Example sentences of "use [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today , however , he used his privilege to check on the background of the child his wife idolized , more out of curiosity than any inclination to relax his stand against trying to procure the child for her . |
| 2 | There is a theory that spindle spinners would have used the galleries , using their drop spindles over the rails to obtain a long thread . |
| 3 | Sir , — I wonder if I might use your publication to enquire of the members in practice as to their success or otherwise in dealing with the Inland Revenue on the matter of dividends paid to directors ' wives where shares have been transferred to the wives following independent taxation . |
| 4 | ‘ We need ’ , said Quigley , with deliberate , offensive clarity , ‘ to use our dwelling to talk to the Lord Jesus Christ . ’ |
| 5 | And again , make sure that you use your finger to go round the nose , and over the fore head , around the eyes . |
| 6 | Why am I using his work to set alongside the interview extracts ? |
| 7 | As Ace manoeuvred down the flank of the shuttle , letting her gauntlets scrape against the weld-seams and pock-marks in order to slow her drift towards the base of the craft , she saw that the Dalek Killer was using his weapon to cut through the metallic material of the surface on which he 'd parked . |
| 8 | Bodie began to drive slowly past both houses , using his transmitter to speak to the surveillance man . |