Example sentences of "[to-vb] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did no wilful damage but regarded himself as entitled to go where he wished for the purpose in his mind without regard to the rights of ownership and the alleged presence of man traps and spring guns . |
| 2 | Each goal is planned for a week but some may possibly require longer ; our dieter will have to take extra time if it is taking her body longer to adjust than she anticipates at the start . |
| 3 | It is the way they know they have to pass before they come to the triumph of Easter . |
| 4 | It 's important to work when you feel in the mood . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ What makes Worsdale 's work so interesting to you ? ’ he wanted to know as they walked through the gallery , passing among the tourists and the students and the other visitors . |
| 6 | It may be that none of these incidents , taken by itself , would be very significant , but the cumulative effect of them supports the view that the plaintiff and her husband subordinated their own interests to the wishes of the deceased … the plaintiff 's acts went well beyond what was called for by natural love and affection for someone to whom she had no blood relationship , and both she and her husband made it very clear in their evidence that there was no great love and affection between her husband and the deceased , and that he was only willing to pay for meals that the plaintiff provided for the deceased and to work as he did in the garden of the cottage because of the expectation that the deceased 's estate would in due course pass to the plaintiff . |
| 7 | In turn , these two characteristics permit hierarchy to meet four of any organization 's fundamental needs : to add real value to work as it moves through the organization , to identify and nail down accountability at each stage of the value-adding process , to place people with the necessary competence at each organizational layer , and to build a general consensus and acceptance of the managerial structure that achieves these ends . |
| 8 | A much quoted observation by one grand old man of German science policy , Professor Heinz Maier Leibnitz , points out that German researchers who have done well in stints in the US tend to stagnate when they return to the German system . |
| 9 | However , new things were to come as we departed on the tiny ferry to Værøy , the penultimate island in the Lofoten chain . |
| 10 | If the price of gold continues to rise over the coming months , bankers will have even more reason to sell than they did in the past . |
| 11 | We are more likely to conform if we believe in the rules and constraints that conformity imposes upon us . |
| 12 | She should have got something to drink while she waited for the chemist but she had n't thought of it then . |
| 13 | Respondents are asked to state whether they concur with the proposal of the FRED or to indicate , with reasons , their preference for another method . |
| 14 | We have to talk before we leave for the office . ’ |
| 15 | ( This belligerent insistence on Washington 's right to behave as it chose in the interests of US ‘ security ’ must have aggravated Cuban fears . ) |
| 16 | Often she would leave him unkissed at the Rectory gate and forget to wave when she went inside the house . |
| 17 | She had managed , nevertheless , to seize a few moments with the erstwhile companion when the gentlemen returned , for Araminta had at once gone over to greet Mr Saul Quatt , who had , at her request , presided over the service in the local church — much to the chagrin of its incumbent , whose ruffled feathers Mrs Alderley had been obliged to smooth when she heard of the plan from him . |
| 18 | Owners are allowed to discriminate when they live on the premises and share facilities such as the kitchen and bathroom with the tenants . |
| 19 | Shareholders can afford to celebrate when it comes to the dividend . |
| 20 | On parents ' evening/parents ' consultation sessions it 's a good idea to invite neighbouring schools serving other phases to send displays of photographs , children 's work , brochures , prospectuses etc to be arranged for the parents to view as they pass through the school during the evening . |
| 21 | If the buyer , takes delivery and , after having a reasonable opportunity to examine the goods to see if they comply with the contract , he does some act inconsistent with the seller being the owner of them ( e.g. by selling them ) . |
| 22 | If in doubt , one compares another specimen with the type in order to see if it belongs to the same species . |
| 23 | Carrying hot metal , or tripping blindfold between red-hot plough shares , or plunging the arm in boiling water were the usual tests , though the accused might be flung into a pond to see whether he sank or not , or forced to eat an ounce of bread or cheese to see if it stuck in the gullet ! |
| 24 | Erm but do n't forget to like if you look at the beginning , number one , you 've got ta make a big thing on planning the future |
| 25 | If these records are too selfconsciously trying to please everybody , to sound like they matter to the person he is now , at least he appears to see the problem . |
| 26 | Down below were lots of fishing boats and I decided to wait until they returned to the harbour . |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't you want to wait until we get to the seaside ? |
| 28 | Over a hundred MPs in the House of Commons hold government posts at the present time and even the humblest of them — the parliamentary private secretaries — are almost always forced to resign if they vote against the government or even abstain . |
| 29 | Charles must use these years to make his mark and dabble in things that he may have to surrender when he succeeds to the throne . |
| 30 | The plan was to look back at intervals after leaving camp to see how long it took for various features of the Land Rover to disappear , so that I would know how much longer there was to walk when they reappeared in the evening . |