Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mindless of the fact she was in a flannel nightie , and had a green face , she looked quite prepared to go den the dragon . |
| 2 | The stories of the Last Days , when the Summoner would open up the Dark Reaches of the Spirit Lands and call down the worst of the manitous to lay waste the worlds of the white man and the red . |
| 3 | We were afraid to tell Dad the exact truth so we said we 'd put them there to prevent them getting broken . |
| 4 | Now , in fact , of course , under the government 's right to buy legislation the value of the housing is reduced by the discounts that our tenants have . |
| 5 | Supposed to have snow the weekend are n't we ? |
| 6 | The problem generally classified as ‘ shirking ’ also extends to incompetence , since if the shareholders are for practical purposes unable to replace management the company may suffer from inept leadership quite separately from questions of managerial diligence . |
| 7 | Having read December 's issue I feel I might be able to help Laddie the unkempt Cocker from December 's Post Bag . |
| 8 | Gets you , the reason why helicopters have n't been able to do loop the loop unless they 've got a lot of height , is because , obviously it pulls you up |
| 9 | Finding herself unable to gain entry the plaintiff obtained an ex parte injunction to readmit her to the premises . |
| 10 | It was due to take place the last week in August and Mrs Bennett who , since the death of her husband , had lived with her married daughter , had promised to ‘ see it through ’ , as she put it ; but she had also made it quite clear that she had no desire to stay on permanently , as Celia had hoped . |
| 11 | And if you happen to be too young to remember rock'n'roll the first time around , this is the perfect way to discover what all the fuss was about ! |