Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has become a familiar complaint of managers this season , dissatisfied that the ‘ brave new world ’ of the Premier League merely offers them the same problems as the old . |
| 2 | ‘ And you 're sure that this Bermuda company controlled by you will lend me the half-million pounds in cash to buy these shares , at no interest ? ’ |
| 3 | The third John Booth provided much of the capital for his partners , Samuel and Aaron Walker , when they established the business that eventually made them the leading ironmasters in the North of England . |
| 4 | ‘ Grey ’ issues of money occur whenever enterprises that are short of funds to pay their obligations insist that the banks should make them the necessary advances to restore their ‘ liquidity ’ . |
| 5 | It was of course my mother , and she asked me the same questions as my neighbour . |
| 6 | Right can one person from each table please bring me the red files Boys can I have your red files please What was that ? |
| 7 | That 's what got me the two years inside , pal . |
| 8 | When an animal is brought in , especially an otter which is very nervous , we 've taught them the basic techniques of how to save them . |
| 9 | That 's okay , she 's also given me the right words to use to put it through urgently , okay , cos I mean you , I know you have n't exchanged yet , but you want to do that fairly quickly . |
| 10 | They 've given me the main facts . |
| 11 | These same people the , even when faced with the blatant facts of their mistakes , still hurl at the hapless retailer who unwittingly sold them the five 3″ goldfish that they tried to cram into a small glass bowl full of raw tapwater . |
| 12 | The ‘ Dragon-in-charge ’ sold me the requisite shoes , leotard and headband , finally producing a crossover cardigan in a scratchy wool , of a dirty mustard colour . |
| 13 | In his absence , I afterwards asked them the same questions , and they were able to explain quite adequately . |
| 14 | Wonderful Members of Parliament , who , little more than twenty years before , had made themselves merry with the wild railroad theories of engineers , and given them the liveliest rubs in cross-examination , went down into the north with their watches in their hands , and sent on messages before by the electric telegraph , to say that they were coming Night and day the conquering engines rumbled at their distant work , or advancing smoothly to their journey 's end , and gliding like tame dragons into the allotted corners grooved out to the inch for their reception , stood bubbling and trembling there , making the walls quake , as if they were dilating with the secret knowledge of great powers yet unsuspected in them , and strong purposes not yet achieved . |
| 15 | Please accept my application and enrol me as a member of The Literary Guild and send me the introductory books whose numbers I have printed in the boxes provided . |
| 16 | PEOPLE send me the funniest letters . |
| 17 | And how do we know whom the secret channels would enlist ? |
| 18 | Suddenly we found ourselves the proud owners of three switchboards , two lines , thirteen phones and a miraculous fax ( ‘ Oooh , you must have to roll them up ever so small ’ ) machine . |
| 19 | Duncan 's account is , in fact , a not unsympathetic one of Eliot punishing himself , denying himself the small pleasures or luxuries which someone of his wealth and distinction could have enjoyed : " He always took his wine flavoured with guilt " . |
| 20 | ‘ Money buys you certain things , but it ca n't buy you the simple pleasures in life like going around the corner into a bar and having a drink , ’ he says |
| 21 | You do not know who the rival bidders are , who wants what , or how much they are likely to bid . |
| 22 | One mother in Walton village said a parent must know who the two youths are from the pictures taken by security cameras . |
| 23 | We should shortly know who the new owners of Showerings are and what plans they have for the company . |
| 24 | Gartmore investors will have to wait until the end of January to know who the new owners will be although it will almost certainly be an overseas based group . |
| 25 | In both situations , time taken trying to establish who the key influencers and decision-makers are will be well rewarded . |
| 26 | Still , it makes for some interesting innuendo as he admits he has something the other girls have n't . |
| 27 | Only then , as the brilliant colour swam into her face , was Lindsey aware of Niall , shielding her from the other man 's gaze , gaining her the precious seconds she needed to recover . |
| 28 | Donna joined him and he found her the shortest ones , saying , ‘ You have the short ones . |
| 29 | he has he the same problems that we 've all had you know erm and yes he 's , he 's , he 's very easy to listen to despite the fact that he 's a southerner . |
| 30 | In a follow-up survey , the great majority rated it the best AIDS resource they had seen . |