Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first was that she and her book would have nothing complete to say to the age until her grandfather 's misspent energy had been redeemed inside herself . |
| 2 | Their women , far from being grateful , turned on them , snarling , in late night conversations telling them to shut up ; far from setting them free to work for the Revolution , their women demanded that they take emotional responsibility and also clean the loos . |
| 3 | DULLARD COUNTRY Joes from Canada who 've got nothing fresh to add to the runnings — just a stinky , laboured , rock-heavy thing . |
| 4 | ‘ It leaves me free to concentrate on the show and anyway , I 'm not there just to play my favourite records . |
| 5 | Am I right to write to the others saying I or should |
| 6 | What am I supposed to do in the meantime ? ’ |
| 7 | I thought you were definitely gon na show me up today and say , how the hell am I supposed to get into the garage ? |
| 8 | Not only was I unable to help with the work , I could n't even care for the family 's tools . |
| 9 | In spite of Amritsar , he announced himself willing to co-operate with the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms which were unveiled at the end of the year , and only changed his mind as the degree of Dyer 's support in British public opinion was borne in upon him , and as he began to find himself isolated by the more radical elements in Congress , who had either already lost their faith in the British , or had never had any . |
| 10 | Some African tribes leave their elderly to die by the rivers and waterholes so that the wild animals will eat them . |
| 11 | This visitor is himself unable to escape from the sexuality found to permeate even the most intense religious belief . |
| 12 | we have our ups and downs getting money … its difficult to plan for the future like motor racing when you do n't know how much money is coming in |
| 13 | In Marseilles he was laid up with his familiar fever ; at the Iles d'Hyères , near Nice , he found himself obliged to dance with the proprietress of a rough tavern to avoid embarrassing enquiries about his identity , while as always when the Stuarts set sail , the weather was appalling . |
| 14 | Thornton , 32 , was constantly frustrated by Eubank 's weird and unorthodox antics but he had nothing exceptional to throw into the pot . |
| 15 | Not only does it set you free to live in the present but you had better start enjoying it , because — at the age of 40 or 50 or whatever — this is it , the future has arrived ! |
| 16 | ‘ How are you supposed to get up the stairs , then ? ’ |
| 17 | And did you , was you able to get round the world much ? |
| 18 | How far were you able to travel from the edge of the world ? ’ |
| 19 | And from the caller 's voice were you able to come to the view as to his age ? |
| 20 | Like this , rimmit , rimmit , rimmit , go on have a go at doing with me , rimmit , rimmit , come on , rimmit , rimmit , oh my god and then you 've got to leap into the pool , are you ready to leap in the pool like this , you 've got to rimmit , can you do that ? |
| 21 | Neither change was by itself sufficient to lead to the formation of an ozone hole . |
| 22 | To shake off my depression I thought I would get myself something light to read on the train . |
| 23 | If you are the singer and guitarist it is difficult trying to remember the words , play guitar at the same time and think of something witty to say between the songs , ’ he says . |
| 24 | The Hunt Balls are still recalled today with something akin to awe in the villages of Lartington and Cotherstone where several former servants of the Fields live in retirement . |
| 25 | Q When are we likely to hear about the Bill ? |
| 26 | Something soft to cuddle in the night if he was bewildered might be a comfort . |
| 27 | DMs original idea was that anyone could find something brilliant to create within the limits of their ( in ) competence . |
| 28 | Erm let me turn er briefly to the those who have something good to say about the Vienna settlement . |
| 29 | In continuing to provide good and appropriate music in different styles the Church has something important to offer to the world , and as part of its mission it has the responsibility to do so . |
| 30 | Written in a very attractive style this little publication is the ideal vehicle to while away a quiet few minutes and , at the same time , does something practical to help with the preservation of steam . |