Example sentences of "[noun] [vb infin] [noun prp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When eavesdropping ( a vicarious ghost-life he goes in for ) , he hears Raskolnikov tell Sonya about the crime , and later , without openly referring to it , the potential suicide twits the actual murderer : Sell , you can certainly do a lot . ’ |
| 2 | Sarah let Roy carry Benny into the house , and as she looked at Janine comforting her only daughter , the ice in her heart melted . |
| 3 | Billie heard the housekeeper ask Adam in the kitchen as he followed her through for a new packet of cigarettes . |
| 4 | How can Anna get Carl from the window of the room to the fire escape ? |
| 5 | Not only did Andrew meet Pete at the Guide Dog Centre , he also met his wife-to-be . |
| 6 | BRILLIANT Zimbabwean Peter Ndlovu jetted in from helping his country beat Egypt in the World Cup to find his Coventry place under threat . |
| 7 | In a nightmare-blur of frenzied activity , Cardiff saw Duvall lunging back through the storm in their direction , a shower of sparkling glass on his shoulders ; saw Rohmer seize Gilbert by the collar of his jacket and whirl him away bodily from the monstrous , thrashing shape and drag him backwards , hair and coat whipping madly in the hellwind . |