Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [to-vb] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I can colour my hair to fill in the gap . |
| 2 | Money was a problem because I 'd spent all the dosh I 'd got for the car , and I needed my grant to pay off the overdraft I 'd built up . |
| 3 | ‘ I used my shirt to put out the flames . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He came round the desks and I kicked him in the back of his legs to get him to the floor and I used my shirt to put out the flames and Hazel gave him first aid . ’ |
| 5 | I do n't think the problem is limited to Tin Pan Alley by any means , but since I went there recently let's examine my experience to see where the answer is to be found . |
| 6 | It does n't improve his nerves now to see me sitting on his carpet timing Casey 's phone rings with my stopwatch to work out the number he dialled . |
| 7 | I could smell the citronella that I put on my skin to ward off the mosquitoes and feel the breeze beginning to rise from the river . |
| 8 | ‘ They were old and shredded but it crossed my mind to get out the glue stick . ’ |
| 9 | You would have to know my typewriter to appreciate fully the luxury of being able to hop about in a text making alterations , counting the words at a touch of a button and running off endless perfect copies . |
| 10 | I closed my eyes to shut out the glow from the cloverleaf window and tried for sleep . |
| 11 | I would have succeeded in my ambition to discover how the universe began . |
| 12 | Then one time when I put my hand in my sleeve to bring out the compass , it was n't there . |
| 13 | When I came out of my room to go downstairs the door of his bedroom was open . |
| 14 | I thank the man , a campesino , and pull off my top to wipe away the gob with toilet roll . |
| 15 | I declined the invitation the only thoughts in my head were finding my bed to soothe away the aches and pains . |
| 16 | ‘ In that case , will you be forwarding my application to join either the Parachute School or the Independent Companies ? ’ |
| 17 | I frantically started to use my hands to bale out the water in an attempt to avoid the seemingly inevitable embarrassing swim in to the beach and the awaiting crowd of families and friends . |
| 18 | PAMELA : As it is your will and you have determined , it is my duty to yield up the point . |
| 19 | at the time , I thought , ‘ This is ridiculous , I 'm holding these boys back ’ because I was also managing a singer called Marc Bolan , and in the quieter moments , he and David would decorate my office to fill in the time , but I said to them that I had just run out of money and could n't afford to carry on — I 'd taken no commission from either of them at the time — so I went off to Spain to think about my next move and released them both from their contracts . ’ |
| 20 | She smiles apologetically , as though one might find fault , and looks anxious : clearly , she 's dying for her sister to take over the conversation . |
| 21 | With its horn blaring and its lights flashing , the bus had left its route to take up the chase . |
| 22 | The drawback , inevitably , is that everything is dependent upon the existence of a CAB in the area , its willingness to set up the scheme , and the co-operation of the local profession . |
| 23 | In 1971 the CNAA gave evidence to the James Committee expressing its willingness to take on the validation of the Teachers Certificate if there was a need for it to do so . |
| 24 | ‘ Anything might have happened , ’ she said , putting her hands over her eyes to shut out the horrors of the market , remembering with longing the cellophane-wrapped , refrigerated coolness of the shops at home . |
| 25 | Ruth moaned as she staggered out of her bedroom to pick up the phone . |
| 26 | confirming their readiness to reinforce security , in particular by adopting effective arms control , disarmament and confidence-building measures ; their willingness not to regard each another as adversaries but to work for a relationship of trust and co-operation ; and accordingly their readiness to consider positively the setting up of appropriate institutional arrangements within the framework of the CSCE ; |
| 27 | Gardeners have been inviting the public to look round their allotments to show off the advantages of organic methods of growing vegetables . |
| 28 | Here in the front cloth she is seen at her embroidery , sadly waiting and earning her living to pay off the Rake 's debts . |
| 29 | ‘ Jeez , I could do with that cup of tea , ’ Mrs Bennet said , putting her hands over her ears to shut out the tumult above , and Anne decided to go upstairs to see if the gas was still on . |
| 30 | Rory held both hands over her ears to drown out the flow of apparently inane chatter . |