Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end there are sequences of free paddling , both at Nottingham and on natural water , allowing the viewers to see practical use of the moves and permitting them to see the film to examine the techniques , the paddling by the six paddlers involved always being very confident and competent . |
| 2 | She wants them to see the killer caught and tried . |
| 3 | She wants them to see the killer caught and tried . |
| 4 | By the way if your system date and time is wrong you can correct them using the MS-DOS commands DATE , and TIME . |
| 5 | His jaw hung open , and he was near enough for me to see the rain dashing from his face — when lightning showed him at all . |
| 6 | ‘ I told you , Murphy , that although I am immensely grateful to you for helping me to repair the shed to make a hen house and for finding me the things I need , these are my hens and I shall look after them . |
| 7 | But I have a theory that if you have two musicians , both trained and able to play anything that is put before them , but only one of them has the ability to play by ear as well , then he or she will be able to project more life , beauty and expression than the other . |
| 8 | You feel quite confident in interviewing both of them , but as it turns out only one of them has the imagination to emphasise with your ideas and within three weeks he is in situ . |
| 9 | Each of them has the power to decide immediately to stop purchasing tuna caught by fishing on dolphins . |
| 10 | Anyone capable of sight-leading a route protected by bolts without clipping them has the right to remove them ( a regular bolt hole closed by a rock dust/epoxy mix is virtually undetectable , and no meaningful harm will have been done to the crag environment ) . |
| 11 | I asked myself each time , Why ca n't I make the pot boil ? |
| 12 | After a leisurely tea by a coal fire , I asked the clerk to phone for a taxi . |
| 13 | I asked the management to release me from my contract . ’ |
| 14 | Thinking quickly , I asked the driver to take me to Clonmacnoise instead , a famous holy city that stood in ruins scattered over a sloping river bank . |
| 15 | I asked the committee to review the licence ’ , says the minister , ‘ but by early August it was withdrawn ’ . |
| 16 | ‘ I asked the ref to blow , ’ said Wilkins . |
| 17 | In this way an allegation to the effect that the officer did not apply the brake correctly may be quickly dealt with by saying ‘ After ( the officer ) tested the brakes and found the handbrake to be defective I asked the defendant to apply the handbrake . |
| 18 | I asked the conductor to tell me when we came to my stop , and he said , " Lady , you think I got X-ray eyes or something ? |
| 19 | ‘ I wish I could be as certain but I asked the hospital to meet her as well just in case . |
| 20 | It was scarcely credible that this should happen at so late a stage and I asked the department to get the minute to me at once . |
| 21 | This would last about 2–3 weeks , during which time I asked the family to make great efforts with the treatment plan . |
| 22 | So when the five year come up I 've no longer insurance alright , er I so i c if I change the pump costs about two hundred so I s so I said |
| 23 | " There was some confusion at this stage because the target began to behave in an odd way , we knew she was supposed to go up the River Stour to off load , but finally I made the decision to go alongside her at sea . |
| 24 | I made the decision to abort using the apparatus and revert to an alternative er means . |
| 25 | I made the decision to put my marriage behind me , forget about it , and start over again . |
| 26 | I loved the programme and the people but I made the decision to leave at the right point , before I could grow bored . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm glad I made the decision to come here and still fully back my judgement . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I made the decision to come into the business to please my father when he was dying . |
| 29 | When they left , however , and I made the decision to stay , I knew it might be hard for me but I knew also that I was doing the right thing . |
| 30 | ‘ In Portugal we 've been restricting our developments to Lisbon and the North , ’ Vitor went on , ‘ but recently my board and I made the decision to bring the d'Arcos style to the Algarve . ’ |