Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [vb infin] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet can not I have the patience to look upon your wickedness with such a … |
| 2 | A trustee in a sequestrated estate , part of which consisted of a public house business , who did not himself hold the certificate or retail excisable liquor , was held not to be disqualified under the corresponding provision then in force : Lundie v. Magistrates of Falkirk ( 1890 ) 18 R. 60 . |
| 3 | Action This error will be reported if LSSTOP did not itself stop the process . |
| 4 | Whilst PageMaker does not itself support the condensing and expanding of type ( a feature that we hope will be included in version 4.0 ) it is possible to perform this trick on the Macintosh — sadly not on the PC . |
| 5 | Conversely , and as the price for treating the company as its own , the dominant undertaking will be liable for the obligations of the company if the company defaults and this seemingly will apply even to preexisting obligations ; however , the dominant undertaking will be able to apply for relief from liability if it did not itself cause the company 's default . |
| 6 | The fact that the damage is disproportionate to the purpose sought to be achieved does not itself render the conspiracy actionable ; nor is the court concerned with the expediency or otherwise of the policy adopted by the combiners . |
| 7 | Do not you mean the lady Anne , little brother ? ’ |
| 8 | Should not we support the negotiating process now under way through the Conference for a Democratic South Africa , and so secure the maintenance of international pressure for rapid progress towards a new , genuinely democratic constitutional order ? |
| 9 | She said no more , although she could not herself treat the matter so lightly . |
| 10 | Nathan blushed and stammered , returning his gaze to where she herself lay ; she was , he wanted to say , the loveliest thing he had ever seen , and could not they name the baby after her ? |
| 11 | If the hon. Gentleman thinks that it is not , why does not he have the courage to stand up and say so ? |
| 12 | Does not he understand the impact that that will have on British Aerospace and Rolls-Royce ? |
| 13 | Before the Minister takes the mote out of Europe 's eye , should not he take the beam out of his own ? |
| 14 | Why does not he address the problem seriously and put real money into solving it — or will he continue to opt out and sell out , just as the Prime Minister did for the country in Maastricht yesterday ? |
| 15 | If Labour wants economic regeneration and redevelopment , why can not it support the development corporations that already exist ? |
| 16 | Illustrations are seen to be a motivating factor for poor readers , but they are otherwise considered to be a distraction and ‘ do not themselves make the reading level of the prose any lower ’ ( ibid . |
| 17 | The industrial worker 's control over the work process is shaped and generally reduced by technology ; in the home , machines do not themselves determine the pace and rhythm of work . |
| 18 | rejected the allegation that the wife 's agreement to the opening of the account had been procured by undue influence on the part of her husband , but dealt with ‘ the suggestion that the bank are disentitled to enforce the mandate because they sent or gave the document to Mr. Shephard and did not themselves obtain the defendant 's signature ’ by holding [ 1988 ] 3 All E.R. |
| 19 | It is almost impossible to forge any sort of career associated with public life or public men where you do not yourself become the object of hostility in some quarter . |
| 20 | I would not myself give the set preference over Abbado 's , which also has its shortcomings but does present the work with steady inspiration . |
| 21 | I asked myself each time , Why ca n't I make the pot boil ? |
| 22 | Er recordwise it never happened and does never seem to happen but we can go to America and work in the Irish centres and the Irish clubs and be an Irish band but er the way we could come over here and do a concert to people in general , it does n't I think the radio situation in America for years was al always very if you were folk you played in folk programme , if you were country you 'll play in the country prog whereas here in Britain there 's one great thing with the radio system , people tend to play whatever you know if it 's easy listening programme they play whatever is is nice and easy listening you know . |
| 23 | The girl on duty said no , she was sure not , why did n't I try the music shop . |
| 24 | I was unsure whether to make her Northern , like my own mother , which works wonderfully well with Zelma-like lines , eg. ‘ If you were me , would you wear the blue dress with the beading that everyone 's seen me in , or the new one I 've kept hanging up for two years ? ’ or ‘ Sha n't I buy the beef , then ? |
| 25 | So why ca n't I have the money ? |
| 26 | Why did n't I have the courage to release him ? |
| 27 | " Ca n't I climb the wall into your garden ? |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't ye remember the name of your own neighbours , boy ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Did n't she identify the body ? |
| 30 | Why could n't she put the image of that wretched man out of her mind ? |