Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [conj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the meantime all those due to appear in the FA Cup third round in the New Year have received a letter from Lancaster Gate reminding them that the FA has the power to throw them out of the competition if their players become involved in mass brawls . |
| 2 | It has taught me that the world does n't revolve around me . |
| 3 | Although we would not be able to see them because the light from them would not reach us , we would still feel their gravitational attraction . |
| 4 | You list all your interruptions , when they occurred , who made them and the reason . |
| 5 | Later in the book , Mars attempts to put fiddles into context , to point out the conditions that favour them and the places where they are most likely to flourish . |
| 6 | One interviewer asked me whether the riot was not a cry for help by the rioters . |
| 7 | ‘ A lot of people asked me if the staff would lose their jobs . |
| 8 | ‘ You asked me if the garage had returned my car , when you 'd got it under lock and key all the time ! ’ |
| 9 | Your natural long-range weapons are your feet and hands ; keep using them until the attacker backs off or lets you escape . |
| 10 | It was decided to stop using them because the stress of the three hundred and sixty-degree swing made the whole spire shake . |
| 11 | Employers may be reluctant to admit using them because the terms of their employment are embarrassing . |
| 12 | That message , and the wearing of the rings , are all that now bind me and the Queen of Ruritania . |
| 13 | But it soon became evident that there were many kinds of interferon , all produced when cells were exposed to particular viruses but varying in their exact nature according to the cells which produced them and the species of animal from which the cells originated . |
| 14 | Objects ought to lead to investigations about the society that produced them and the people who used them . |
| 15 | The ANC conference held in Johannesburg on Dec. 14-16 ended with a commitment to continue negotiations but with a threat to suspend them if the government did not take action before April 30 , 1991 , to halt township violence , release all political prisoners , allow exiles to return , repeal remaining " repressive " legislation and halt political trials . |
| 16 | The blocks were placed in a long tray which was just wide enough to accommodate them and the tray was then subjected to a series of sharp shocks , very similar to the succussion process . |
| 17 | Its honours for impresarios and maverick businessmen — what The Times called examples of ‘ unrepentant Darwinism , of the business survival of the fittest and of nature red in tooth and claw ’ — so appalled them and the Palace that it took several weeks for approval to be obtained . |
| 18 | All the inside surfaces were wood , the fire smoke had blackened them and the heat produced a rich resinous smell of burning pine . |
| 19 | Bringing them and the milk together , however , is something of a problem . |
| 20 | She had also decided to invite Louise and Miriam , whom she wanted to impress with her domestic abilities , but only after a struggle in which she was torn between the pleasure of impressing them and the displeasure of having two more women and thereby disturbing what she considered to be a favourable balance of the sexes . |
| 21 | But they , they er I mean you do n't have to be too bright to realize that the questions have been given them and the answers have g been given them . |
| 22 | As part of the link-up process QP has made a covenant or promise to these two families to support them and the work they are involved in in three ways : |
| 23 | Robert ( 4.1 ) made his and the teacher said , ‘ It does n't quite fit , does it ? ’ |
| 24 | Then the elbow joins them as the head is firmly glued to the palm of the hand ; it 's as if that tired old head was too heavy to hold itself up . |
| 25 | ask your Social Secretary office for form AG 5 ( and form AG 1 if you want to claim on low-income grounds and you do not hold a current AG 2 or AG 3 certificate ) , fill them both in and send them where the form tells you . |
| 26 | The problem with Hellige 's formulation is that it can be used to explain any particular pattern of results but can not readily predict them since the nature and difficulty of both primary and concurrent tasks needs to be taken into account . |
| 27 | The corporation also said it would consult with the local residents about the operation and regretted not having approached them before the work began . |
| 28 | ‘ He has reminded me that the beginning of a reign is a traditional time for the pardoning of malefactors , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Now Berliners aim to realise the potential that 's eluded them since the war , and the development of no man 's land is crucial ; the practical realisation of unification , and it 's fraught with problems . |
| 30 | " Forgive me if the question is an impertinence . " |