Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] in the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do n't get to see them in the states so we have to come over here . |
| 2 | The King was much intrigued to see them in the Dolls ' House and enquired who gave her permission . |
| 3 | Others lay them in the stems , in the roots or in buds . |
| 4 | He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name 's sake . |
| 5 | I was awakened by a French Commando nudging me in the ribs with the toe of his boot . |
| 6 | ‘ Third Term ’ ( Deltic ) Re-released as a 12-inch , with the added bonus of a stunning acoustic version of ‘ The Newshound ’ ( an acute portrayal of the scum that litter the daily tabloids ) — and rightly so , because quite frankly this puts 90 per cent of single released this year into the shade and kicks them in the teeth to boot . |
| 7 | ‘ Third Term ’ ( Deltic ) Re-released as a 12-inch , with the added bonus of a stunning acoustic version of ‘ The Newshound ’ ( an acute portrayal of the scum that litter the daily tabloids ) — and rightly so , because quite frankly this puts 90 per cent of single released this year into the shade and kicks them in the teeth to boot . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're gon na gang bang them in the drive-ins , Harry . |
| 9 | At a launch party , at Heaven , he took two platefuls of celebratory cake and , with a gesture of proprietorial confidence that Rupert Murdoch or Robert Maxwell would have been hard put to match , flung them in the faces of his two editors . |
| 10 | The tubers should n't touch each other — sit them in the hollows of egg boxes , ‘ eyes ’ upwards in a cool , frost-free place with some light . |
| 11 | Medau teachers invited Patricia McCall to instruct them in the principles of Laban Movement at their September Training Day ; in St Andrews , Rosalind Garton follows her evening Medau class immediately with a Yoga session , and is delighted by the enthusiasm shown for the idea . |
| 12 | Nobody visited them in the evenings or dropped in for a chat during the day , except in the way of business — to sell wood to Uncle Philip or to arrange a booking for Francie and his fiddle . |
| 13 | Place them in the corners . |
| 14 | They had crossed the market , the shopping centre , passed the churches , chapels , religious meeting rooms , fighting to outdo each other and against the countless bars ; even hoping through the wave of religious revival , and the example set by the Queen herself , that they would eventually withdraw sinners from the flames of hell-fire and place them in the arms of the Lord . |
| 15 | ‘ That old Plumpton has them in the baths — an hour , private-like , once a week . ’ |
| 16 | Involvement of the public would not only affirm the fact that these are issues for all of us , but would also educate people as to the range and limitations of existing therapies , and involve them in the decisions to be made in the light of this . |
| 17 | His beloved father , Jack , had no especial love for cricket , although later on young John would delight in a recollection that when cricket began to seek better playing surfaces it found them in the graveyards . |
| 18 | We found them in the stables , tending to the horses ; country lads whose constant talk was of saddles , bridles , reins and spurs ; what was good horseflesh and what was n't ; what horses should be fed and when they could drink . |
| 19 | who looks them in the eyes and strikes |
| 20 | Then , by periodically removing the inverted bottles from their positions , she would shake them , then replace them in the holes . |
| 21 | The guerrillas had allegedly smuggled explosives and weapons , including Soviet Katyusha missiles , into Jordan and used them in the attacks . |
| 22 | He approached me in the Limes Club in Sheffield and said if I signed with him , he would fill my book and raise my fee — a promise which he fulfilled . |
| 23 | Humpage had been chosen as wicketkeeper and started the game behind the stumps , but with Gloucestershire finding little to worry them in the efforts of Warwickshire 's regular bowlers , Humpage removed his pads and gloves , with Chris Maynard , playing as a batsman , taking over as wicketkeeper . |
| 24 | It was as a result of this new approach that Haslam found himself in the Plastics Division , a more glamorous part of ICI , in contrast to the Nobel Division he had recently left . |
| 25 | He had a feeling that Maidstone mentioned them to vindicate himself in the eyes of others . |
| 26 | By middle age Bartram has so educated himself in the classics , sciences , medicines and above all , botany , that he was regarded as one of the intellectuals of his time . |
| 27 | This moving image manifests itself in the motions of the heavenly bodies . |
| 28 | The difference is essentially one of the spirit and it manifests itself in the habits and attitudes of country folk . |
| 29 | It disguises itself in the trappings of its rival ’ ( p. 1 13 ) . |
| 30 | Girls who could n't get themselves a husband in this country were sent out to find one in the colonies and it seldom failed . ’ |