Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The purpose of RE is to help them genuinely to reflect upon religion , opening up for them the possibility of a self-chosen and real commitment , religious or otherwise , so that the individual can freely play his or her role in the wider community , whether this be the faith community or society as a whole . |
| 2 | After 1870 education for the Poles was seen as a way of bringing them within the German order , of lightening their Slav darkness by opening up to them the world of ‘ civilisation ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ Looking back on it the plan could n't have been simpler but we must have rehearsed it forty times . |
| 4 | God has a way on retreats such as this of bringing home to us the challenge of a first-order question : ‘ Do you love me in the way Mary loved me and allowed herself to be used for my mission ? ’ |
| 5 | But his baptism , administered to him by another , sealing physically upon him the objectiveness of what Christ did for him on the cross , that was indeed a ground of assurance . |
| 6 | Through the AC30 I found it possible to find some pretty convincing old Phantom sounds , ramming home to me the fact that if you can put up with the tuning hassles , a 12-string is still one of the best guitars to use for rhythm . |
| 7 | Toni Hutchinson stroked Alix 's arm , possessively , affectionately , wheedling out of her the story of the party of the night before : ‘ So you wore your blue dress ? |
| 8 | One of the points taken on behalf of S. was that the notice was invalid because as soon as he was charged the Director 's investigation came to an end , carrying away with it the power to call for information from third parties . |
| 9 | Leaning out of it the figure of Charlie Chaplin waved to anyone who cared to look up , frozen forever in that pose . |
| 10 | And now he did smile , pleased by her recognition ; by her quoting back at him the poem he had read to her only two days past . |