Example sentences of "[to-vb] [vb pp] [prep] the [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dear Friend , I embrace you as I would like to have done on the day you left . |
| 2 | So backspace delete to get rid of the space you 've just put in . |
| 3 | The prosecution tried to rebutt this defence by offerring evidence of a statement made by the defendant to the police in which he inferred that he wanted to get rid of the person he attacked . |
| 4 | Sarah pushed and thrust to get rid of the burden she had carried for nine long months , and she screamed until Maggie forced gin down her throat to quieten her . |
| 5 | Kate gave him a suspicious look , but he seemed to have recovered from the rage she 'd been fairly sure he 'd been trying to keep under control before she left the room . |
| 6 | Once again Day-Lewis manages almost chameleon-like to become subsumed by the part he is acting and although here it is basically one dimensional he persuades easily that this is his actual persona . |