Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The jelly which separates them gives the organism a degree of rigidity needed to withstand the buffeting of the sea . |
| 2 | Nevertheless , there is also the question of whether there is an inner physical consistency in the interpretation proposed which matches the undoubted mathematical consistency of the equations which express the formalism . |
| 3 | Thus , although the income statement and balance sheet will be addressed to shareholders primarily , an employee report might be included which amplifies the accounts as they affect employees . |
| 4 | It is not the number of ewes that a particular unit has which causes the problem ; it is the increase in the production of ewes generally . |
| 5 | What is unusual about this resource is that at each point in the dialogue it is known what idea the speaker is trying to express , and what information the hearer has which provides the context for its understanding . |
| 6 | When we have to compare the values of numbers it is important to know which has the greatest , and which has the least value . |
| 7 | An experiment is reported which investigates the impact of two variables on the likelihood of obtaining plural pronoun anaphors in a continuation task . |
| 8 | They are prone to silting which slows the current and causes shallows ; water levels can vary so that both in flood and drought rivers can become impassable . |
| 9 | If fusion occurs inside the cathode , at F , a neutron may be emitted which enters the water bath , slows and is captured at γ , emitting a gamma ray of energy 2.2 MeV . |
| 10 | Ooh that but do you know she has the music too high |
| 11 | I do not know who pays the salaries of the people who drafted it . |
| 12 | The Tour has begun , and by evening we 'll know who wears the first maillot jaune . |
| 13 | Occasional gunshots can still be heard , though no one seems to know who fires the guns and if anyone is hit . |
| 14 | They would also want to know who markets the food and its price . |
| 15 | Where a customer is operating under a trading name you need to know who owns the name and who is trading as that name . |
| 16 | Nicholas wanted to know who uses the phone |
| 17 | The aim here is to discover who uses the temple , and in what circumstances . |
| 18 | ‘ How come she pays the bills ? ’ |
| 19 | She belongs to the South ; some say she personifies the best of it . |
| 20 | Also , in the UK , it is extremely difficult to find who owns the mineral rights for specific pieces of land . |
| 21 | I would recommend it , though suggest one skims the rhetorical terminology ( pp. 76 – 82 ) and the analysis of This lunar beauty in the concluding chapter . |
| 22 | However , as I said before , for tuck and slip one positions the point cams two stitches in from the edge of the knitting to give a neat edge . |
| 23 | From his first appearance as the languid young aristo to his final entrance as a surgical case in a wheelchair , Rupert Everett makes the character as much Harlequin as Mephistopheles , and the magnetic allure with which he endows him balances the brittle cynicism and affectation of a man who measures every word for effect . |
| 24 | Woodman demonstrates that the owner need not know he owns the property . |
| 25 | ‘ But he 's very clever at getting out of it — and if he manages it without one of us noticing he inflicts the most terrible injuries on himself . |
| 26 | A police spokesman said : ‘ If Mr Hutchinson succeeds in recovering his pet , we suggest he follows the advice of the old Rolf Harris song and ties his wallaby down , sport . ’ |
| 27 | He owes he owes the family so he 'll be paying back . |
| 28 | They say it delivers the kind of ride and first rate handling normally associated with larger cars . |
| 29 | They say it makes the experience less painful for them and less traumatic for the baby . |
| 30 | Health watchdogs say it indicates the tight martgins on which hospitals are required to run . |