Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rather tacky set , the lucklustre performances , the script from David Straun and Heather Williams that lurches from trite audience participation to over-the-head jokes ( would any primary-school child get the one about water privatisation ? ) , all did n't seem to matter as the company of four scampered around with their well-intentioned tale of how the white man destroyed the American Indians . |
| 2 | We might surmise that the separations John experienced between the ages of two and seven years resulted in the development of an internal blueprint predicting that close relationships were unlikely to be sustained , and cautioning against becoming involved with others . |
| 3 | To what extent were politicians responsible for the high unemployment which Britain experienced between the wars ? |
| 4 | Maybe I 'm just being traditional in my tastes ; it is probably important to watch the compilation in small doses and not sit through the whole three hours as I did . |
| 5 | As much as he complains about having to frolic through the clichés of his life , he is quite happy to encourage it . |
| 6 | Although the women 's identity remained shielded during the trial , she was named by several news organizations in the pre-trial period , and she chose to reveal her identity in an interview shortly after the verdict . |
| 7 | The superintendent explained about the name of the guest Nicola was expecting to meet . |
| 8 | Two of the younger ones rather shyly explained about the workings of the creamery . |
| 9 | Gregson had called immediately and Houghton had explained about the fingerprints and how he was sure he now had positive identification of at least one of the bodies . |
| 10 | I made no comment on this at the time ( though privately I thought it a brash boast ) but when we met for the interview I asked if he had brought the pendulum with him . |
| 11 | I was nervous and frightened about the future , yet excited because of being so . |
| 12 | As they tottered through the trees this Wednesday morning , she felt herself shaking from somewhere deep inside . |
| 13 | The producers of public expenditure have helped increase public spending since the competition for votes has led politicians to promise more and more spending ; moreover , since governments come into office with a vast amount of spending commitments inherited from previous governments , their ability to reduce these commitments substantially is limited through the length of time that would be required to make such reductions , and further , they are unlikely to court unpopularity through doing so . |
| 14 | The person whom I was going to take over the job from said to me at the end of the meeting well what do you think of that meeting and I must admit I the answer and luckily somebody else instructed with some other business and I felt I got off the hook here but in fact that got dealt with very quickly and he came back to me and said well what did you think of the meeting and I had to say to him just one word , was the way I put it . |
| 15 | You got off the hook very easily there , Ian . |
| 16 | JOHN PERKINS , the Pontypool coach , got off the players ' bench at Rodney Parade to have a ‘ quiet word ’ with some rowdy fans during his side 's 10–10 draw with Newport . |
| 17 | I got off the dais , |
| 18 | TOMMY SMITH : ( Liverpool , Swansea and England — 1962-1979 ) : ‘ The minute he got off the coach and walked into the changing-room people would go for cover . |
| 19 | He got off the bike at the bridge and left it propped against the suspension cables , then walked to the middle of the swaying bridge , where the gate is . |
| 20 | I eventually got off the motorway and decided to drive straight to the hospital to see Toby , and paused only to buy him some fruit and a bottle of his favourite Bollinger . |
| 21 | He stopped and put his chains on the wheels , got off the motorway , started to put chains on the wheels . |
| 22 | He got off the bed and walked to the window . |
| 23 | She got off the bed and , opening the bureau , took out a set of handcuffs and some leather-look rope . |
| 24 | She got off the bed and listened . |
| 25 | He got off the bed , uncoiling to his full height , and she felt threatened as never before . |
| 26 | He got off the bed and went around . |
| 27 | She got off the bed and went to unlock the door without any trepidation , or any other strong emotion . |
| 28 | Mandy got off the bed , and stretched . |
| 29 | you see , so er anyway when we got off the phone Mike said yeah but what about bloody power you see |
| 30 | Now we got off the phone and knowing the man I allowed three . |