Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Not everyone agrees with the dollar link ; some would prefer the Hong Kong currency to be tied to a basket of currencies . |
| 32 | Everyone drives on the left , the traffic lights are red , green and amber and people still wait until the lights turn to green before signalling that they 're turning right , leaving you stuck behind them . |
| 33 | If you choose one of these kinds of carpets they should be laid on the paper to stop them sticking to the floor . |
| 34 | The bomb-bay of a Mosquito was too small to accommodate so large a bomb , and they had to carry them slung underneath the fuselage with the bomb doors open . |
| 35 | Accepting that " if the Slovaks want to live in an independent state , they have the right to do so " , he said nevertheless that he saw " no indication " that a majority of Slovaks wanted to secede , and he urged them to remain within the federation and not to succumb to " nationalist narrowmindedness " . |
| 36 | Paradoxically , the widespread availability of part-time employment for women may enable them to remain in the labour market , even while providing substantial levels of care , whilst men appear more likely to have to choose between full-time employment and stopping work altogether ( see Green , 1988 , Table 2.9 ; Parker , 1992 ) . |
| 37 | Already their father had given an indication of his deep displeasure by ordering all three of them to remain in the room throughout the ceremony . |
| 38 | Another result is that firms make ‘ supernormal ’ profits ( profits in excess of those necessary to induce them to remain in the industry ) at consumers ' expense . |
| 39 | It is normal for me to report to the Council 's Planning Committee the end of year disease statistics and any recommendations which might be necessary in line with the management strategy . |
| 40 | ‘ Unless , of course , you 'd prefer me to report to the Reichsführer that we lost this man because of your stupidity . ’ |
| 41 | Mothers are all right , I suppose , you 'd miss them fussing about the place , but ould fellows are like that hind tits of a cow – no good for use or ornament . |
| 42 | In particular , as the discount houses were obliged to take up the whole of the weekly offering of Treasury bills by the Bank , the Bank could , by deliberately overissuing Treasury bills , leave the discount houses short of cash balances and force them to borrow from the Bank . |
| 43 | I have just received notice via our agent , Mr John Popham , whom I believe you know , that Newport Borough Council and Gwent County Council are preparing to apply to the Secretary of State for Wales for an Order under the above Act to enable them to proceed with the construction of a barrage across the river Usk . |
| 44 | Then dropping not one , but two balls will be an effective strategy because the gravitational forces acting on them converge toward the centre of the Earth as in Fig. 2.1 . |
| 45 | The granaries were completed and provided with an imposing portico fronting the street ; an imperial dedication jointly to Septimius Severus , Caracalla and Geta from one of them refers to the construction by an unknown legionary vexillation during the governorship of Alfenus Senecio . |
| 46 | But it made me think of the voice that sent us to the bar ; he whispered then . |
| 47 | She was , however , immensely enthusiastic and encouraging , trying to make me think of the enterprise as a holiday as well as a mission with a sad and serious purpose . |
| 48 | His talk made me think of the housing estates near Mum 's house , where the ‘ working class ’ would have laughed in Terry 's face — those , that is , who would n't have smacked him round the ear for calling them working class in the first place . |
| 49 | Too much space and too much light in this courtyard : it made me think of the difference between his face and mine . |
| 50 | It made me think of the Palace Hotel . |
| 51 | If women want to be in the home then certainly let them stay in the home . |
| 52 | Use a sunscreen with a SPF greater than 10 from 6 months onwards , and then only let them stay in the sun for short periods . |
| 53 | She meant Hepzibah and Mister Johnny and how she owed it to them to let them stay in the house because there was nowhere else they could go , not with Mister Johnny 's shy ways . |
| 54 | If then they still do not help , bring all your people and let them stay in the office until it is done . |
| 55 | Like a host in some cheerful tavern , he told them to tether their horses and ushered them in , asking them to sit at the table and wait while he finished his business in his own secret chamber . |
| 56 | He did not bother to look up when Corbett and Ranulf were ushered in but made a gesture for them to sit on the bench alongside the table while he continued noisily with his meal . |
| 57 | Many of them are made by floating the freshly gathered blossoms on pure water and then allowing them to sit in the sunshine for a few hours . |
| 58 | ‘ There were 17 players in the team and everyone got on the pitch at some point during the game , ’ he added . |
| 59 | Everyone got off the train at Winnipeg , one thousand , four hundred and thirteen miles along the rails from Toronto . |
| 60 | Without doubt , close and loving physical contact between child and mother , or surrogate mother , promotes both physical and emotional well-being in the infant ; while cursory and uncomfortable handling , lack of communication and the signs of " non-loving " implicit in them make for the opposite . |