Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Were they paid just for tying the boats up or for bringing them up the estuary as well ? |
| 2 | For the day , for bringing them down . |
| 3 | I was just worried that you 'd be furious with me for bringing them down here when you were out of the country . |
| 4 | I 'm all for bringing them in . ’ |
| 5 | Thank you ever so much for bringing me round , it 's very nice of you . |
| 6 | ‘ Mr Swinton has so much already , ’ Alexandra said , her voice almost steady , ‘ that he asked if you might have the basket for bringing me out here on Christmas night . ’ |
| 7 | Abruptly Clare said to David , ‘ Thank you for bringing me back . |
| 8 | HOW arrogant of David Mellor to blame the tabloids for bringing him down when it was his own folly . |
| 9 | And they 're using the principle of devolution and delegation , of participation and decision making as a vehicle for bringing us about . |
| 10 | ‘ Thanks for bringing it up . ’ |
| 11 | So that was my excuse , for , for , for bringing it in . |
| 12 | Anyway , on a brighter note … apparently the Arsenal mailing list are pissed off by the Scum mailing list for slagging them off . |
| 13 | Another figure may be responsible for drawing us out , eliciting all kinds of pained and disagreeable reactions . |
| 14 | It will be understood from this brief commentary that in standard form contracts the haulier should remain on his guard and not be afraid to seek professional advice , especially on insurance matters , before making a contractual commitment to a document which , naturally , affords wide protection to the contracting party responsible for drawing it up and seeks to limit the scope of protection afforded by law for the other party . |
| 15 | Almost as if , having proclaimed himself paralytic in court , he was setting about proving it over and over again . |
| 16 | If Iran , weary and broke after its war with Iraq , has waved goodbye to its proselytising days , this is a valid reason for easing it out of its isolation and back to the position in Gulf politics which , from the shah on , it has craved and which reflects the size of its population and length of its coastline . |
| 17 | So if you begin catching barbel in the 4lb or larger bracket it is well worth sticking it out until they move on or you have caught most of them . |
| 18 | She had known all along that DeVore would have some reason for helping her out . |
| 19 | ‘ Bless you for helping me out with the Watsons . |
| 20 | We talked about pick it up . |
| 21 | You can annotate a task , write down who 's responsible for seeing it through , and the names of up to three people who are involved . |
| 22 | I have asked , and to take the major responsibility for seeing it through , and you will hear more from them soon ! |
| 23 | Did you know the French master was fluent in Anglo-Saxon — part of his degree was in Old English -how about bringing him in on " The Coming of Christianity " with " The Lord 's Prayer " as it was spoken by Alfred the Great ? |
| 24 | How about bringing him in on Thursday ? " |
| 25 | about bringing it up in the next erm meeting . |
| 26 | ‘ I said I 'd think about bringing you out into the field with me . |
| 27 | Those so denied their cushy jobs will be suitable miffed and less likely to care about slagging us off , or what we do . |
| 28 | ooh I made a drink , what about bring it up then ? |
| 29 | No I mean it 's not , it 's not that , it 's just that if you 've got , if you 've got anything you want to say on these cases , then it 's worth bringing it out now . |
| 30 | Better leave showing me all the good reasons for hanging you out of hand . |