Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb infin] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The men who had not heard them arrive in the courtyard looked up in surprise . |
| 2 | I would nt be at all suprised to see them play in the ‘ theatre of dreams ’ . |
| 3 | In the old days , life was simple in schools in the sense that if pupils did n't do what they were supposed to do you thrashed them , or made them stand in the corner , or expelled them . |
| 4 | That we should cut off the electricity and make everyone live in the dark ? |
| 5 | He promised ( i ) to drop immediately the 10 per cent tax on imports ; ( ii ) to eliminate Central Bank financing of the National Treasury , except for guaranteed financing provisions , and to streamline fiscal accounts to avoid deficits ; ( iii ) to combat speculation ; ( iv ) to end private and public monopolies ; ( v ) to introduce tax reforms at the beginning of the new year aimed at simplifying the tax system and making it more progressive to " make everyone participate in the national effort " ; and ( vi ) to carry out an administrative reform in the state sector with some state companies to be privatized . |
| 6 | I wanted to go out last week , but he said , ‘ No way , you 're not going out there ’ , and he made me stay in the whole week . |
| 7 | You would have thought Magnus 's mother would have been nice to me but I bet Father had already telephoned and told her lies about me , because she made me wait in the hall until Nanny came to collect me in a taxicab . |
| 8 | I do n't know what made me look in the bag , but it were n't . |
| 9 | She made me get in the driver 's side and we followed a Volga police car and did a careful legal speed all the way into town . |
| 10 | ‘ I saw state policemen drag strikers across the road and make them kneel in the ditch there while they held shotguns in their backs . |
| 11 | First of all he let nothing stand in the way of his true feelings . |
| 12 | But he let nothing get in the way of his chief purpose . |
| 13 | And erm and I made the point that I tipped all your lot out of I said what and I had n't let them go in the classroom and I said it 's a new thing but I said they got their coats on they 're too macho to wear them that 's their problem , you know ! |
| 14 | I wanted to try them on right there but for months he let them dangle in the closet upstairs , growing the wrinkles and airpockets that would finally fit his shape , the peculiar wishbone of his shanks . |
| 15 | And he let them help in the shop ( Carrie loved that : measuring out things on the scales and giving the change ) until Nick stole some biscuits one day and he came in and caught him . |
| 16 | He also expressed irritation about the way Tony seemed to have let himself go in the last few months , since he had become unemployed . |
| 17 | D' ya remember in the first when we had curly going everywhere . |
| 18 | I thought you were an experienced professional or I 'd never have let you go in the first place ! |
| 19 | What d' you do in the middle of the day ? |
| 20 | Well what d' you do in the morning then ? |
| 21 | I came over it below the farmhouse and hugged the side wall like I 've seen them do in the movies until I could peer round into the farmyard . |
| 22 | Use a sunscreen with a SPF greater than 10 from 6 months onwards , and then only let them stay in the sun for short periods . |
| 23 | If then they still do not help , bring all your people and let them stay in the office until it is done . |
| 24 | If women want to be in the home then certainly let them stay in the home . |
| 25 | today , somewhere never mind , no , you 're not having any more biscuits you Right I erm , I see it 's ten past eleven , I want to get this ball washed , so , er , let them go in the wash |
| 26 | But , who let them loose in the launderette |
| 27 | If so , estimate how long this will take , call the candidates for interview that much earlier than you would otherwise have done , and let them know in the letter that they are to be given a tour first . |
| 28 | They would salt them down and let them lie in the brine for a while and they would take them out and dry them . |
| 29 | ‘ Not to play at soldiers with your men , or let them play in the band in the park on a Sunday afternoon . |
| 30 | ‘ Let me work in the sergeant 's mess , and I 'll come to you every day to entertain you . ’ |