Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] the [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , internally , you need to make sure that your auditors and your , and everyone understands the same thing . |
| 2 | Amaury de Craon wrote to Edward II from Sablé in November 1323 telling him that the ‘ great uneasiness of heart that I feel as a result of the dispute between you and your brother the king of France , our lord , and a desire to find ways , according to my humble ability , to prevent it , has emboldened me to write the following things ’ . |
| 3 | If Shadows and would-be Shadows started behaving like members of a government , there 'd be a greater chance of them becoming the real thing . |
| 4 | We do n't have any trouble getting time to study because everyone wants the same thing — to do well . |
| 5 | ‘ But nobody appreciates more than me how Ian feels because I endured the same thing at exactly this time last year . |
| 6 | I made the whole thing up from the start |
| 7 | I did not think He would mind this , especially if I made the whole thing into a sort of combined barby stroke burnt sacrifice . |
| 8 | ‘ I choked the dirty thing , ’ said Nour , ‘ and threw it in the street for the dogs . ’ |
| 9 | But I mean the best thing is the tin it come in . |
| 10 | I mean the only thing that an appeal fund like that should do is to give the widows and dependents of the the dead of the platform , it should give them immediate money to tide them over until they get their compensation which they need . |
| 11 | but if you think about it , there is the hard ones can have a lot better ca n't they , I mean the only thing that 'll actually harm them is that if you get poked in the eye or something and it shatters the lens cos they are actually |
| 12 | I mean the real thing . |
| 13 | but it 's also linked , I mean the other thing that I 've got at the back of my mind , is a kind of nightmare , is that when we were talking about the Festival around about March that you know , we spoke to Ingy er you know as a group and then that was all fine and we kept er going along and then , and then there was that sort of dreadful phone call I had from Linda along the lines as I 'm not sure if I 've got any describers |
| 14 | Yes , I mean the other thing is if we are absolutely honest , which we should n't be with a microphone in front of us but , if we 're absolutely honest , you know this , this is a bit of work that we 're trying to make simple |
| 15 | As a group I mean the other thing that surprised me a bit , I , I spoke to Ken yesterday and said , how did you receive ? |
| 16 | and , and sort of when can we have a script you know and you write it down and take thirty per cent of it , or whatever you know , erm , I mean the other thing that Alex has drawn er |
| 17 | The , I mean the other thing , have I , have I said that the new engine |
| 18 | For example I mean the one thing about the Europe that the Eastbourne electorate apparently ah understood erm was I 'm sorry the Christchurch electorate understood , was a social contract . |
| 19 | I mean the one thing that Neil Webb can do , as you say he he 's missed a lot of football he played against our Reserves Thursday night , but the one thing he can do if he get an opportunity he can produce a telling ball . |
| 20 | I mean the one thing that has happened in recent times , and I do n't like prophecies so , I do n't wish to be a part of one , let's be clear about that , I 'm doing this as an analyst . |
| 21 | I mean the last thing we 'd think about is excluding children . |
| 22 | I mean the next thing they 'd want to do is to come in and do in this kitchen before you do any cooking for yourself |
| 23 | I mean the main thing is people can borrow on the true price of the house and then they can have an 80 or 90 per cent mortgage and when they come to pay the mortgage they have the £500 subsidy for twelve months or take them into the next twelve months . |
| 24 | I mean the main thing is these new leaflets really |
| 25 | well it could be as many as that I mean sit and count it , but there 's a lot of variation , there 's a lot to catch your eye , I mean the more things contrast with each other , the more you notice them , is n't that true . |
| 26 | I mean the biggest thing really I think my interest in all this to get secure trade from us |
| 27 | I mean the whole thing is wrong , the reconstruction , the theory behind it . |
| 28 | There 's nothing really more I mean the whole thing is a budget guesstimate . |
| 29 | taking it seriously I mean the whole thing trying to get in my bed . |
| 30 | I mean the whole thing would have to be redesigned . |