Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having allowed a particular expense for some eight years , they are now hassling me on it for the year 1991 . |
| 2 | Certainly , it was these qualities that drew her to him in the first place , but now … these were not the true reasons why she stayed with him . |
| 3 | Taking his curtain calls after a successful speech , he drew her to him by the hand and entwined his arms with hers until she gently shook him off , whereupon he enjoyed his triumph for a while manfully alone , until he again resorted to his wife Glenys , going to fetch her , leading her again by the hand , and holding her by the waist . |
| 4 | When they reached a gap he drew her through it towards the parking area , and there the sight of Doreen standing before the house threw Lucy into a state of gloomy depression . |
| 5 | The presbyterie taking the heignanseness of the crime in their consideration doe in odium fanti at terrorum allis appoint Mr. David Sympson his parish minister publickly to rebuke him for it before the congregation and then to take occasion to admonish the people against the evil of such practices and they recommend to the Baillie of Ila to put the acts of parliament against charmers in execution . |
| 6 | The presbyterie taking the heignanseness of the crime in their consideration doe in odium fanti at terrorum allis appoint Mr. David Sympson his parish minister publickly to rebuke him for it before the congregation and then to take occasion to admonish the people against the evil of such practices and they recommend to the Baillie of Ila to put the acts of parliament against charmers in execution . |
| 7 | Was n't that what had attracted her to him in the first place ? |
| 8 | , look at the sentence below , will the management charges greatly increase , the answers no because time has shown the management charges rise at a rate below the level of inflation I suggest it to you to the ordinary person , they would think that the management charges there meant the costs that are listed above see |
| 9 | Just fill in the form overleaf and send it to us in the envelope provided — no stamp needed . |
| 10 | The black lashes flickered as he said , ‘ I 'm sure your father will discuss it with you at the appropriate moment … ’ |
| 11 | Sally sat down hard on them , forcing her legs together , but as usual in the end he won and she retrieved the panties from the floor , pushing them behind her on the seat before they were trampled underfoot . |
| 12 | It was sent by a sad Manc git using my Id cos he 's too scared to use his own — if anyone wishes to reply to his infantile shite they can send them to him at the following address … |
| 13 | Why did n't you show it to me in the first place ? |
| 14 | But I did n't show it to her till the last night in case it did n't go down well . |
| 15 | William took her empty glass and put it with his on the bedside table . |
| 16 | really answer the first part of the Noble Lord 's question by saying that er er it is a question of future cost , er we are er we are already spending a great deal of money on the first part er of this er library and er we will have to examine the future cost very carefully and I put it to you to the Noble Lord that it would be a really sad reflection where the field of creative endeavour in which this country is m has most excelled over the centuries , in other words literature to have no single focus for celebration , preservation and active use , it really is er very important that this library continues , but may I remind Your Lordships also that we 're not talking about the s the library in this question , we 're talking about the u the site at present used by the builders . |
| 17 | Well do n't you dare do it to me in the panto , I will of die of embarrassment ! |
| 18 | She 'd been very positive about that , not just here in the car , but she had said it to me in the bedroom while I was packing her things and she was still in a mentally uninhibited state . |
| 19 | Crilly leads me into Perry 's flat and seats me beside him on the orange settee . |
| 20 | I 'll have to you 've got ta give me chance to buy papa and grandma 's grandpa 's and I can wrap them up and give them to them at the golden wedding or ca n't I ? |
| 21 | on the training course or guide you through it on the training course . |
| 22 | That the King 'll keep you beside him at the Palace . ’ |
| 23 | The lines of experience were marked on her face and although she still had all the exuberant charm which had drawn him to her in the first place , he thought she looked older than he knew her to be . |
| 24 | It was those very firebrand qualities of ruthless daring , initiative and enterprise which had drawn her to him in the first place . |
| 25 | He reveals him to us through the operas , which ‘ lay at the core of Mozart 's life as a thinking artist ’ and on which Mr Till has worked as a producer . |
| 26 | Roman grasped her arm , pulling her with him into the hotel . |
| 27 | Yelping in alarm as he tipped her sideways and moved swiftly to trap her beneath him on the sofa , she stared up at him in shock . |
| 28 | His hand captured her face and turned her towards him in the old domineering manner but his eyes were not at all hard . |
| 29 | It was n't until I threatened to bring my men down to discuss it with him at the Swan Inn that he had a change of mind . |
| 30 | The first is to find a timber merchant or cabinet maker who is prepared to machine it for you to the pattern you want — likely to be expensive . |