Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [pers pn] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Holly pushed his feet beneath the steel plate and the wind caught at his socks and trousers and drove a channelled wind against his legs and he cursed the awkwardness of his overcoat , and his feet kicked in the space like the feet of a hanging man . |
| 2 | I think about buying some fags but the headache 's still there behind my eyes and I have the feeling smoking a cigarette would make me want to throw up . |
| 3 | A shutter came down over his eyes and she had the sensation of having had a door slam very firmly in her face . |
| 4 | This is the leading edge of medical technology and therefore it has to be done at the proper pace within the ethical considerations and I think the team 's decision to pause and look at evaluation is the right one . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't go to parties and I hate the atmosphere where people are always comparing and judging . |
| 6 | What you do is , you look at the environment and consider like the inputs and then you look at behaviour as outputs and you learn the relationship between the two and you do n't neces you do n't have to understand what goes on inside . |
| 7 | Erm you have to be in touch with the National Savings and they send the money direct so you do n't actually get your hands on it . |
| 8 | Find out how seriously a believer takes his doubts and you have the index of how seriously he takes his faith . |
| 9 | with two homes and you said the money they get ! |
| 10 | A cold came out after three days , she complained ( for the first time ever ! ) to her husband about doing his books and she put the house up for sale . |
| 11 | They pulled the brakes and they stopped the car to me . |
| 12 | Matisse and all the others saw the twentieth century with their eyes but they saw the reality of the nineteenth century , Picasso was the only one in painting who saw the twentieth century with his eyes and saw its reality and consequently his struggle was terrifying , terrifying for himself and for the others , because he had nothing to help him , the past did not help him , nor the present , he had to do it all alone and , in spite of much strength he is often very weak , he consoled himself and allowed himself to be seduced by other things which led him more or less astray . |
| 13 | I do my bedroom out every day — sweep it and dust the furniture and I do something else every day , like I dust the tops of the cupboards or I give the wardrobe a polish . |
| 14 | People do sit down to discuss and pool ideas , but in mainstream broadcasting boundaries are more rigid between technical and conceptual areas and she misses the opportunity to use her technical skills : ‘ If you see a shot that you really like you ca n't just grab the camera and say , ‘ Oh , can I have a go . ’ |
| 15 | But Conservative councillor Tony Richmond said Labour had increased committee spending by twice the rate of inflation in this year 's budget by using balances and he disputed the claim Government restrictions were hampering service improvements . |
| 16 | The need to communicate is a key characteristic of human society ; it serves basic social functions and it signals the ability to store information and to learn from it . |
| 17 | There were clear lines beyond which he and the other senior figures in the Party could not go without forfeiting the support of the members and the ordinary voters and , in appearing to have countenanced the idea of an emergency coalition with the SDLP , Beattie had crossed those lines and he paid the price . |
| 18 | Notwithstanding there being thirteen people round the table I do not propose to wash any feet and I call the meeting to a close . |
| 19 | A after the , the foot and leg massage , erm , we actually cut the toe nails and we file the toe nails and again , sometimes toe nails are n't terribly easy to cut yourselves , we ca n't always get down there can we ? |
| 20 | They supply most of the pubs and they distort the market as a result of their sheer size and advertising wealth . |
| 21 | Just on a point of er clarification , the villages or settlements I should say , that I 've indicated on the er plan which is included within my statement , er is actually derived from the Selby rural areas local plan , which defines settlements and I believe the County Council have used a similar erm listing of erm settlements within that those two sectors for their own exercise when they looked at this particular subject er criteria . |
| 22 | Judge Cox said that he was satisfied that in the summer of 1990 there was foam on the surface of the River Creedy for significant periods and it damaged the fishing rights . |
| 23 | He liked numbers ; they were funny little squiggles and he liked the way everyone agreed when an answer was right although he did not understand why . |
| 24 | You have to enfranchise people to question these things and to take actions , telling them everything 's up for grabs and they have the right to make changes . ’ |
| 25 | Professional counsellors faced with the same client would be clear that it is their task to explore emotions and they allocate the time to do it ; social workers have the mixed task of practical and emotional support but they have a restricted caseload and the time to build up a relationship . |
| 26 | Cancellation by us may be necessary in exceptional circumstances and we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to cancel your holiday . |
| 27 | As Christians we 've discovered about reconciliation in our own lives and we know the need of it in lots of areas in human relationships . |
| 28 | I realised that it was time to take back control over my children 's lives and I joined the city wide anti-dampness campaign instead . |
| 29 | this is a good word because it well it 's not because of the associations but it stresses the femininity and that 's what a lot of the sixties feminists lost , I think was their own femininity because they saw it as man 's imposition |
| 30 | ‘ Obviously , there have been some controversies but we believe the competition is catching the imagination of the fans . ’ |