Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb base] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keith has a lot of talent and I think David used to go to him and Keith would rearrange the songs and make them sound good with his bass lines . |
| 2 | We have been overwhelmed by the kindness and help we have received , the generous gifts , and the people who have made extra contributions on this , our special day . |
| 3 | They should get off their backsides and let us see what they intend to do about it . |
| 4 | Perhaps you 'd give a ring and let me know I 'd welcome your feedback . " |
| 5 | Since there was no sign of a bell , Charles raised the enormous ring and let it fall . |
| 6 | K. R. I 've been in tough houses — they would n't come out to help us but they 'd form a ring and let you fight — they would n't just all join in to back somebody up . |
| 7 | Over time it will also adjust the metabolism and help you burn fat easier . |
| 8 | As their two entwined bodies bobbed like corks in the water , Ronni closed her eyes and let herself melt against him . |
| 9 | Now there was no choice but to raise her eyes and let herself see the house . |
| 10 | Held against his heart , feeling the steady beat beneath her cheek , she closed her eyes and let it wash over her in soothing waves . |
| 11 | I mean I would open my eyes and see myself like that , wake up and then I 'd bounce off the bed and then I 'd sit there bouncing and , and but I have n't had that in a long time and wh when I thought now a lot of times , if I think that I leave either the front door unlocked , my house unlocked or the garage door open I go and actually check that in the middle of the night . |
| 12 | Although an official response has already been sent off , Newsline readers may wish to pen their own reply and let us see if they can be as imaginative as the original writer . |
| 13 | oh yes it 's the er West Worthing Club and do you have a regular , you know , partner you play with , is it er er a doubles match and who would cos you 're then sort of sounding out whether there 's referral business in that one . |
| 14 | She knew he was fobbing her off , but she accepted it ; she was willing to sit in the back seat and let him do the driving . |
| 15 | It was hard enough to stare at his photograph and make it come to life , but it was impossible to imagine the figure in the picture living in the sort of conditions which Normandin and others had described . |
| 16 | Dr Bethell , is beta blockade a hindrance to your training programme and do you try to wean patients off them ? |
| 17 | This is an attempt to loosen up your mind and let it accept alternative ideas . |
| 18 | Tendrils that invade your mind and make you think crazy thoughts ! ’ |
| 19 | If she were truthful , she had never properly imagined Bella as anything , except perhaps a spiteful , over-painted tart , drenched in a cheap scent , who was beginning to put on weight and let herself go . |
| 20 | After about five minutes you may need to change the blotters but , eventually , when it looks as if it is not going to curl , you can remove the weight and let it air dry . |
| 21 | I set to work with my little bag of magic potions and do you know what I discovered ? ’ |
| 22 | Do read the piece and let us know how you feel : if WOMAN can do something to help , I promise we shall . |
| 23 | Jokes and laughter can be a wonderful way of bringing people together but Gowie 's so-called jokes are the sort that cause only anger and unhappiness and make everyone despise him . |
| 24 | He had his own little boat and do you know where farmers make farrows on the land , the only mark that was left behind by Angus was the mark where he pulled his boat up on to the shore every day that the weather was not too rough . |
| 25 | Go on I tell you what why do n't you flip it over and start on the other side , even though it says this side done , this is an old tape from a seismograph and er we were afraid to use it in our work but I think the sound 's alright on it , you flip it over and where it says this side down , put that side up and use the other half of the tape and let me hear your comments back . |
| 26 | Damp and stretch out your backing paper onto a drawing board , tape it round the edges with gummed tape and let it dry . |
| 27 | Put such facts as we have before the Sheriff and the Merchant Venturers and let them sort it out . ’ |
| 28 | He lifted his shoulders and let them fall in a dismissive shrug . |
| 29 | We shrugged our shoulders and let it go . |
| 30 | Most of his contemporaries would have shrugged their shoulders and let it remain as part of the natural order of things . |