Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [prep] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an extreme case , someone may act on them for the reason that , or on the principle that , ‘ a little bit of what you fancy does you good ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ You must think of her on the toilet , ’ Aline said , and giggled . |
| 3 | In fact the secret must remain with me until the day I die . |
| 4 | If the seller wants a margin , he must stipulate for it in the contractual description . |
| 5 | We must confirm to you at the time of booking that there is a free or reduced price holiday still available on the departure date you require . |
| 6 | An application for annulment of a bankruptcy order must specify on which of the two alternative grounds in s 282(1) it is made and in either case must be supported by an affidavit ( r 6.206 ) . |
| 7 | We must organize against them in the wards and in the constituencies to drive this menace out ! |
| 8 | If sport was ‘ a good thing ’ , then the state should provide for it within the framework of the welfare state along with health and education . |
| 9 | But in 1348 the Earl of Arundel , who was Warenne 's sister 's husband and sole legitimate heir , petitioned the king to revoke this agreement , for it would ‘ disinherit the petitioner of his right to premises which should descend to him in the event of the death of the earl … without lawful heir . |
| 10 | the thing is that something must happen to them by the time they reach the age of twenty three that makes us want to marry them . |
| 11 | You should take with you to the Bank your birth certificates and I suggest that you take some photocopies so that the Bank can forward these to the insurance company with your proposal form so that your ages can be admitted without further delay . |
| 12 | ‘ ( 1 ) Where the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods less than he contracted to sell , the buyer may reject them , but if the buyer accepts the goods so delivered he must pay for them at the contract rate . |
| 13 | ( 3 ) Where the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods larger than he contracted to sell and the buyer accepts the whole of the goods so delivered he must pay for them at the contract rate . |
| 14 | If any readers would like to receive a free copy of an information sheet I have produced on the types of environmental audits and what they can achieve they should write to me at the address below : |
| 15 | People who are interested should write to me at the address below . |
| 16 | She should come with him to the United Reform Church in Florence and hear messages not of vengeance but of forgiveness . |
| 17 | No one should embark on it without the most careful consideration . |
| 18 | You must come with me into the tower to accomplish this foul work , since Yet is slain — I need your aid stoking the boilers to keep the electricity at full voltage . |
| 19 | This should remind of you of the infinite varieties in any one colour and also set you thinking about texture . |
| 20 | ‘ I must talk to you during the nature walk , ’ he went on , ‘ and tell you what is going on here . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ It is not often , ’ said Hugh with a rueful smile , ‘ that I must listen to you as the devil 's advocate , where a youngster in trouble is concerned . |
| 22 | A postscript exemplifies Miller 's independence , an attitude which ultimately caused friction with his employers : ‘ Pray take no notice to any body what I sent you , for some of our Company is for making a law that I should part with nothing without the consent of the company . ’ |
| 23 | And I must say between us at the moment there was n't a strong feeling what it 's all about . |
| 24 | Looks , of course , are n't everything , but they do have a bearing when it comes to choosing an instrument , and the Carlton 's sales figures may speak for themselves in the months to come . |
| 25 | ‘ She must stand half an hour longer on that chair , and nobody may speak to her for the rest of the day . ’ |
| 26 | I 'll explain to you about the course , and the exams the rest of it . |
| 27 | We will be able to provide the equipment he needs to lead a normal life , and we know he 'll want for nothing in the future . ’ |
| 28 | I 'll think about it on the way home . ’ |
| 29 | So , if I want to play a melody , I 'll think of it along the strings rather than across , to take advantage of that . |
| 30 | You might think of it like the clock in your hall being set forwards or backwards at the beginning and end of Summer Time , so that it registers nightfall as coming first later and then earlier … ’ |