Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Curiously , the attitude to fish of those who either lovingly hand-feed them pellets or seek to put them on the bank is equally caring . |
| 2 | The finings attract yeast and other particles and begin to drag them to the bottom of the tank . |
| 3 | You could n't just walk into it casually , as he had done , drop home from the office and decide to eradicate her on the spur of the moment . |
| 4 | It is understood that Sock Shop directors were in the US yesterday trying to find someone who might be prepared to take over the American end of the operation and continue to run it under the Sock Shop name . |
| 5 | Thus while it is important to always play you 're best side AND in our case this must involve finishing high enough up the table to get a place in europe , we must keep players like Rocky and continue to play them in the first team . |
| 6 | Pipe some icing down one short side of the hutch door and use to secure it to the hutch . |
| 7 | For instance , young and untrained sheepdogs will often spontaneously run round to the other side of a flock of sheep and try to drive them towards the shepherd . |
| 8 | One dog may then try to get between the herd and the straggler , and try to drive it towards the rest of the pack . |
| 9 | ‘ It is only if you pretend and try to sweep it under the carpet that you get a bigoted response , ’ Mr Purton added after the vote . |
| 10 | Take the cards in turn and try to think them into the matter for negotiation . |
| 11 | Suddenly he 'd arch his back like a twig in a furnace , scraping his stockinged feet for purchase , then take his head in both hands and try to smash it on the floor , only prevented by the cushions . |
| 12 | She liked to look at the visitors as they arrived and try to match them with the patients . |
| 13 | I roll off my own bank , and try to follow him with the pipper . |
| 14 | A crude summary of this political position would be that child care policies remove the children of the poor and attempt to absorb them into the middle class . |
| 15 | The Tasmanian Law Reform Commission expressed the matter even more forcefully : ‘ The present focus on consent virtually demands that a defence counsel who is doing his job properly must challenge the sexual conduct and personal integrity of the complainant and attempt to present her in the most unfavourable light . ’ |
| 16 | But his mind was quick , and his memories were all intact ; and the longing never really went away , that awful persistent longing that could find outlet only in frustration and anger , and a wish to do bad things ; to hurt and to insult like he did now while he waited for David to concede defeat and agree to take him to the auction after all . |
| 17 | So when you eyeball someone and arrange to eyeball them over the C.B. you do not meet them somewhere like your house because you do n't want anyone who might be listening to turn up at your house so you meet them somewhere like the park or somewhere like that and then take them to your house if you wish . |
| 18 | The idea for this one was proposed in 1981 , specifically to boost the early evening weekday audience and help to build it for the rest of the evening . |
| 19 | The hunt supporters believe the ban in unlawful and plan to challenge it in the courts . |
| 20 | You do not need to dip into this money at regular intervals , but wish to retain it for the future . |