Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The silence that enclosed me made me feel the world had come to an end , that the trees had not yet been informed but soon would be , and would fall on to the stone and thorn , the heather and the fern , skeletons to be picked over , not by vultures but by time . |
| 2 | ‘ I had the chance to go out when there were only four cars on the track , but I made them change the car which meant I went out in the busy section . ’ |
| 3 | I helped him pull the two long wicker chairs from the far end of the terrace . |
| 4 | ( 38 ) I helped him address the letters . |
| 5 | I helped him put the frame back . |
| 6 | And Gee ( 1975 : 311 ) argues that whereas in I helped them carry the load " I take part in the carrying " , this is not necessarily implied by the sentence with to , where " I need not actually have done any carrying " , as shown by : ( 16a ) I helped them to carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart . |
| 7 | ( 16b ) * I helped them carry the load by having my secretary get them a cart . |
| 8 | ‘ I was only down here the once , you know , early on when I helped you clean the kiosk up . |
| 9 | I let him work the slot screen for me and point out the sights . |
| 10 | I let him use the toilet . |
| 11 | Instead , I let her discover the advantages of a demon lover : no sharp elbows , no ragged fingernails , no limits to the reach of hand or tongue . |
| 12 | I 'm standing behind her feeling nice and cold and angry , but I let her ask the questions so I can see how this game is played . |
| 13 | If you want to know something , that 's why I let you do the ordering this last year or so . |
| 14 | ‘ But never have I seen anything like the fights in Delhi . |
| 15 | I fancy giving the orders for a change and letting someone like you take the risks for me. — Besides , if she did suspect you , you can always tell the old cow that Marie nicked it , ca n't you ? — The money 's in a drawer , see . |
| 16 | and we need s we need Stuart gets a van he 'll need someone to help him lift the washing machine and so on like |
| 17 | We always want someone to help us exercise the horses . |
| 18 | I hear them turn the engine on . |
| 19 | I thought I heard him bring the cows in earlier but he 's grown so deaf he did n't hear when I called him . |
| 20 | I heard him mention the Crusades and the Inquisition . |
| 21 | I heard him lock the chamber door and , a few minutes later , the mewing of his cat scratching at the wood for admittance . |
| 22 | Then he climbed out , and I heard him unlock the door . |
| 23 | I heard him question the Indian and I reached into the cat for the map which he had left on his seat . |
| 24 | I heard him greet the Radio 1 man through the door 30 minutes earlier . |
| 25 | This was the only time I heard anyone get the better of Wellington . |
| 26 | I heard you mention the day you were |
| 27 | ‘ I thought I heard you say the Guild of Merchants ? ’ |
| 28 | Yes , I heard you , yes , I heard you say the other day , and also did read in the press , where you 've been quoted , Councillor Warby , that you would build various by-passes and no doubt you will be putting , I have n't yet heard any amendments to the capital goal . |
| 29 | Right , I er , I heard you say the right answer , so I was obviously incorrect . |
| 30 | I heard someone say the other day that modern people treat the Ten Commandments like examination questions : only four need be attempted . |