Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ON Saturday 4th January 1992 I took three of my sons to watch the Harlequins v Bath match at the Stoop Memorial Ground . |
| 2 | ‘ And my dad might cut my hair to match the others . ’ |
| 3 | And I had a bit of tulle in my hair to match the dress … |
| 4 | ‘ It has been my privilege to see the best of England over the years , sir , within these very walls . ’ |
| 5 | It is my privilege to open the debate on the report of the Select Committee on Social Services into the financing of private residential and nursing home fees . |
| 6 | I knew he 'd fought James on it tooth and nail , and though in all honesty I felt I 'd won him round to some extent since , the prejudices remained beneath the surface of benignity , waiting only for some unwary blunder on my part to crack the surface and let them burst through . |
| 7 | If I do not get the chance later in my response to answer the comments of the hon. Member for Caernarfon ( Mr. Wigley ) on students with special needs in further education , I say now that I attach great importance to those students . |
| 8 | I then started to put my foot to get the next rung down . |
| 9 | Certainly it was the view adopted , for example , when we had a 6 month interregnum in Dublin , and it was assumed it was my responsibility to hold the fort . |
| 10 | I do not know what purpose the meeting served in persuading Wapping of the merits of our plan , but it did enable me for the first and only time to see the terrain on which we were working and reinforced my enthusiasm to kill the committee at the earliest possible moment . |
| 11 | However , my decision to back the new development came first . |
| 12 | Perhaps my attempts to undermine the managers credibility are coming to fruition at last : - ) ) ) |
| 13 | I felt that I might be able to apply what I learned — if indeed I learned anything — to my attempts to reconstruct the life of Elsie . |
| 14 | Erm that zoning that allocation in a local plan backed by this erm er er policy in the structure plan would be enough in my judgement to enable the economic development people to actually capture the , get the elephant in the trap . |
| 15 | One day in February 1943 I returned to my billet to find the usual envelope addressed in my mother 's round handwriting . |
| 16 | I craned my neck to examine the contents of her hand . |
| 17 | ( Balvinder Singh , in a fit of unusual prudishness , had long since refused to come on my trips to see the eunuchs in Old Delhi : ‘ Mr William . |
| 18 | I made up my mind to broach the issue over lunch . |
| 19 | I had already made up my mind to join the South African tour when it happened , so it was fortuitous in a way . |
| 20 | I tramped through the ruins of Tughlukabad trying in my mind to fill the deserted barracks with Turkish mameluks and Persian cavalry officers . |
| 21 | When Sid Boyling gave us the light and waved us on , I read my brief prepared introduction and Mr Murray began : ‘ My friends , I speak to you from Melachusetuck , the old Indian name for Moose Jaw , and it is my pleasure to visit the studios of CHAB , your own community station , which your loyal support and encouragement over the years has made possible . |
| 22 | Colleagues , it 's my pleasure to make the award to Catherine on behalf of your , your union . |
| 23 | How could I get to my study to take the drug ? |
| 24 | Give them my command to let the boy win his spurs , for if God has so ordained it , I wish the day to be his and the honour to go to him and those in whose charge I have placed him . ’ |
| 25 | His body rolled away and uncovered the blood-spattered broken body of my poor dead sister , and even as I raised my hand to my mouth to stifle the scream , I saw the vicious green lizard dart into her hair . |
| 26 | I rushed outside , looked up and opened my mouth to let the flakes drop in . |
| 27 | I ca n't help laughing , so I duck behind the door and bury my knuckles in my mouth to catch the drips . |
| 28 | This history should be looked on as my attempt to explore the history of the College so as best to understand why it has become what it is today . |
| 29 | Your analogy would be more accurate if you 'd talked of a mechanic saying he was going to the boot of my car to check the battery , having of course meant to say the bonnet . |
| 30 | I closed my eyes to inspect the patterns , but only the burning after-image remained , fading like the glow on the metal plate . |