Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The men who had not heard them arrive in the courtyard looked up in surprise . |
2 | He had heard me talking to the Princess . |
3 | Another result is that firms make ‘ supernormal ’ profits ( profits in excess of those necessary to induce them to remain in the industry ) at consumers ' expense . |
4 | Since then I have always followed the fortunes of Preston and am saddened to see them languishing in the lower divisions . |
5 | With this in mind , she had taken Charles with her when she went to see them perform for the first time . |
6 | Parents who fork out one a year for expensive games would not have to see them abandoned in the cupboard and teenagers could have a dozen games a year at pocket money prices . |
7 | Having made contact with a group of students at the nearby Architectural Association he went to see them play at the Goings On Club in Archer Street , a tiny place largely frequented by poets . |
8 | I would nt be at all suprised to see them play in the ‘ theatre of dreams ’ . |
9 | ‘ The memory will always be with me of those lads ' faces , even though at the time I was only twenty years old myself , to see them sat on the floor of the aircraft , and some of the trying to negotiate the main spar , and the cheers and tears when we came over the white cliffs of England . |
10 | ‘ I was sorry to see them striding along the walks at Tunbridge Wells with their arms akimbo , dressed in martial uniform , ’ wrote the authoress Elizabeth Montagu that spring of some fellow members of her sex . |
11 | They really are a very vibrant organization , and er , I think we really would wish them well , and , and very pleasing to see them adapting to the new circumstances . |
12 | I think that 's what I think , but I 'm not sure that if I 'd been born here I 'd be pleased to see me walking down the lane . |
13 | At this Mr Healey was jolly pleased to see me trapped in the Thickets of Quotation , and , again merrily , said , ‘ Plato ? |
14 | The dogs were surprised when I disturbed them in the middle of the night and they chased in their runs when I left again , strained to see me departing through the rain , and hear the car door opening , their bowls clanking as I threw them inside . |
15 | Dr Livesey came out of the house in time to see me climbing into the stockade , and my friends welcomed me happily . |
16 | This encourages them to listen to the responses and to each other . |
17 | In addition , work which has been prepared on a word-processor and presented to teachers or assessors encourages them to concentrate on the content without being prejudiced by the presentation . |
18 | Even at its simplest your intervention — supports the children in their role-play introduces the idea that you , the teacher , can play a role yourself creates the possibility of formalising their language creates the possibility of introducing some simple work in other curriculum areas ( e.g. counting ) encourages them to think beyond the immediate , maybe introducing simple notions of cause and effect narrative gives you the opportunity to introduce simple signals indicating when you are in and out of role , thereby accustoming them to this strategy for when you use it later in a whole group drama . |
19 | We pour much time , money , anxiety and effort into our children simply for the pleasure of seeing them grow into the kind of people we long for them to be . |
20 | On seeing them waddle down the street , like a mass of quivering flesh , we usually ran upstairs to warn Mum of the advancing horde . |
21 | I hope that gradually we will stop seeing them begging on the streets without any prospects for their future . |
22 | Far from being an eyesore , local people get pleasure seeing them blowing in the wind . |
23 | So do you want me to call at the 's now ? |
24 | He ca n't help it : Do you want me to go into the other room ? |
25 | Or do you want me to go through the Valve at Firstlight speed ? ’ |
26 | Well do you want me to go in the cellar see what we 've got ? |
27 | Now , do you want me to turn on the fire for you ? |
28 | if there 's nothing you want recording what do you want me to do with the dinner ? |
29 | So he does n't want me to talk about the Hound . |
30 | But this is his moment , and he does n't want me getting in the way . |