Example sentences of "[verb] the thing [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We regret the things we failed to do , we reproach ourselves for things we did do and feel relief that we have moved on . |
| 2 | I try to lead as normal a life as possible and not think about my condition or regret the things it prevents me from doing , which are not that many . |
| 3 | For all that the Government is making a bit of er er idiot of itself by not embracing the things that it needs to embrace the things it needs to do , at least it 's saying that it wo n't do them . |
| 4 | The roofleaf became the thing they worship . |
| 5 | We want Annabelle and Steven to enjoy the things we never had , not to take them for granted , but to appreciate how lucky they are to be able to celebrate like this surrounded by their families and friends . |
| 6 | yeah , they 're not even allowed free travel in their own country , but they are , it 's a police state , they are checked and double-checked , and I mean the things we hear now about , they have a lot of Philippine workers there |
| 7 | I got it cos Sue needs to know , I mean the things they do at , at her work are just unbelievable . |
| 8 | I mean the things he 's coming away with are n't real . |
| 9 | I might think the things you do are boring . |
| 10 | Makes me think the things I 'm saying are very clever . |
| 11 | She gravely tried the things she liked , and sat solemnly in a bumping car with one of a family who lived in the road at the back of their house . |
| 12 | I do n't know the things you eat with that much colouring in it erm |
| 13 | She could not know the things he had discovered about himself in the last few days . |
| 14 | No I do n't know the thing you do n't like . |
| 15 | It is therefore easy to ignore Anselm 's passionate fight for its success : but it is important for understanding the things he cared about . |
| 16 | God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change , the courage to change the things I can , And the wisdom to know the difference . |
| 17 | You love them because they 're different , they say the thing you do n't expect . |
| 18 | On the public platform they forget the things they 're achieving on a local level while working with us . |
| 19 | [ Others ] do n't want to know the things you want to know , see the things you want to see … |
| 20 | Sometimes our neighbours want the things we have , or have the things we want , so we both fight until they take ours or give us theirs . |
| 21 | ‘ What the film wants to do is let everyone feel secure about life , about their own position in life , to feel that they can achieve the things they want . |
| 22 | Try to remember the things you 've learned from this poem until you do the next exercise when you will have the opportunity to transform the knowledge into something uniquely your own . |
| 23 | ‘ Once the novelty 's worn off , everywhere 's just like home , ’ she said , remembering the brief , pure joy of strange hotel rooms , which gradually became familiar as you unpacked the things you 'd brought with you and acquired the kind of things you were wont to acquire , so that very soon you recognized yourself in your surroundings and understood that there was no escape . |
| 24 | For example , if your favourite type of reading is fiction ( stories ) , list the things you like to find in a story . |
| 25 | If I had n't taken that opportunity I 'm sure I would never have done the things I later did in the refinery business . |
| 26 | If I had done the things he has done , if I had copulated with whores so indiscriminately and shamelessly , then I too would expect to find some signs of such evil upon my frame . |
| 27 | Ah , I do n't need you to come out , put the things I 'm going to have in the centre of the table Right , let's have you quiet again then , shh shh , I want you to listen shh , I want you to listen Big boys will you read that first one , big boys , loudly , I want everyone to hear it . |
| 28 | ‘ And all men kill the thing they love |
| 29 | Like if Nick was dead and I was remembering the things we 'd done this year , perhaps . |
| 30 | Organizations like this are not good at remembering the things you have done well and if , as most of us are , you are at the bottom of the pile , you will find that you are considered to be alternately either the best thing since sliced bread , or a liability to the organization . |