Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] words " in BNC.
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| 1 | Returning now to that day in 1811 , the hair-raising events of those next few hours graphically unfold through the words of the voyagers themselves , taken from a contemporary account in The Gentleman 's Magazine : |
| 2 | Why , said Pumlumon , had n't there been a time , not so very long ago either , when he could rattle off the words that set the Draoicht Suan working with no more ado than you might make in the squashing of a flea , always supposing you wanted to do something so pointless , which Pumlumon himself never had . |
| 3 | The air between them suddenly seemed static , as she fought for the words to justify her decision . |
| 4 | The word allow may often be substituted for the words think of — try both and note the different effects on the body . |
| 5 | The words ‘ at least seven clear days ’ notice ’ shall be substituted for the words ‘ at least fourteen clear days ’ notice ’ in Regulation 38 of Table A. |
| 6 | We must distinguish the belief that a speaker has about the words he is using from the belief that he is using those words to express . |
| 7 | She rises , moves the improvised drying rack of Riva 's clothing to one side , feeds more coal to the fire , settles back and looks for the words in the flames . |
| 8 | Here again I am reminded of the words uttered by a sage : ‘ The wise man seeks Perfection — only the fool would expect to find it . ’ |
| 9 | It 's not what they say , it 's what lies underneath the words it 's interesting . |
| 10 | The counsellors ' job is to help the couple to sort out what really lies behind the words as well as the actions . |
| 11 | Maurice Melloul 's guidelines for the success of the purchasing agent in Dow corning sum up the professionalism that lies behind the words : ‘ The agent must : exercise close cost control build long term relationships bring negotiations to a ‘ win-win ’ conclusion promote and sell the best image of his company be knowledgeable about the supplier 's market and end-use applications . ’ |
| 12 | Peace was hanged by William Marwood [ q.v. ] at Armley prison , Leeds , 25 February 1879 , having composed his own memorial card , ending with the words : ‘ For that I don [ sic ] but never intended . ’ |
| 13 | Jay 's ears rung with the words . |
| 14 | Whenever an instruction starts with the words ‘ Let's all ’ everyone MUST do it . |
| 15 | The EPR paper concludes with the words While we have thus shown that the wavefunction does not provide a complete description of physical reality , we have left open the question of whether or not such a description exists . |
| 16 | This weariness is exemplified by a letter from the First Parliamentary Counsel which is included in the Words at Work discussion paper . |
| 17 | Paul 's direction to parents is contained in the words , ‘ Fathers , do not exasperate your children ; instead , bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord ’ ( Eph. 6:4 ) . |
| 18 | As will be seen ( paragraph 35 ) , the idea contained in the words ‘ fraudulently converts to his own use or benefit , or the use or benefit of any other person ’ corresponds to what we propose should be the essence of the new offence of theft . |
| 19 | The counsellor has to be able to extract from the words being used the feelings and meanings which often lie just beneath the surface . |
| 20 | This , he wished it to be understood , was a duty to God incumbent on him personally , one that he couched in the words of the Confiteor : ‘ And I pray to God that you will not stop because of what I have done or what I have failed to do . ’ |
| 21 | Meditate on the words of Paul in Ephesians 4:17–29 , asking the Holy Spirit to impress upon your mind where he wants you to make changes to co-operate with him in this work of transformation . |
| 22 | General symptoms can be preceded by the words ‘ I am ’ , as in ‘ I am thirsty , hot , tired , lacking energy or burning all over ’ . |
| 23 | Paragraph 3.1.5 could be annoying if the landlord is of an interfering disposition , and could be preceded by the words : ( in the last 6 months of the Term ) The optional words in respect of convenient hours and reasonable prior notice in paragraph 3.2 are of course preferred . |
| 24 | An alternative is to build a second tree consisting of the words in the compounds , i.e. a ‘ compound tree ’ . |
| 25 | She could think of no words to break the agonising tension . |
| 26 | But perhaps he could think of no words bad enough because he began to cry instead , loud , gasping sobs , eyes wide and streaming . |
| 27 | Er I just ca n't think of the words I mean , but if you if you run through those , it 's quite off-putting . |
| 28 | final you 've got ta be a bit more dramatic , you 've got ta think of the words that are dramatic words , final death toll amounted to twenty twenty dead , forty three injured . |
| 29 | This can help them overcome their tendency to listen for the words rather than the message . |
| 30 | Referring back to Fig 4.2 , the syntax analyser is unable to discriminate between the words tail and trio ( both having tag 11 in the same position ) unless the GFF of these words is different . |