Example sentences of "[pron] [coord] [adv] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is also a good method of making someone else fall in without even touching them , since if you sail directly upwind of someone and then oversheet the sail , you create such a disturbed and confused wind that it becomes very difficult to sail in . |
| 2 | For by doing so we can change ourselves and thus change the world around us . |
| 3 | ‘ She loved the way you could stride on to any stage with that easy cat-like walk of yours and instantly dominate the place . |
| 4 | He could so easily have hurt himself or irreparably damaged the glider but , in fact , he was very lucky and did surprisingly little damage . |
| 5 | Corbett filled the wine cup , drank some himself and then forced the goblet between his servant 's lips , snarling at the porter to bring a blanket . |
| 6 | On the other hand is the car dealer who ‘ clocks ’ the odometer himself and then displays the car for sale . |
| 7 | The afterlife becomes an alternative heroic arena to the smalltown roadhouse , where Swayze proves himself and still gets the girl , even though he 's dead . |
| 8 | He decided to say nothing and quietly placed the bird by the gate leading to the Hauxwell 's place , with its head tucked in as though asleep . |
| 9 | Although the words ‘ charge ’ and ‘ mortgage ’ are often used interchangeably , there is technically an essential difference between them : ‘ a mortgage involves a conveyance of property subject to a right of redemption , whereas a charge conveys nothing and merely gives the chargee certain rights over the property as security for the loan . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I took a lot of stick from the press , ’ said the England Under-21 player , ‘ but the lads backed me and so did the manager . |
| 11 | Lloyds Bank released the bills back to him so that he could sell them and thereby obtain the money to pay off the loan from the Bank . |
| 12 | If any Government were to bring in these pledges , they would either have to dishonour them and thereby deceive the public , or income tax payers at all levels of income would need to cough up and pay more to fund them . |
| 13 | Tiller usually co-wrote the music , always visualized the scenic designs , executed them and also supplied the stage properties , charging the Winter Gardens management for all services . |
| 14 | He suggests that there is a strong argument for decentralization to local government ( and potentially a limited hierarchy with some overlapping powers ) so long as information is available which makes it possible for voters to judge between them and thus to influence the direction of their own local government through elections . |
| 15 | This is unacceptable , man made them and therefore has the right to modify or discard them . |
| 16 | Should one seek the causes , eliminate them and so prevent the disease ? |
| 17 | The intention is to preserve these original documents for posterity by microfilming them and then providing the microfilm for public use . |
| 18 | He turned to join them and then heard the telephone ringing inside the flat . |
| 19 | The defendant then selected one of them and then sold the set to that person for one penny . |
| 20 | Actually communicating the need for quality improvement to all 37.000 C&P employees , educating everyone and then implementing the process , is no mean task . |
| 21 | Because modelling is more complex in concept than simpler analysis or record keeping , it is even more important that the software used is powerful enough to look after itself and not burden the user with computing problems . |
| 22 | It seemed not to seek to impose itself but merely to mark the occasion . |
| 23 | They usually moan when the engine is low on oil or if the oil relief valve plunger spring has gone weak This is mounted on the top of the oil cooler between the union and the pipe Removing the spring and replacing with a new one or sometimes stretching the spring cures the groaning noise Whilst the groan sounds awful it is not actually detrimental to the operation of the vehicle |
| 24 | He is talking about something and suddenly changes the subject . |
| 25 | Helena Naulls hesitated between a red jelly and a yellow one and finally chose the yellow . |
| 26 | Getting agitatedly to her feet , she strode across to him and practically snatched the carving out of his hand . |
| 27 | Napoleon 's Number One Fan , who during Abel Gance 's film was accused by the man in the next seat of masturbating underneath his hat and splashing his wife , but who stoutly defended himself by saying that the unfortunate staining would never have happened if she had n't nudged him and thus dislodged the titfer from his lap . |
| 28 | A broad and kindly lady of noble birth , Ibu ( meaning " mother " ) , as she was simply called , indulged her husband 's eccentricities , constantly tidied up after him and clearly ruled the household and the village . |
| 29 | Assure him that you understand that this is very important to him and immediately ask the nurse in charge of the ward to deal with the patient 's queries . |
| 30 | At the door he did not immediately turn and grab the handle but put his hand behind him and slowly opened the door and in doing so had to walk forward a step . |