Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Of course , had the guilds and fraternities included a handling charge in their reckoning they might have attracted an income allowing them the freedom to purchase for themselves those ‘ extras ’ now being clamoured for .
2 The Ideal had to close down , and a vandal 's brick made it the Id al , which spelled the end of an era .
3 As we have seen , the removal of a core-electron requires an energy characteristic primarily of the atom concerned , so this technique offers us the ability to identify the constituent atoms of any sample .
4 Bann face Garvey at Blaris on Wednesday night ( 8pm ) and Holywood at Olympia next Saturday , needing two outright wins to secure them the honours .
5 ‘ It is the agency 's responsibility to find you the type of work you have indicated that you are interested in .
6 ‘ It 's not on at all for a brother-in-law to treat me the way you treat me .
7 Today the Echo offers you the chance to become one of the big match mascots .
8 Yet again Hairflair magazine in association with the hair care experts at Supersoft bring you THE hair competition of the year .
9 I took Sir Ralph to the top of the stairs into the North Bastion tower but the passageway was so narrow Colebrooke helped him the rest of the way . ’
10 Hoskyns found him the opening — sub-warden of Lincoln Theological College .
11 Sharmi told me the story :
12 Spicer told him the news and asked him if he would like a local caddie to be booked .
13 The card told me the rest .
14 Robson said yesterday : ‘ Bobby told me the atmosphere got to certain players last time .
15 Then the cheeky four-year-old showed off by singing her favourite song — the drinker 's ditty Show Me The Way To Go Home .
16 Mr Grover listened carefully as Paddington told him the story .
17 the stables show them the stables .
18 It was quieter , with few shops , not one of them interesting , and restaurants which opened with optimistic flourishes and invitations but where , after a few weeks , you could see the desolate owner standing in the doorway wondering where he 'd gone wrong ; his eyes told you the area was n't going to revive in his lifetime .
19 Our new world industry correspondent , Richard Feast , casts a critical eye over recent motor show offerings , and concludes that Japan 's ‘ lean ’ production methods give them the opportunity to offer imaginative and stimulating new models
20 I do n't pay them too much attention cos I 'm busy , but I think Marie shows him the letter she got this morning .
21 King David shows us the way when he says , ‘ It is good to give thanks to the Lord … and make thy praise our pride . ’
22 When I arrived , Small showed me the bodies of two lambs killed by foxes the previous night .
23 Schellenberg handed him the Führer Directive .
24 The faint glow from a street light showed him the outline of a hedge , neat flower beds , a black oblong of lawn .
25 Their flickering light showed her the way down the hall to where she placed another candle in an alcove and then , with matches in hand , she walked towards the living-room .
26 ‘ Oh , I am so sorry , ’ Kathleen handed her the caster sugar .
27 Nor were the books that Edward showed me the kind of thing I would normally have read — not , at least , as anything more than a casual browse among the dustier nooks of human eccentricity .
28 When his lips touched hers the tears overflowed .
29 In return his subjects owed him the duty of honouring that peace .
30 Foreman agreed to link up with Stafford to give him the chance to attract another League club .
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