be of real help to teachers trying to solve their own problems by enabling them to see what support there is in the sharing of difficulties and by strengthening the belief that efficient discussion can lead to effective action . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | So money can be found when the Government feel that it is necessary for them to sustain their vote throughout the country . |
| 9 | He made me expose my bottom to him and he whipped me . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I presume your next unhappy task will be to inform Madame Gebrec that you have found nothing to support her contention ? ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Egyptian sages had dream-manuals to help them make their interpretation , Joseph , by contrast , depends completely on God to make the meaning clear . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Think back to Jem Higgins and ask yourself of what use it would be for me to preach your message to him . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | These help them to recollect their homeland and the families they have left behind . |
| 27 | Children could convince their parents that ‘ nothing much was happening ’ at school and persuade them to support their non-attendance . |
| 28 | When you 've taken the splints off your leg you can use them to strap your arm up . |
| 29 | Your army contains troops which are very good in hand-to-hand combat — use them to spearhead your advance . |
| 30 | As the hon. Gentleman has referred to the Rothschild report , let me make it crystal clear that we have appointed advisers , including Rothschilds , to analyse options for privatisation of the industry . |