Example sentences of "[vb base] they [vb infin] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I saw state policemen drag strikers across the road and make them kneel in the ditch there while they held shotguns in their backs . |
| 2 | Then Bjorn Again say ‘ thanks ’ in accents that make them sound like the chef out of The Muppet Show , and an Australian voice tells us to hurry up and spend our money on tickets for their next gig in Manchester , which , due to overwhelming demand , is happening next week . |
| 3 | Use a sunscreen with a SPF greater than 10 from 6 months onwards , and then only let them stay in the sun for short periods . |
| 4 | If women want to be in the home then certainly let them stay in the home . |
| 5 | If then they still do not help , bring all your people and let them stay in the office until it is done . |
| 6 | ‘ We called the police and let them go through the house . |
| 7 | today , somewhere never mind , no , you 're not having any more biscuits you Right I erm , I see it 's ten past eleven , I want to get this ball washed , so , er , let them go in the wash |
| 8 | But let them advance along the road at their own pace , overcoming the obstacles on their way as best they can . |
| 9 | But , who let them loose in the launderette |
| 10 | Seek the Lord while he may be found , call upon him while he is near , let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man is thoughts and let them return to the Lord , for what 's gon na happen , for he will of compassion on him and to our God for he will abundantly pardon those words were very quoted from Acts , chapter sixteen , when that Philippine jailer said Lord what must I do , sir what must I do to be saved and there Paul timac believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved this is God 's way by repentance in faith that 's presented in Jesus , he is the only saviour , not your works , not my works , not our good deeds , not our religious observances , he is the only saviour , did he not say himself I am the way the truth and the life , nobody comes to the father but by me . |
| 11 | Let them know from the start that they were dealing with a kulak , not a noble . |
| 12 | If so , estimate how long this will take , call the candidates for interview that much earlier than you would otherwise have done , and let them know in the letter that they are to be given a tour first . |
| 13 | ‘ Now , let them fall over the cloth , ’ Azmaveth said , ‘ from a height of two handspans . ’ |
| 14 | One can not train students and then let them fall off the end of the course into a professional abyss . |
| 15 | He unfastened them without haste , still smiling , tossed sword and sheath out from him through the trefoil opening , and let them fall into the presbytery . |
| 16 | ‘ Let them look at the fire , ’ he said . |
| 17 | If they get in if they start getting in the way the best thing to do is just let them relax to the side and try and forget about them , I know it 's difficult to forget about them but just to the conscious effort with the hands is just to put them at the side . |
| 18 | So , we let them come into the harbour approaches , the narrowing river-mouth , where they must bunch and slow to avoid running aground on the sand-bars , then pound them from here while still they can not reach us effectively . |
| 19 | They would salt them down and let them lie in the brine for a while and they would take them out and dry them . |
| 20 | So we dismantled the screen over the window and let them fly around the back of the barn . |
| 21 | Let them play on the swing , even if you are scared they will fall off . |
| 22 | ‘ Not to play at soldiers with your men , or let them play in the band in the park on a Sunday afternoon . |
| 23 | Fed 'em in the winter , let 'em forage in the summer , neighbours complained but they flourished . |
| 24 | Do they result from the body clock , from sleep loss — or from some mixture of these factors ? |
| 25 | How do they cope with the complexity of the problem ? |
| 26 | And what do they do with the money as well I 'd like to know . |
| 27 | No longer do they panic at the sound of a boat engine , and slap their drowsy pups awake to be hustled into the comparative safety of the sea . |
| 28 | Now let us see how the branches grow from the main trunk ; at what angle do they grow from the trunk ? |
| 29 | ‘ How do they react to the lack of attention ? ’ echoes Peter Elliott . |
| 30 | How do they relate to the balance between deductive and inductive approaches ? |