Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When screening began we agreed to discontinue it at the end of the first year if there were a number of traumatised families . |
| 2 | While he was away she never stopped reminding us at the top of her voice that she was n't a five by two . |
| 3 | According to Gregory the slanders against Fredegund were intended to drive her from the court , thus facilitating the elevation of her stepson , Clovis , to the throne . |
| 4 | I 'd see both these birds in the zoo , so I was fascinated to see them in the wild . |
| 5 | The German and French leaders told the Prime Minister they did not want to see him in the run up to the Edinburgh summit , which begins on Friday . |
| 6 | And since he obviously had n't recognised me , I did n't want to connect myself with the house , until I 'd found out what his game was . ’ |
| 7 | Her job is to push Cabinet ministers ‘ to do what is right ’ ; this involves reminding them of the Government 's strategy laid down in the manifestos and combating what she regards as the inertia inherent in departments . |
| 8 | He did not want to bring her in to talk to him , nor did he want to interview her in the presence of her devoted but sharp-eyed husband . |
| 9 | Logging remains crucial to the economy in the central provinces of Binh Dinh and Gia Lai and the bans are seen as being largely for international consumption , with little effort made to enforce them on the ground . |
| 10 | ( Recall Fodor 's example of blinking when a good friend goes to poke us in the eye . ) |
| 11 | That this person should harbour aggressive feelings towards you is unimaginable , but then suddenly , she goes to poke you in the eye — and you blink . |
| 12 | He believed the order had been given to kill him by the DO . |
| 13 | ‘ I expected to see you at the ball last night , Sharpe ! ’ |
| 14 | If Rohan needed to have a private word with her , why had n't he arranged to see her at the house instead ? |
| 15 | There was a spare one lying around We 'd finished u er stopped using them during the war some time during the war . |
| 16 | But in a wider context Gloucester failed to establish himself as the heir of the earls of Oxford . |
| 17 | But in a wider context Gloucester failed to establish himself as the heir of the earls of Oxford . |
| 18 | JEWKES : But she sits cooling herself in the hall over against the staircase . |
| 19 | It was , understandably , the peace which was essential information for the descendants , for it influenced their present actions to some extent ; and the solemnities were intended to impose themselves on the memory of the participants and witnesses and their children . |
| 20 | An important element of any compensation payment is the damages intended to compensate you for the injury itself , and the effect it has on you and your lifestyle , both today and in the future . |
| 21 | This is why , at the moment , I 'm being a bit cautious about remaining in my cavity I do n't want to find myself in the situation that I 'm held to sell . |
| 22 | In my judgment , this draft having been sent to the plaintiffs by Sir Richard Temple , and retained and cashed by them , we ought to draw the conclusion that the plaintiff , who kept and cashed the draft , agreed to accept it on the terms upon which it was sent … . |
| 23 | Promises quite often concern the actions of others : to consent to be governed by another is to promise to obey him ; to consent to his joining the expedition is to promise to provide him with the facilities and the help made available to members of the expedition . |
| 24 | He was struggling to pull something to the top of the dunes . |
| 25 | We tend to isolate ourselves from the rest of the natural world and yet we are very much a part of it . |
| 26 | Another time , I had arranged to meet him in the Naafi , a popular meeting place on the camp , at 5pm . |
| 27 | She was disappointed that he had n't arranged to meet her during the afternoon or even later on . |
| 28 | The courses are aimed at senior management and are intended to provide them with the knowledge and skills to exploit AIT effectively in their business . |
| 29 | A bit o' glass 'ad caught him on the fore'ead , but otherwise we 'ad n't a scratch to show for it between us . |
| 30 | It was only when I got to know something of the poverty of India 's villages ( some 500,000 of them ) that I really saw far worse poverty . |