Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ah , but I am not a pretty young skivvy , ’ said Dr Neil wickedly , ‘ and dear Mr Sands does not wish to see me walk through the door . |
| 2 | Is she alright now without them or does she have to wear them part of the time ? |
| 3 | Doreen went on , ‘ Is there a porter or a steward to carry my bag from the car ? ’ |
| 4 | While I am proud to acknowledge my sponsorship by the Union of Shop , Distributive and Allied Workers and my commitment of faith as a Methodist , I address the House today as merely one voice in a large and growing all-party coalition ranging from all the Churches to trade unions and consumer groups , all seeking a genuine consensus solution to the Sunday trading shambles . |
| 5 | I slept badly and had a dream that was to confirm my fears about the ghost . |
| 6 | ‘ You know I can not abide to light my Woodbine from the campfire . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I felt dreadful about it , and one morning I went to see my godfather at the Admiralty and begged him to get me into the Navy . |
| 8 | Because , if not , I 'm going to see my solicitor in the morning , cos if you wo n't speak to me , you can speak to him instead ! |
| 9 | The limit to which the RCM was prepared to go in this matter was revealed in March 1939 , when Grunpeter was told that his salary was to be held to £2 a week , a sum ‘ which will make it impossible to continue my work at the camp as resident minister ’ . |
| 10 | And that we actually op adopted a b a modern sensible er , reasonable attitude towards all living creatures and that we do today vote to ban fox hunting it is anachronistic as I said earlier , it is not necessary it actually causes harm , not only does it cause harm to foxes , but at least in one case , which is sufficient for me to continue my support for the ban damage to the people in my area . |
| 11 | To continue my predictions for the future . |
| 12 | My eyes gradually became accustomed to the gloom , and I managed to grope my way to the station . |
| 13 | When I lived right on the job it used to drive my wife round the bend — I 'd be at home on a weekend , perhaps in the garden , and I 'd think about something in the greenhouse across the road so I 'd go over there and disappear for an hour whereas perhaps I should have been giving more time to my family . |
| 14 | ‘ Now 's the time to nail my colours to the mast , throw away the scabbard , buckle to , go the whole hog , cross the Rubicon , grab the bull by the horns , put my shoulder to the wheel and leave a note out for the milkman . ’ |
| 15 | I was told to enjoy my life on the dole and they slammed the phone down . ’ |
| 16 | you know , give them a lift home , and they felt that it was a bit discourteous to be asked to write them name in the book every time , and it it I mean it seemed to be quite reasonable that we 're |
| 17 | I 'm trying to work my way to the end . |
| 18 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , it has taken me longer than I had at first anticipated to work my way through the manuscript you . |
| 19 | I did n't have any more whiskey as I needed to think , so I made even more tea and settled on the chair again by the fire , lit a cigarette and started to work my way through the file again . |
| 20 | It gave me an appetite for working over there , so after Nick and I split up I decided to try my hand across the Pond . |
| 21 | I wanted to make certain I was leaving the jeep with Kaptan — I wanted to establish my connection with the family , give a hint of trouble I could solve ( without making it look like a threat ) , and put myself into the frame without a hint of asserting myself . |
| 22 | ‘ At the same time , ’ he said , ‘ I must also get to know my colleagues on the Board as fast as possible . |
| 23 | ‘ No , I was trying to find my way into the garden . ’ |
| 24 | It obviously took a while to find my feet with the group but when I had done I really started to enjoy myself . |
| 25 | A steady pressure tries to pull my finger to the rod , so I go along with the movement for a few inches and then strike . |
| 26 | Fred tells me , a little horrified , about a girl in Los Angeles sitting on his lap in a restaurant who , by way of introduction , ‘ started to massage my bollocks under the table ’ . |
| 27 | Whilst in going to the abbey , I should be exchanging one kind of prison for another , she told herself , I should no longer have to pass my days amongst the remnants of the court ! |
| 28 | Er the other rule with well method of procedure , most of you know about it , but if you want to attract my attention during the course of the discussion simply put your name board up on end and we can see who wants to speak . |
| 29 | Next day Balcha sent a force to escort my father to the town : my mother , who was pregnant and tired , remained in camp — and would regret it all her life . |
| 30 | Speakers of Hiberno-English ( one variety of English used in Ireland ) are under increasing pressure to modify their language in the direction of Standard English , which is the prestige norm in Ireland . |