Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Heart bleeds to see the Concern he is in ; and it would be the utmost Satisfaction to me , if I could hope any thing of mine could contribute to his comfortable Subsistence in his old Age : I therefore beg of you to take the Key of my Buroe ; and if any thing is to be made of my poor Papers , that you will , for my sake , endeavour to promote a Subscription for his Benefit , which you so kindly have propos 'd for mine |
| 2 | It was a mistake on my part to try to cover the grey with lowlights . |
| 3 | I was in charge of the rummage crew , and feeling that I had done my bit went to find the others . |
| 4 | It is my intention to proceed to open the case proper , relating to areas D thirty nine and D forty , after the points raised in the court 's submissions have been resolved . |
| 5 | So my constable continues to hold the castle , let the King garrison the title as strongly as he will . |
| 6 | My missus has to buy the kids ' clothes down the jumble sale and if she wants a pair of nylons they come off the Green Shield stamps . |
| 7 | After supper my father went to see the doctor and they went for a walk together to kill time up until the appointed hour . |
| 8 | In the case of the police car , my belief fails to track the truth in both ways , and so is not knowledge . |
| 9 | Again I was making no contact with the flying control and as I did not have a WT operator I could not use my wireless set to inform the station that I was in this predicament . |
| 10 | It has been one of the greatest struggles of my life to learn to tell the truth … |
| 11 | But if my cousin wants to contemplate the mysteries of the unknown , then he may as well do it in the middle of a Ch'noze snowstorm . ’ |
| 12 | I had no specific use at the time , but I thought it would prove a handy addition to the workshop , and was delighted when my grandfather elected to purchase the tool for me . |
| 13 | the girls of my school have to take the place entirely of the mother of the family ; the families are generally large ; the woman goes out in the morning , she works in a pickle house , if she is a better class woman she goes out charring , or she goes out step cleaning during the day and the little girl takes the place of the mother of the family . |
| 14 | A small corner of my brain ached to send the message : Hand rise up and smash the soft , repulsive body away … but … |
| 15 | When my chap turned to confront the Manston sentry — who was on guard with a rifle and one round , and obviously felt that the chap on the wrong side of the wire could be one of those attacking his airfield — my chap said sharply something to the effect : " Can you get us out of here ? " and explained that he only meant his oppoes , not the Stirling . |
| 16 | Apart from that situation the Secretary of State is not in my judgment bound to accept the advice of the judges . |
| 17 | The arms hugged my squirming form and carried me out , while my mother stayed to watch the rest of the film . |
| 18 | My mother happened to see the woman who 'd been my daughter 's form teacher for the previous two years , who was known to interfere . |
| 19 | Ruether 's interest ( as that also of Bultmann ) is in Jesus ' message , a message in her case held to concern the coming of the kingdom , the vindication of the poor and the creation of a just social order . |
| 20 | The Russians for their part promised to recognize the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria-Hungary when it seemed appropriate and Austria agreed not to oppose the union of Bulgaria and eastern Roumelia , if circumstances brought it about . |
| 21 | The wind rose suddenly and her foot began to feel the cold . |
| 22 | McDonald has some well known musicians , such as Pino Palladino and Benmont Tench , helping him out on the disc , but even their presence fails to add the bit of gloss that is evidently lacking . |
| 23 | She felt the tall pile of her hair spiring to hide the bluetower , checked to feel that it was still in place . |
| 24 | ‘ Thank you for a super time , ’ she offered sincerely as she waited for the lift to arrive — and felt her heart race to beat the band when , all male dark eyes stared down at her . |
| 25 | Even her skin seemed to recall the touch of his hands , strong but tender . |
| 26 | These non-market attitudes were slow to give way , and their persistence helps to explain the Government 's reluctance to abandon quantitative controls over programmes of investment . |
| 27 | Most people who invest in PEPs prefer to have their income reinvested to boost the value of their investment . |
| 28 | TROUBLED defence electronics group Ferranti International Signal is reported to have reached a compromise with West Germany 's Telefunken Systems Teknik over their rival bids to supply the radar for the European Fighter Aircraft . |
| 29 | TROUBLED defence electronics group Ferranti International Signal is reported to have reached a compromise with West Germany 's Telefunken Systems Teknik over their rival bids to supply the radar for the European Fighter Aircraft . |
| 30 | In this important respect , and in common with more formal economic analysis , her study fails to appreciate the need to gain a much fuller understanding of microeconomic behaviour ; something which can be done only through detailed investigation of individual businesses and economic institutions [ Major , 1979 ] . |