Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pos pn] [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you must think my displeasure the heaviest thing that can befall you . |
| 2 | I hear you did n't have er , you did n't enjoy your liver the other day ? |
| 3 | But if she 's living with someone else how does she explain her absence the weekend she goes to John ? |
| 4 | So the sooner they can double their capacity the better . |
| 5 | The price of such an agreement , of course , would be electoral reform — which , purely incidentally , would give his party the balance of power after any election in the foreseeable future . |
| 6 | ‘ I understand how you feel , but I think it would do your sister the world of good to come face to face with reality for once . ’ |
| 7 | It will do your head the world of good . |
| 8 | But it could do your confidence the world of good . |
| 9 | We can still give our opponent the chance to back off , we can still use reason , but he or she must realize that the wrong person has been picked for breakfast . |
| 10 | You can give your child the language she needs to make sense of the experience . |
| 11 | It will definitely give your child the edge when they start to learn word processing at school . |
| 12 | Many of you will remember Her Majesty the Queen 's visit in 1984 when she opened the Queen 's Library at Sighthill , and perhaps a few of you will recall the Duke of Edinburgh 's visit in 1965 . |
| 13 | They hope he will lift their economy out of recession , hope he will heal the racial disharmony and end the violence in their cities , hope he will keep their country the sole superpower in a fast-changing world . |
| 14 | P.S. I suggest D. Bowie should rename his band the ‘ Time Machine ’ . |
| 15 | Do you like your face the way it is or not ? |
| 16 | own kids have grown up so it does n't matter to them , just live back in days and make you spend your money the way they tell you and live how you they tell you . |
| 17 | So , so , he looked , he looked round at me , he looked at the the other group waiting in front and he was , he flashed his lights at them so that , they realised what was going on by then , they moved forward a bit , I moved back a bit and he just had enough room he reversed right up close to me and then got out but he just had enough room to get out , and since then I wo n't park over the driveway up there , cos you can bet your life the one driveway along that road and you parked in front is the one that somebody wants to get into . |
| 18 | That 's what it er seems like erm if there 's a police car you can bet your life the chances are there 's gon na be another one or an ambulance if there 's been an accident . |
| 19 | It leaves hair in fabulous condition , with no perm odour and you can even wash your hair the same day , without affecting curl formation . |
| 20 | ‘ It took a lot to make me miss our date the other night , Folly , ’ he whispered . |
| 21 | Did you take my pound the other day ? |
| 22 | Who else would call their tour the ‘ Zitpoppin' , butt pickin' bogger-flinging across America tour '91 –'92; nging ’ ? |
| 23 | Did I take your pound the other day ? |
| 24 | ‘ I 'll tell my husband the moment he arrives home from … the moment he arrives home . |
| 25 | The social worker decided that the only way forward was a family meeting as the sons individually could not tell their mother the situation . |
| 26 | To further accelerate its growth the society is to launch Llangollen Railway PLC in September which by the sale of shares to the public for the first time will push the line forward fairly quickly to Carrog in readiness for the final leg to Corwen . |
| 27 | He was a tough old fellow when it came to it-his older brother had been an artillery colonel — but his health was failing and I guess he felt a younger man would serve his flock the better in the iron times to come . |
| 28 | that 's why we can pay your commission the following week , we 've picked up thirty five percent . |
| 29 | Did you tell your , aye thank God , did you tell your daddy the er the big fella was looking into the bin today ? |
| 30 | And that would make his shot the first . |