Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Relief and remorse for doubting him flooded her as his hands moved to relieve himself of his jeans . |
| 2 | " Thank you for the tea — and thank you for allowing me to join your table . " |
| 3 | I am particularly indebted to Keith Bennett and Julie Fossitt for allowing me to quote their unpublished results from Loch Lang ; to Hilary Birks and Keith Bennett for reading the manuscript ; and to Hilary Birks for word-processing . |
| 4 | Orkney Islands Council Social Work Department refused to implement the independent decision of the Children 's Panel , and blamed the Reporter for allowing them to reach it . |
| 5 | Our grateful thanks to Unwins and Suttons seeds for allowing us to use their original seed catalogues . |
| 6 | It was made for Barclays Bank and we are grateful to them for allowing us to adapt it for our own use . |
| 7 | ‘ We 're grateful to Guisborough for allowing us to share their ground , but our fixtures are coinciding with theirs and we have to rearrange some of them . ’ |
| 8 | Repeatedly we had cursed ourselves and our schools for allowing us to think we 'd grasped maths , physics and so on when now we could n't remember any of the important or useful things . |
| 9 | The thought of entering the disaster area of an elderly widow 's grief and shouldering some of the responsibility for helping her to bear it , and to rebuild what is left of her life , is enough to create feelings of anxiety in anyone ; and admittedly this can be a very difficult assignment , for not only will you be well aware that you are unable to give her the one thing she really wants — the return of her husband — but you will feel , as we all do when faced with the bereaved , that their personality seems suddenly to have been crushed like a flower under the heel of a vandal , showing it to be so fragile and vulnerable that almost any attempt to revive it would seem to be doomed to failure . |
| 10 | But no one has responsibility for seeing they get them |
| 11 | A perfect position for bracing himself to kiss her , Ruth thought wildly in the heat of the moment . |
| 12 | The Students ' Union in the University of Ulster is concerned about your involvement and about helping you to enjoy your student days . |
| 13 | ‘ When I went to the opticians to see if my eyesight was good enough for driving she said it was beyond all medical explanation , it had to be a miracle , ’ he said . |
| 14 | On the contrary , he considered that an exceptionally valuable opportunity for enabling you to kick him more robustly and with least personal danger . |
| 15 | A BUNGLING shoplifter tried to flog a pair of Marks and Spencer shorts — to the store detective who had followed him into the street after seeing him nick them . |
| 16 | But he knew why the moment he entered the old schoolroom , for after allowing him to pass her she closed the door and stood with her back to it , her pale face , now tinged to a deep red , thrust out towards him as she cried , ‘ Think you 're smart , do n't you ? |
| 17 | These included being prepared to listen and acknowledge Tony 's difficulties , helping his father and girlfriend view them in a more understanding way , after allowing them to ventilate their feelings , clarifying the nature of Tony 's problems and helping him focus on those which he could do something about . |
| 18 | After encouraging them to express their feelings , the therapist then explained how the change in Tony 's behaviour and attitudes might be understandable in view of his current situation . |
| 19 | As the red roses remain such a vivid shade after pressing I think they balance the colour of the mount beautifully . |
| 20 | Armed with a knife he told her she was going to die and after ordering her to undress he sexually abused and raped her . |
| 21 | The officials said he had swallowed the drug in a small capsule but police had found it after forcing him to excrete it . |
| 22 | Rosalind would be very cross if she took it home unposted after paying her to send it ! |
| 23 | Anyway , she kidded in a large ( and I mean large ) pen with her mother , grandmother and sister with her and after kidding we moved her and her mother to a separate pen . |
| 24 | If after objecting you find yourself ignored , and the abuse continues , report the individual to a superior . |
| 25 | She might think he was a little coarse doing that after saying he despised her , but so what ? |
| 26 | Bourgois asked how to use the car and she slipped away to fetch help from neighbours after saying she needed something from the boot , said Mr Bright . |
| 27 | After entering I found it came from a little sister of those drowned Children , that was singing to a bundle of clouts , rudely put together to look like a Doll , which she held in her arms . |
| 28 | Mr Clinton was battered with new questions about avoiding the Vietnam war after admitting he received his call-up papers . |
| 29 | Lee Martin 's five hundred thou , Robins is a million , Dave Moore 's on loan at Blackmoor , Blackburn he 's getting , he had a million quid in it for decided they want him . |
| 30 | And the angel said unto them , ‘ Fear not , for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy , which shall be to all people . |