Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean given the size of China I mean th there 'd be |
| 2 | Yeah , I tell you , even Ian now is very about paying bills and , and Barry I say hit the roof when he heard that one |
| 3 | Desi Loughery equalised after Neil Candlish 's spot kick had been well saved by Paul Prentice before Speak grabbed the winner in the second minute of injury time . |
| 4 | Concentration and worry creased the Doctor 's forehead . |
| 5 | They further confused the tone of a piece that had about it the whiff of 1970s radical agitprop . |
| 6 | Nowadays the problem is quite the reverse : medical science is generally able to determine whether D's conduct caused the death , and innovations such as life-support machines mean that life can be prolonged for months and years in some instances . |
| 7 | Then smoke obscured the bridge and a sound of escaping steam and a cry took the man out of the observer 's sight . |
| 8 | did n't understand for two years I mean told the regulator |
| 9 | Ten years ago , SAVE floated the idea of a new society , the Friends of Friendless Garden Buildings . |
| 10 | C C T to some extend preceded the recession because it brought on members down to conditions that other people are now suffering . |
| 11 | SAVE accepted the challenge and within hours the inquiry was over , the inspector having gallantly offered the 10p deposit . |
| 12 | At the inquiry SAVE faced the opposition not only of the Department of Transport , but also of the county council . |
| 13 | SAVE published The Plundering of Thoresby Hall , which was an extensively documented and well-illustrated description of the contents of the house . |
| 14 | Only one of the many newspapers I read mentioned the fact that the assailant was black and it was with the most extreme difficulty that I was able to ascertain from reporters and policemen , who all refused to be named , that the callous passers-by were also black . |
| 15 | I mean , deserving cases like Neil who as he says only want to be taught , get next to nothing , but it seems to me that people like your sister Jane and Trevor get given the earth . |
| 16 | Let let can I tell you in conjunction with Lincolnshire erm the N F U produced a leaflet that they 're circulating to a hundred thousand of their membership in er , it 's a real mis-match of counties , Warwickshire , Northamptonshire , Leicestershire , Notts , Lincolnshire right , and er we 've got our logo on the back er , because I checked the er you know checked the content of it , and it did n't put too much onus on police setting up schemes and what not , but the N F U are delivering one of these leaflets in the next week or two to every one of their members in er that particular area , so no doubt we 'll be getting some er contact with it . |
| 17 | The players get fined the maximum allowed . |
| 18 | Professor Chew attended the graduation of his niece at Stirling some years ago when she obtained a degree in Management Science — and from all accounts they are both Stirling enthusiasts . |
| 19 | He was hurt because the reputation he prized , perhaps most of all , of being an all-round expert on the farm would now be jeopardized : and when Walter Cater met the horseman he admired most in the district , as he did every Sunday morning , he was asked quite seriously : ‘ What ! |
| 20 | That way you get all the help and co-operation we can provide , any other way and you get shown the door . |
| 21 | get offered the job first do n't they ? |
| 22 | Yeah they get offered the job , but , I told Gary if he puts his erm name forward , is that the Monopoly game ? |
| 23 | You always think it 's not going to happen to me , I 'll be all right — but then you get handed the letter . |
| 24 | The Earls Court Boat Show last month saw the launching of a GPS set called the Pronav for £1,495 , including VAT , and other sets have begun to tumble in price . |
| 25 | Just as Sgt Wilson 's thesis was channelled to me because I was known to be interested in research , so many police research departments now get allocated the task of reading the essays submitted by sergeants and inspectors for NEBS or DMS qualifications . |
| 26 | perhaps , you know hit the dust ! |
| 27 | it 's a real dingy day and I think oh dear , wear their boots and Kagouls , and you feel so much better when you get taken the snow of them , the leaves are nice cos they dry them , scuffle in them . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've got half , I get paid the rest when it 's over . |
| 29 | And we get paid the week before he does . |
| 30 | President Roh Tae Woo denounced the assault on Chung and called for a crackdown on student unrest . |