Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did you make sketches of me through the spy-hole when I was undressing ? ’ she asked . |
| 2 | It is selective and hard to observe though you may catch sight of it in the tree canopy feeding on wood boring insects . |
| 3 | If he found anything of interest , he said , he would bring photocopies with him to the cinema . |
| 4 | You can bring notes with you for the talk but you should avoid reading them to your audience . |
| 5 | He will carry disappointment with him for the rest of his political career and , indeed , to the end of his days . |
| 6 | I do n't want to come here too often , but I 'll expect messages from you in the usual way . |
| 7 | If a councillor has any matter to bring before a committee he must give notice of it to the clerk of the council . |
| 8 | They could see patches of it through the over-run front garden . |
| 9 | A parcel sent with Amtrak is given a unique barcode at the start of its journey which means the company can keep track of it from the moment it leaves until it reaches its destination . |
| 10 | He 'd scarcely set eyes on him since the night they 'd had dinner together at the house in Westwood . |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't meet people like her in the Peak District . ’ |
| 12 | And the priest shall offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering ; and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord for her unclean discharge . |
| 13 | And we should have sympathy with him for the sight of a strange dog — whether on a lead or not — can be enough to make sheep run and if pregnant they can miscarry . |
| 14 | The spy turned his face to the road and watched a red bus clatter past them down the hill , one solitary passenger sitting in the brightly lit interior . |
| 15 | It was the first time I 've seen either Perberton and White so I 'll reserve judgement on them for the time being . |
| 16 | [ reading ] " When you read this letter you will be far on your way to your father and mother where you have so long desired to be , and I hope I shall forbear thinking of you with the least shadow of that fondness my foolish heart had entertained for you . |
| 17 | He does n't take rivalry with him off the competitive track , and at that time I considered him to be the Master with myself as the apprentice . |
| 18 | ‘ I can not take issue with you over the matter of my past character , ’ he said , and smiled , dissembling the truth of his emotions . |
| 19 | I was the one who would help him back to bed , I was the one who would read lines to him in the morning before he went on the set . ’ |
| 20 | She moved away , walking beside the river , but she could hear footsteps behind her in the grass , and felt love all around her , like perfume in the air . |
| 21 | Well I think in common with most local authorities we 've been playing a sort of cat and mouse game with Central Government over the last ten years , where we have attempted to continue to deliver the services that we believe we 've been elected to deliver , and Central Government has been trying to close off what it would see as loopholes and gain control of us and stop us doing what it does n't want us to do , but of course it 's a rather unequal struggle and the cat and mouse analogy is quite a good one in that Central Government has all the power and is able to erm take control of us to the extent now that the budget that both the City and the County Council have set for the coming year has effectively been set by Central Government . |
| 22 | If that fails , or if the offender breaks his assurance , the Director can take proceedings against him in the Restrictive Practices Court , which has power to order that the course of conduct be abandoned . |
| 23 | If a UK beneficiary is entitled to the trust income because , for example , he has an interest in possession , the income may form part of his total income and he would pay tax on it in the normal way . |
| 24 | Our staff are highly trained in using the CLARENCE system and will quickly get information from you on the type of problem , its location and how urgent it is . |
| 25 | Both would involve payment to him of the same sum of money . |
| 26 | I wo n't offer to meet the ferry — it docks at eight in the morning — but I 'll arrange transport for him to the cottage . |
| 27 | It had been no hardship to sit and talk horses with her by the hour but he certainly had never expected his friendship to be so handsomely rewarded . |
| 28 | The sooner I 've seen your grandmother , the sooner I can say goodbye to you for the last time . |
| 29 | Therefore , we will postpone discussion of them until the section on fund accounting . |