Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the only thing I need to ask you about is that bloody great , bloody great memo , I 've said it so I 'll say it again it 's pinned up in my old tutor 's room what do you want me to put down on the document for the record of achievement on attendance ? |
| 2 | I do n't want them growing up like the Hales . |
| 3 | But I did not want them to stay out in the cold all night , so I kept my window open to look out for them . |
| 4 | What do we want them to get out of the advertising ? |
| 5 | You would n't catch me walking back to the house alone at night . |
| 6 | Well er I went when I was when I went first went and do you know I went into the to the place and do you know I run away from the place . |
| 7 | He got there at four o'clock he had four fish he could catch I think out of the ten for the week cos he caught the others and he 'd caught them all by half past four . |
| 8 | ‘ That should suit you right down to the ground . ’ |
| 9 | Well we 've talked football , we 've talked speedway , we 're now going to talk rugby , because if you 've been following the exploits of the Bicester Rugby Club , you 'll know they got through to the semi-finals of a big national competition , and they play that semi-final this coming Saturday . |
| 10 | What some writers now term the ‘ widening gap ’ between the rich and the poor , both within countries and between the First and the Third Worlds , might tempt us to subscribe pessimistically to the view that the countries of the Third World are passive victims of the exercise of First World hegemon countries ' power . |
| 11 | Nicandra could n't watch them going out of the room together . |
| 12 | The House will expect me to apologise again for the remarks that I injudiciously made when I was trying to illustrate a simple point — that , with the private sector providing more rail services in future , I hope that a range of choice will be available to the travelling public in terms of price and time of day , rather like that provided by the airlines and the long-distance coach market . |
| 13 | ‘ Did you honestly expect me to stay home at the barn and carry on as if nothing had happened after you threw all those accusations at me ? |
| 14 | She could feel them pierce through to the back of her head . |
| 15 | Do you think that teachers really do n't expect them to do well in the sciences and perhaps even positively discourage them from going into science ? |
| 16 | If prison riots are caused by overcrowding , understaffing , bad physical conditions and poor security , one would expect them to occur exclusively in the local prisons and remand centres which are the most overcrowded and understaffed , where conditions are worse and security less tight than in many longer-stay establishments . |
| 17 | A sudden movement or an abrupt noise will send them skittering back to the safety of the water . |
| 18 | Here 's a checklist to help ensure you end up with the right advice . |
| 19 | Stella kept them waiting a long time , and when she did appear she sprinted off down the street ahead of them . |
| 20 | ‘ I will do your errand , my lord , ’ he said , ‘ and I 'll bring you word again from the Lord Owen . |
| 21 | We take a look at nine of the hottest designs around that 'll send you panting off to the outdoor shops |
| 22 | At the Queen Street entrance she caught a glimpse of a red-clad figure running as fast as her legs would carry her to keep up with the woman who was taking her away . |
| 23 | He must expect her to get up off the bed and kiss his cheek , say good-night , see you in the morning , go out quickly and close the door behind her . |
| 24 | But maybe it would be better , son , if you put your basket on the counter , and then we can watch it slide along to the cash-register . ’ |
| 25 | And with a calm purpose that he did not feel he went out into the street . |
| 26 | The young man know as Sandro appeared at the house and his parents said ‘ we do n't want you to go back to the Hare Krishna movement ’ . |
| 27 | Do n't want you falling in with the wrong types , do we ? |
| 28 | Mr Craven does n't want you to wander all over the house ! ’ |
| 29 | I do n't want you walking down to the pub in this , in the dark cold night . |
| 30 | Yes I know what you mean but I do n't fancy you messing about with the grasscutter . |