Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [prep] the [noun prp] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | This move was probably motivated by the same considerations that led to the Perkins ' choice of a site near Harrow , and to its eventual abandonment . |
| 2 | He ran like the wind down the narrow road that went to the Toops ' house . |
| 3 | When Charlie returned , he instructed Pet , ‘ Run over the road and knock on the McDougalls ' door . |
| 4 | Burning brands from the huts and from two galleys the MacIans had fired were seized and thrown into the MacIans ' own ships , to draw some of them away to put out the fires . |
| 5 | If he disappeared for more than a few hours she became frantic and ran to the Zborowskis ' apartment in the Rue Joseph Bara to ask for news , and almost lived there until he was eventually found . |
| 6 | It is , however , recognised that prior to the introduction of any new Religious Education course into a Catholic School approval must be sought and obtained from the Bishops ' Conference , and , subsequently , from the Diocesan Religious Education Advisorate . |
| 7 | The Frasque , that had seemed so desiccated and invulnerable , shrivelled and burned at the Capellans ' slightest gesture . |
| 8 | She had been up since six , but respect for the Shills ' privacy had made her refrain from enquiring until 9.30 . |
| 9 | So it was rather a question of running the gauntlet when passing over the Sayers ' land . |
| 10 | He seemed to hang suspended above the worshippers , his two tiny arms held out in front of him , and he was as still and quiet and calm as he had been when sitting at the Wilsons ' table or resting , alone , at the back of Class 1 . |