Example sentences of "[adv prt] the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Right , we , we , we did actually draw , or we not draw , we , we adopted a constitution during the year and the officers that are erm elected are the Chair , the Secretary and the Treasurer , erm and other , together with other such officers , yeah to determine by general meeting , erm , so it 's really only those three , er and we have sometimes had Advice Chair if there 's only been one Chairman have n't we , one Chair person erm so I think people need to say if they do n't wish to carry on the jobs they 're doing and if anybody wishes to nominate anyone in a particular post then slip at the bottom of the minutes could be filled in and either brought to meeting or sent back to the Secretary . |
| 32 | Persevere in tracking down the text you want . |
| 33 | Fred put down the boot he was polishing and got up from his chair . |
| 34 | and I 'm going to write down the answers they give me and get them to sign them because I have I have really been beaten about the head by this ! |
| 35 | Piaget would ask the children a question about thinking , and note down the answers he got from six-year-olds , from eight-year-olds and from children of eleven or twelve . |
| 36 | Remember — your list of questions should leave plenty of room for writing down the answers you get ( do not forget to take a pen ! ) . |
| 37 | As I dodged down the yard I noticed the broken bottle lying in the drain . |
| 38 | My mother went down the yard and seen the boss and asked him if he could get and the fact that my mother went down the yard I suppose er he must have felt sorry for us . |
| 39 | To pin down the problem you should treat your machine like an experiment . |
| 40 | As he leaped down the stair he was shouting for Farquhar Neas , and whisky to take a foul taste from his mouth . |
| 41 | And thanks to a smart directory — a custom-designed programme by Richard himself — senders can track down the person they want even if they have only the recipient 's first name , or just the vaguest idea of their title or where they work . |
| 42 | ‘ Come in , Master Clerk , ’ he called , throwing down the manuscript he had been studying . |
| 43 | Just put them down the way you think that they 're spelt . |
| 44 | If this resulted from a positive proposal to shut down the unit it could not lawfully have been brought about unless the district health authority had first consulted the community health council . |
| 45 | Late in the morning Valeria suggested we should all go down and have breakfast , and as we came down the staircase we saw to our horror that her mother was waiting for us at the bottom . |
| 46 | Up and down the lawn he walks with cycling hands |
| 47 | Half way down the companion he stopped , and it was as though the whole length of the hold moved towards him in a body . |
| 48 | A small boy in pyjamas put down the basket he was weaving and looked at the face for a second or two , then turned back to his basket . |
| 49 | The gardener , with deliberation , put down the spade he held , and took one long step to circle the obstruction between them . |
| 50 | The small , folded sheets on which he was writing down the things he knew about himself . |
| 51 | Write down the things you do that you think others may find unhelpful . |
| 52 | Now , write down the things you definitely know you do not like to do for exercise . |
| 53 | As Reid and I put down the cases we were carrying , Reid uncorked the bottle and offered me a shot of whisky . |
| 54 | ‘ I mean , when I saw him down the prom he did n't look the type at all — smart , respectable-looking lad . ’ |
| 55 | Before I left the Lock and I was on nights the sirens went one night and this was before they stopped going down the shelter we went down the air raid shelter that is , now , is the cellar to the club at Bloxwich Lock 's club ! |
| 56 | ‘ He turned down the part I offered him then — which was the best thing he ever did . |
| 57 | Veronica put down the knife she was using to butter a muffin , and looked at her . |
| 58 | I also jot down the questions I did answer and ask myself if my answers were open or closed . |
| 59 | She shuddered then gritted her teeth , forcing down the pain she felt . |
| 60 | If you turn down the job you may feel even more upset — if you eventually have to resign , at least you 'll have tested out your resources . |