Example sentences of "[noun] to [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pike was curled up into a ball , like a hedgehog , clutching his wig to him the way a kid might hold on to its teddy before going to sleep . |
| 2 | It is also important that the physiotherapist should explain each part of the rehabilitation process to you the carer , teach you how you can help , and guide both you and the patient through each stage ( and any setbacks ) . |
| 3 | You 're no use to me the way you are . |
| 4 | It may just be reflected sunlight , but it has s sickly and unnatural look to it The Castle 's towers are clearly visible in the distance . |
| 5 | I ca n't make love to you the way I want to — not here . |
| 6 | Adopt a system that alerts to you the fact that you are running out of forms before you actually do so ; put a note in the drawer ten forms from the bottom for this purpose . |
| 7 | I felt disinclined actually to hand to him the piece of paper I was holding , and so put it down on the end of his bed . |
| 8 | In a parliamentary answer to me the Minister told me that he ’ had identified 18 serious irregularities and a number of additional cases involving minor breaches of the scheme rules . |
| 9 | For example , whereas Cayley , in 1854 , specifically demanded that the associative law should be satisfied , Lie and Klein , in their earlier work , did not feel obliged explicitly to mention the requirement ; in all cases of interest to them the condition was automatically satisfied ! |
| 10 | British Coal has had an option to mine the site for the past ten years . |