Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 149 ) How could he exert authority over them — make them toe the line , as he had to — if he knuckled under … |
| 2 | Oh yah , d' you r'member the time on the Fourth o' June we broke into Tairp and airt all the long eggs and threw up all over pop room and ha ha ha ha ! |
| 3 | ‘ People in England say we slave-drive the Africans ’ , a white Kenyan once told the journalist Richard West , ‘ but , my God , it 's the other way round . |
| 4 | Once you have decided where you want your kitchen the next decision to make is what sort of kitchen you want . |
| 5 | Battling Nottingham turned the table upside down with a priceless 18–9 win against Northampton that could keep them in division one and deny their visitors the championship . |
| 6 | Parents deny their children the outdoor play that they themselves enjoyed . |
| 7 | Many people make their retirement the occasion for the ‘ holiday of a lifetime ’ , now that they have the time to indulge themselves . |
| 8 | All the established associations are expected to meet the criteria , and so earn their members the right to call themselves organic . |
| 9 | ( They also do this when they bring their owners dead birds from the garden , an action normally done only as part of the food-training routine when mother cats show their kittens the kind of prey they must later attack . ) |
| 10 | Instead , he might be cursed with one who would rob him blind and charge him three-times the wages for the privilege . |
| 11 | Perhaps the manager , who is still registered as a player , should get out there and show his side the way . |
| 12 | The manner in which the security forces in Northern Ireland conduct themselves commands the admiration of all , and I am quite certain that the hon. Gentleman did not intend to impute any lack of commitment to them . |
| 13 | Give my Jenny back her wages Give my Jenny the house Then get out of here . |
| 14 | That 's what Ann said ooh if we ever owe her rent the dear old soul will say oh well next week 'll do |
| 15 | When the little ones squeeze past me in the Superette I give their mops the chaste old tousle . |
| 16 | The fact that consumer platforms will generally be convenient , all-in-one , low cost units needing nothing more sophisticated than a domestic television for display purposes , suggest that many libraries may be able to support all available platforms and so give their customers the widest possible choice . |
| 17 | Between them they give their mother the support she needs since their father has had a stroke . |
| 18 | Oh yes er when I was at home as a wee boy everybody milked by hand and give their calves the milk then to drink . |
| 19 | The power of the elite is held to derive from the greater intensity and quality of the sentiments or residues of its members which give its members the will and the ability to maintain their own rule either by force or by consent ( but not usually both , according to Pareto ) . |
| 20 | ‘ Ca n't I drive myself in and meet you somewhere-in the square ? ’ |
| 21 | His hands sometimes stopped shaking long enough for him to light a fag or give his teeth the once-over with Pepsodent , but that was every other Scumday in a month with a zed in it . |
| 22 | Despite his phenomenal energy the sheer size of his dominions inevitably meant that it could be months or even years before he was free to deal with a distant crisis or give his officials the support they needed against a major local potentate . |
| 23 | A system like this frees the chef to devote extra time and energy into adding those special little finishing touches which give his creations the mark of individuality . |
| 24 | The first stage of the programme is designed to get you on to a balanced , low-calorie diet , and to cleanse you system so that in Stage II you will be able to tell which foods suit your body the most . |
| 25 | ‘ I also recommend you wear your robes the right way round , Adjudicator ; it 's so much better for public relations . ’ |
| 26 | Yes , they probably would sing it in Latin in the Catholic , they they certainly use erm , Latin , and of course the words have changed depending whether it 's a King or a Queen on the s on on on the throne , and from , it 's gone from God Save Our Lord The King , to God Save Our Gracious Queen , and that came in , of course , in the time of Victoria , and then had to be brought in again , er , at the time of erm , Queen Elizabeth . |
| 27 | Opposite left : Give your bathroom the nautical look with Croydex 's smart , striped Regency shower curtain and distinctive solid brass bathroom accessories , in chrome-plated finish , from the classic Winchester Collection |
| 28 | Afterwards , give your child the chance to talk it over with you . |
| 29 | After the emergency , give your child the opportunity to talk about the incident and about any other worries he or she may have . |
| 30 | Give your skin the occasional stimulating body brush-up , concentrating especially on the more oily and potentially spotty areas like your back , between the shoulders . |