Example sentences of "i [verb] [conj] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I realized that over the years the white wedding dress had become yellow , and the flowers in her hair had died , and the bride inside the dress had grown old . |
| 2 | On checking through the Division list , I found that among the Members who sadly threw out that advanced piece of legislation were the right hon. Member for Norfolk , South ( Mr. MacGregor ) and other interesting names . |
| 3 | Nobody will blame me if I say that in the circumstances I became very uneasy . |
| 4 | In my message for World Communications Day last year , I mentioned that among the realities we celebrate on this annual occasion are the God-given gifts of speech , of hearing and of sight which make communication possible between us . |
| 5 | right up the stairs , the passage and er I noticed that on the stairs not too bad you know , that hardly gets used , er |
| 6 | Such writing rapidly palls , and I hope that in the novels to come , Motion can curb his reckless passion for it . |
| 7 | Often , we would disturb huge salmon , red-dressed for spawning , and I suspect that during the days of the POW camp , salmon were a frequent supplement to meagre wartime rations . |
| 8 | And I believe that with the privileges that come to those who benefit most from the capitalist system there are obligations , and so the combination of that latter thought makes me want to do something about the inner cities , plus a revulsion at waste and hopelessness and dereliction and concern which is self-evident in some of these older towns and cities . |
| 9 | I decided that in the circumstances this was not a job that I would entrust anyone else to do , and I motored to Hampstead myself . |
| 10 | Mother and I decided that in the interests of hygiene we could not take Father 's body into Chiguana , but must bury him where he lay . |
| 11 | In Acts 8 , I saw that for the converts in Samaria , although wonderfully converted and delivered from evil ( v 7 ) and baptised ( v 12 ) , there was still something missing . |
| 12 | My main concern is , that I think that over the years , as people have lived longer and as they became retired , we 've tended to neglect them , not so much financially and in terms of their conditions , though I think there 's always arguments about that ; I think we 've actually neglected their role in the community . |
| 13 | But most of all , I left because of the men . |
| 14 | ‘ I never thought I 'd get the same satisfaction from coaching as from playing , but I have because of the players and the group that has evolved and the atmosphere . |
| 15 | ‘ Might I enquire as to the contents of the enigmatic sack ? ’ |