Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] the young [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So as to underline that all measures are intended to benefit the young person , provisions for involuntary care have been removed and the views of the young person have to be taken into account in deciding on a form of assistance , although no steps can be taken against the wishes of the parent or guardian ( except in an emergency , s. 43 ) . |
| 2 | She was a treacherous bitch who tried to kill the young king , but that 's another story . |
| 3 | In addition they will be expected to encourage the young participants , aged 17 to 25 , to create a record of their own experiences through a series of workshops . |
| 4 | Many employers genuinely want to help the young people in their community to make a positive transition from school to work . |
| 5 | The crew were more than complimentary about the way Kylie has played the young siren . |
| 6 | For the colt always objected violently to having an iron shoe nailed on to its hoofs ; and sometimes the smith and his assistants were thrown about the trav ‘ us as they tried to get the young animal under control . |
| 7 | When the sub-epithelial tunnels containing the developing worms rupture to liberate the young worms about 10-12 days after infection , there is considerable haemorrhage and oedema and plasma proteins are lost into the lumen of the gut . |
| 8 | She sighed , and wondered if all she had done to help the young couple could possibly have been worth it . |
| 9 | Every woman in the church was waiting to see the young man 's face , and he knew it . |
| 10 | Many vignerons , however , will wait until the fourth or fifth year to avoid over-straining the young vines , which in turn will ensure a longer and more productive life . |
| 11 | I turned to find the young Mr Cardinal beaming happily at me . |
| 12 | I vividly recall meeting the young man in 1979 for the first time . |
| 13 | They are going to draw the young men out of the country like pith out of a rush . |
| 14 | They were admitted by a surprised servant , who had been told to keep the young man out of the house , but not , or not yet , Miss Dinah , who had firm hold of Mr Arkwright 's hand . |
| 15 | I 'm happy to say I 'm going to marry the young man who has been courting me , Sergeant Troy . |
| 16 | By the late 1660s it is almost certain that , as Thomas Shadwell [ q.v. ] suggests in The Medal of John Bayes ( 1682 ) , he began employing the young Dryden to write prefaces , commencing a relationship that developed through the 1660s and 1670s when Herringman bought up the copyrights to most of Dryden 's work . |
| 17 | Get to know the young people with whom you have contact and watch for changes in their behaviour , achievement or attention . |
| 18 | I am in my 30s and married , but I am beginning to think the young men are not always to blame . |
| 19 | Age barriers also served to structure the young adults ' experience of the labour market . |
| 20 | The attentive listener present at the English coronation of Henry VI in 1429 would have heard the young king being exhorted to avenge injustices ( ‘ ulciscaris iniusta ’ ) and to be ‘ the powerful defender of his country … triumphant over the enemy ’ ( ‘ sit fortissimus protector patrie … triumphator hostium ’ ) . |
| 21 | He proposed a ‘ Moran training camp ’ which would ‘ supplement the indigenous system with more direct educative purpose , introducing some of our ideas on personal training and discipline to ensure bringing the young men of the tribe to hand under our guidance in the early stages of their Moranhood ’ . |
| 22 | The police might have nicked the young woman . |
| 23 | When the boy rose at him on foot , none too steadily but with grim gallantry , and dripping blood from the finger-ends of his mail gauntlet , Owen vaulted promptly out of the saddle to match him , and waved off his companions , who would have borne the young man down by sheer weight . |
| 24 | He fell silent , continuing to regard the young pilot with deep fondness . |
| 25 | Now I must try to get the young people dancing . ’ |
| 26 | She had wanted to meet the young man again , but now the opportunity had been afforded her she had not been confident enough to accept it . |
| 27 | But no warning could check Arthur Conway 's fury , and with a lightning leap he managed to grip the young man 's throat , and so fiercely that he forced him backwards , only the next moment to have his arms snapped downwards , when he would have fallen on his back if he had n't come up against the coalhouse wall and , unfortunately , a shovel that was propped there . |
| 28 | The bronze bust on a marble pedestal , found last autumn in excavations to extend the Roman site of Herculaneum towards the sea and thought to depict the young Bacchus , has been taken to Pompeii for restoration . |
| 29 | Although welcoming my friend 's generosity in giving me a pair , I did not want to mate brother and sister if possible especially as these were already young from a brother and sister pairing , so I did not intend to use the young male unless I could find an unrelated mate for him . |
| 30 | Well , you managed to persuade the young lady to leave the Godstowe road for a spot you had previously chosen . |