Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one knew how to go about it the Fall was reversible . |
| 2 | Even if she could be brought to view his actions in his own light , he would remain for her the instrument of death . |
| 3 | ‘ If one thinks about it the President makes an ideal stalking horse . |
| 4 | It is Davie 's contention that this view is quite wrong : there are a great many outstandingly talented British poets , including Charles Tomlinson , C H Sisson , Elaine Feinstein and others ( Davie , as distinguished a poet as any of his subjects , modestly excludes his own work ) who do not answer to this description , and one purpose of Under Briggflats is to claim for them the attention they have often been denied ; in some cases , indeed , to rescue them from scandalous neglect . |
| 5 | I mean I 'm I mean for me the issues is avoiding guilt tripping them , but at the same time erm I want them to know erm that they are real children who are being really affected and hurt and damaged and losing their parents as a result of this war , and that is a hurtful thing to know . |
| 6 | She would think about it-in the morning . |
| 7 | In standing out for true sportsmanship on the field Mr Chapman , loyally backed by his players , set a standard which has raised the sport he loved to the highest level , and has won for him the gratitude of sportsmen the world over . ’ |
| 8 | He provided for us the necessities of life — food , shelter , clothing . |
| 9 | It posed for them the question , ‘ Are we still the people of God ? ’ |
| 10 | Because if they do n't know about it the mother or the father of that child will no doubt be coming along screaming I 've been getting twenty five pounds a week for the last ten years and I 've child on my own now . |
| 11 | I think that 's a load of shit , half of his stuff , I mean they 're , they 're good reproductions , tin of Heinz Bake Beans but any monkey can fucking do that charge fifty grand for it or whatever they charged for it The ones I 've always liked is erm , I du n no if you 've ever seen any , Ed , Edward Lanzear used to paint a lot of er Queen Victoria used to do er animal paintings . |
| 12 | His first experience of the conflict between two powerful men , tossing between them the idea of war . |
| 13 | No one was within earshot , they were miles from anywhere , it seemed , and even if she jumped in the river and swam for it the chance that she would outmanoeuvre him in the water was slim . |
| 14 | Where the Ministry of Defence has occupied land for generations or even for centuries , will my hon. Friend ensure that in disposing of it the Ministry will work as closely as possible with local authorities to ensure that it is developed consistently in accordance with the wishes of local people ? |
| 15 | Certainly get looks like it the sun 's going in . |
| 16 | If you look at a department like the Director and Engineers department , every letter in fact has underneath it the City Engineer , even if its signed by somebody else . |
| 17 | When life gets more interesting one is more responsive , more aware of one 's surroundings and what one is doing ; his answer , inarticulate as it may be , has behind it the authority of ‘ Be aware ’ . |
| 18 | My mother soon began to drum into me the notion that I was different because of my eyesight , and therefore that I should not expect too much out of life . |
| 19 | Celebrate with them the Catholicity of the Church . |
| 20 | Would it be worth your while to consider sending for the chairman not only of the 1922 committee but also of the parliamentary Labour party so that the leaders of the respective parties in Parliament can discuss with you the conduct last night ? |
| 21 | But the shed at the side of the road had been unlocked , and when he peered into it the outline of the covered carriage he had been able to make out in the darkness promised adequate protection and a degree of comfort . |
| 22 | This positive conviction carried with it the rejection of any attempt to compromise with other sources , authorities or norms , or to establish theology itself on any other foundation . |
| 23 | Trainees will come to realise that their action , by its abruptness , has carried with it the judgement that the client is guilty of incest . |
| 24 | Branson did not see Malcolm McLaren for another five months , by which time association with the Sex Pistols carried with it the whiff of high treason … |
| 25 | The position carried with it the right to a seat in the Council and Fould combined it with the office of Minister of State . |
| 26 | He knew he would be able to work with her the way he like to , not a barnstorming nonstop battle which was the way he had to work with Gesner , but an exciting exploration of just what new heights could be achieved . |
| 27 | So as naturally as anything , Judith switched to Spanish and greatly impressed the customer as well as pressing upon him the need to provide proper facilities for his ladies . |
| 28 | As they approach the valley overlooked by the Mountain of God , he asks her to accept from him the gift of a necklace . |
| 29 | While Biedermann and Baur were in accord with Hegel 's aim to combine Christianity and speculative philosophy , others drew from him the material for frontal attacks on Christian belief , notably Strauss , Feuerbach and Marx . |
| 30 | He drew from it the photograph of Elsie McAndrew that he had shown to Mrs Wilson in London . |