Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's better , ’ said Joe , ‘ in that kind of mood I could put you on a horse and let you join in the charge of the Light Brigade . ’ |
| 2 | Our main purpose in life is to make people aware of the problem , to make them think of their own vulnerability and responsibility and make them act in a safe and sensible way . |
| 3 | There 're so many wild oranges on the island that when they 're ripe the boys and girls go out in gangs , pick them by the thousand , squeeze out all the juice and let it ferment in casks until it 's ready for a week-long celebration . |
| 4 | Only tonight she 'd left her hair loose , brushing it straight back from her forehead and letting it fall in its natural soft waves to her shoulders . |
| 5 | She took him into the living-room and made him sit in the black leather armchair . |
| 6 | When the Secretary of State was helping to draft the declaration on the middle east peace process , did he have in mind the curfew that has been placed on the Nablus and Hebron areas and on the Al-Bireh area and did he have in mind the illegal occupation of the houses in the Silwan area of Jerusalem ? |
| 7 | William II , Henry I and Stephen all won the throne by holding rivals at bay , and in each case warfare played its part ; in Henry 's case the battle of Tinchebrai ( 1106 ) enabled him to imprison his elder brother for life and made him secure in Normandy as well as in England ( see pp. 289 ff . ) . |
| 8 | ‘ I saw state policemen drag strikers across the road and make them kneel in the ditch there while they held shotguns in their backs . |
| 9 | It teaches you remain in him In other words remain in his word and let it remain in you . |
| 10 | Once that knowledge is gained , it can be used to explain events in the natural world , to make predictions about what will happen in the natural world , and thus to control that world and make it behave in ways that are , at least in theory , to the advantage of the controllers . |
| 11 | He brought it out of his trouser pocket , held the straight end and let it uncoil in front of her until the loop swung down . |
| 12 | His right shoulder crashes forward as he spins , to jolt me off balance and let him come in close . |
| 13 | They had to help me into the house and let me rest in a chair . |
| 14 | Jake lifted up the paperweight and let it rest in his palm , his eyes seeming to examine it as he responded , ‘ The first part of your question is easy to answer . |