Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [noun prp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It must be frightening for them to see Ryan on the bench . |
| 2 | From the façade and sides rise a mass of spires that form a small forest of stone through which to view Milan from the roof of the cathedral . |
| 3 | Freddie clears his throat , and forces himself to look Howard in the eye . |
| 4 | She need n't have worried ; a brief note from Dana on the kitchen table said that Roman was taking her out to dinner and that she was not to wait up , neither was she to wake Dana in the morning ; she would come for her fitting in the afternoon . |
| 5 | Two considerations , however , have persuaded me to leave Egypt on the periphery of my enquiry : ( 1 ) Egypt had interested the Greeks since Homer as a country difficult to approach and with puzzling customs . |
| 6 | ‘ Of course , ’ Fabia replied , and from then until it was time for her to drive Cara to the airport she listened intently to all her sister had to impart . |
| 7 | When Rose suggested that they write to Luke to ask him to meet Maggie off the train when she got to London Moran was furious . |
| 8 | He 's proved to be a very good buy and , to be honest , I was backing him to restrict Shearer in the way he did . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ If she phones you will you ask her to contact Myra at the showroom , please ? ’ |
| 10 | Ellen darted past him to join Isabel behind the table . |
| 11 | I realized that she — and possibly Jean-Claude — might be expecting me to approach Helmut for the money . |
| 12 | Marcus Browning got it to send Hereford on the way to an easy win over Halifax Town . |
| 13 | Well maybe she was doing it to get Pete off the hook then . |
| 14 | We were due at Chauk , an old field town , next day and Captain Tizzard advised me to take Rachel to the hospital there , but warned me that he could not delay his sailing for more than a few hours . |
| 15 | ‘ My lord of Gloucester wishes me to join Edward in the Tower — he made me promise . ’ |
| 16 | And my comment would be that the spirit guides us in our understanding of the bible , needs to be augmented by the words and in our daily lives before the words renews us in the sacraments and calls us to serve God in the world . |