Example sentences of "watch the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'll warn Mrs Pettifer they 're on their way , ’ said the sergeant , ‘ Then you 'd better keep an eye on the old lady and I 'll watch the froggie geezer . |
| 2 | Only then did she let herself watch the clock to the strains of Beethoven 's Apassionata . |
| 3 | Geraldine did not watch the Golden Girls tonight because it clashed with News at Ten . |
| 4 | Anyway if you 're feeling like this maybe we should n't watch the match — you might start attacking me . ’ |
| 5 | Asked what she would do once she had satisfied her immediate needs , one emigrant said , pensively , ‘ I shall watch the East German anniversary celebrations , but I do n't know if I will be laughing or crying . ’ |
| 6 | Try that on several cars in the Escort-class , and you will sometimes watch the back of the car overtake the front . |
| 7 | Both BBC viewers and those who did not watch the BBC were agreed on balance that it was biased towards the Conservatives though those who actually watched it were more evenly divided on the direction of BBC bias than those who did not ( Table 6.1 again ) . |
| 8 | Thus equipped I could watch the films in comfort , switching from one screen to the other . |
| 9 | Stand close and you can watch the hot water of last time 's spray pouring back into the spout hole . |
| 10 | She 'd have a fag with her coffee , and I 'd sit and watch the smoke making patterns in the air , and it 'd be quiet and it 'd be just her and me . |
| 11 | That 'd be good fun , to go and watch the ducks . |
| 12 | During the flight try to sleep if it is night time at your destination and , when it is daytime there , try to stay awake — find somebody to talk to , a book to read or watch the in-flight movie . |
| 13 | He particularly delights in riding near the front of the field so that he can watch the hounds at work — something that fascinates him . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , single mothers will sit and watch the TV and watch the advertisements which all show either happy couples or one single person doing something for an unseen other : ironing his shirts , organising their mortgage , driving his Audi to visit her . |
| 15 | ‘ Such a long time ! ’ she gasped in his ear as they hugged each other tightly , the dogs retiring a respectful distance to sit and watch the homecoming with tails swishing excitedly over the gravel . |
| 16 | We shall not watch the long delay |
| 17 | On sunny days , when she had washed and dressed him , his chair would be taken out and placed under the Stocks Tree where he could watch the people come and go . |
| 18 | From here , up in the windy pier gardens , you could look down and watch the trippers . |
| 19 | So she could knit and watch the television , knit and read , she had no need to follow the needles . |
| 20 | Shall we watch the movie ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I suppose some people must have been annoyed , but most tended to stop and watch the filming instead , ’ Mrs Shapland said . |
| 22 | THE Protestant voters of Northern Ireland will watch the election with some apprehension in the knowledge that a Labour victory would bring significant changes in policy . |
| 23 | In one at the edge of the school the floor had completely disappeared and looking down Endill could watch the sea crashing against the rocks . |
| 24 | The cafe/terrace is an ideal place to relax and watch the world go by , and its a la carte restaurant has excellent food and is well known amongst the local residents . |
| 25 | Tonight I 'll watch the world stroll by the Pueblo 's busy ‘ Los Naranjos ’ square ; the cool fountain will provide the perfect back-drop for the snap-shots . |
| 26 | You can watch the newsreader 's lips getting into gear , like Fatima Whitbread psyching herself up for the big throw . |
| 27 | Wards and individual spaces are also arranged along the lightwell overlooking the arcade so that patients can watch the comings and goings of visitors and staff . |
| 28 | She 's just got him out of prison after making all that money and going through all that shit for him , he finally comes home , and all he wants to do is watch the match on the telly . |
| 29 | The carer is involved in the routine : you will watch the therapist at first , and then learn how much you can do to help the learning process at any stage . |
| 30 | Henry knew all the houses — the double-fronted mansion with the Mercedes in the driveway , the row of early Victorian workmen 's cottages , fastidiously restored , the occasional bungalow or mock Gothic affair with turrets — he knew what each one was worth , and he followed their fortunes , decay , repair , sale , in the way a countryman might watch the seasons . |