Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [to-vb] [adv prt] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heavier atomic bits — the stuff that goes to make up the planets — they had to wait until later until they 'd had a chance to be built up . |
| 2 | One member of the party is selected as the defendant : he is told the outline of an alibi defence and has to fill in the details impromptu under questioning . |
| 3 | His opponent jumps back and tries to fend off the blows with his own sabre but he 's off-balance and William presses forward , swinging the sabre in a hacking , sweeping motion , whacking the edge of the heavy curved blade into the side of his opponent 's torso . |
| 4 | Each group opens their own joint bank account , manages their own money , does some basic budget planning and learns to fill out the forms and paperwork necessary to record all the transactions and keep track of the state of the fund and their management of it . |
| 5 | These are mixes which are designed for the horse owner who still wants to feed traditionally ie oats etc , but wants to make up the deficiencies with a specific mix . |