Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the [noun] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After I introduced the hemp earlier the fish seemed to go off the feed so I only introduced it for four or five casts . |
| 2 | He joined the RAF fresh from A-levels and says he decided to go for the degree so he would have another string to his bow . |
| 3 | When I sold CBS the video I kept apologising for the movement because it was so shaky . |
| 4 | On a modern system this may have been replaced by a safety device called a residual current device ( RCD ) , which turns off the supply if it detects current leaking to earth , and so protects the system and its users against the twin risks of fire and electric shock . |
| 5 | ’ He checked off the targets as they flared . |
| 6 | Bales had been arranged for the jury as they had been on the night of the fire . |
| 7 | We can easily evaluate erm what we sell through the magazine because we 've got all the enquiries and we know how much uptake there was and |
| 8 | It took us two turns through the arch before she decided . |
| 9 | It would help us to plan for the future if you would be so kind as to take a few minutes to fill in this questionnaire . |
| 10 | On IPE and Fox , in the case of futures trades , the rules are more relaxed and allow the whole order to be filled off the floor provided it is within the minimum fluctuation in the pit at the time . |
| 11 | If this goes in easily by more than a few millimetres , rot is probably present , and you 'll have to strip off the paint so you can repair it . |
| 12 | Have you talked only about the bride cooking for the bridegroom when you know she is a career girl and a women 's libber , and if she is not some of the audience will be ? |
| 13 | You 've got to go through the rough before you can get to the smooth . |
| 14 | Then we all came together again to go through the material before we started to teach it . |
| 15 | On no account look out your passport and make for the airport because they 'll catch you in customs and the judge will be cross and tell you you 're a cold-blooded , ruthless and calculating murderess and give you twenty years . |
| 16 | Other examples of rules which may not be congruent with the requirements of fiduciary law are SIB Core Rule 2 , which states that where a firm has a material interest it must not knowingly act for the customer unless it takes steps to ensure his " fair treatment " ( this may not be sufficient under fiduciary law ) , and SIB Core Rule 25 which in conjunction with SFA Conduct of Business Rule 5 — 36(2) permits " front running " . |
| 17 | Mr Taylor , of Preston , who had both insurance and his mortgage with Cheshire Building Society , had forgotten about the cover until he received a letter from the society 11 months after his early retirement . |
| 18 | As I keep saying , it 's difficult to jump off the merry-go-round once it 's in motion . |
| 19 | ‘ The worst time was driving through the night as we approached Nice at 3am . |
| 20 | ‘ On our first date we were driving through the countryside when we spotted some sheep out in a field . |
| 21 | A DPP lawyer said a female member of staff was walking through the shop when she felt something hard stuck in her side . |
| 22 | Both sides seemed satisfied and although it is unlikely that a two-tier Champagne classification would have been workable in the long term , it sufficed for the present although it was still being debated in the Senate when war broke out three years later . |
| 23 | A fresh gust of rain bounced off the bonnet as he pulled away from the kerb . |
| 24 | ‘ Did Paul know about the child before he died ? ’ |
| 25 | I do n't know about the shops whether they sell chips |
| 26 | We had to make a hollow in the mud , and we lay there like swallows : we used to long for the dark so we could stand up and straighten our legs . |
| 27 | This series of squares is disquieting as it heads for the horizon unless it allows for the curvature of the Earth . |
| 28 | ‘ And you did n't want her to know about the letters because it would rake it all up again ? ’ |
| 29 | He is happy to write about the monarchy because he believes royalty is ‘ the point where divine qualities become ordinary human qualities ’ . |
| 30 | Mrs Thatcher cares about the environment so we sent her a letter too . |