Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 You 've got to go and ask for them to take you on the erm
2 Many Heads have expressed to me their appreciation of what the lu Labour Group has done for them to rescue them from the plight that the Tories imposed on them .
3 Graham sitting there waiting for me to kick him in the teeth .
4 I was anxious to settle the terms of the contract with M. Chaillot and , because I wanted to avoid being cornered by him in Passy , I suggested to Jean-Claude that he make an appointment for me to see him at the radio , mid-morning , on a date when I had a luncheon appointment .
5 But it would be natural for me to put you in the golf club area .
6 In December 1757 he tried to excuse himself ‘ as my abode is at such distance from the place where the Royal Society hold their weekly meetings as to render it not only inconvenient , but unsafe for me to attend them in the winter season. , A month later Ellis countered with , ‘ I scarce think it possible that Mr. Miller should have no one friend in the Society to send him word and , indeed , I had told Rivington to tell Miller I would be glad to discuss the matter at Fulham , and Miller ignored it . ’
7 On the day Sir Hubert arrived in Rangoon he sent for me to thank me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled .
8 Sister Superior , from the waxed scented and echoing chambers of the convent where we usually never set foot , sent for me to remind me of the Parable of the Talents .
9 ‘ It would be better , mademoiselle , for me to take you to the nearest syndicat d'initiative .
10 When the time comes for me to show you to the door you may be down on your knees , begging to be kept on . ’
11 My business statement every week is based on the position as I see it at the time and we have organised matters at the time .
12 I kept waiting in dread for someone to tap you on the shoulder and say , ‘ By the way , you know Damian is chairman of Flint Investments International ! ’ ’
13 In Montana , he visited a number of old age homes for someone to supply him with the right voice , but to no avail .
14 ‘ Not only will everyone be rushing back to the city today , after the weekend vacation , but I understand Ross has been on the phone , getting the air-conditioning fixed and also seeing about someone to help you with the kids .
15 Desmond , after the briefest of mutters , hurried after her to tuck her into the car .
16 Mosley did find kindred spirits in the Labour movement , some of whom followed him into the New Party and a smaller proportion into fascism , but although the party conference and the Labour movement in general were sympathetic to his practical suggestions , the Labour government rejected his proposals .
17 Here is one example of what the new crime amounted to : ‘ Suddenly set upon by two men , one of whom seized him by the throat and threw him upon the ground , whilst the other thrust a quantity of mud in his mouth ’ ( The Daily News , 15 December 1862 ) .
18 News of the resignation was greeted with jubilation by the protesters , many of whom hailed it as the true start of Bulgaria 's revolution against communist rule .
19 It does not take much to imagine the effect of this on a group of already dispirited players , all of whom held him in the warmest affection .
20 I play a film over and over again in my mind of me meeting you at the airport .
21 They bound and gagged two children and then forced one of them to take them to the money .
22 In return she showed them the Daimler and invited forty of them to visit her on the Dockers ' yacht , Shemara , where pink champagne was served amid costly fitments which were often detailed in the newspapers .
23 Besides , the only people who live beyond here are that Elizabeth and the farmer , and neither of them strikes me as the riotous type . ’
24 The point dogs catch him and one of them nips him on the leg — take that for being more popular with the boss .
25 Michelle , who was taking the drug Epilim , said at her home in Whyteleaf , Surrey : ‘ None of them told me about the risk of having a handicapped baby .
26 I know it sounds mad but I suddenly had an image of them doing it on the carpet in the office like a couple of dogs . ’
27 George , at one stage , tried to get up , but one of them hit him over the head with his rifle .
28 ‘ I knew that they were n't students and I began to resist but one of them hit me over the head with a gun .
29 Then one of them put her in the carrier cage and took her out while the other closed the door on her empty cage .
30 Erm , if erm , if one of them contradicted me in the class , I burst into tears , I think you 'd think something was seriously wrong with me , would n't you ?
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