Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pers pn] [vb base] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | A lot of folks drop their guard when they think they 're dealing with a man of simple mind — and if behind that kind of pose you hide the steely determination I 've been trying to drum into you , son , you 'll do just fine . " |
2 | But erm they did let her know that she had n't got it instead of making her wait the four weeks or whatever it was |
3 | Right , now they 're both ethers try and name them first in naming them take the biggest hydro-carbon chunk that you can find and pretend that that was an alkane so the smaller chunk then becomes the substituant . |
4 | But in terms of turnover in staff I would I would be fairly confident in saying we have the lowest one of the lowest if not the lowest in any direct sales operation . |
5 | From the creative user 's point of view , the problem with ‘ lifestyle ’ approaches is that they attempt to generalize , and by generalizing they lose the fine detail that distinguishes habits and attitudes in any individual market . |