Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I 've said I 've listed them well the important points for me were the Aldershot method the arousal curve and the need for audience content . |
| 2 | Maxine came to see me again the following week and we began the follow-up treatment , along the lines of those which you will find detailed in the ‘ case histories ’ sections of this book . |
| 3 | He led me up the cobbled yard and opened the door of one of the houses . |
| 4 | So I stuffed them down the waste-disposal unit . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , he rubs me up the wrong way . |
| 6 | In the hour before dawn , when the pulsar had risen above the horizon and the sky was still dark , they picked up pulsations at the correct rate — and , as confirmation , found them again the following morning . |
| 7 | Can I just say that er Ray phoned me up the other day and he said er , would you be prepared to take part in probationers ' , er regional probationary sort of training day er which is at coming up er in a few months time , to give erm presentation skills er I part of what we were doing , erm but just those O H Ps that we did on that part . |
| 8 | At least , this human being loyally follows me around the place , keeps tabs on me and rings me up the whole time . |
| 9 | I 've pursued him down the disappearing paths of my own psyche . |
| 10 | Mr Atkinson says he met President Bush just last September , and the President promised him then the full facts would come out . |
| 11 | Anyway , I phoned her up the other day to have a little chat with her . |
| 12 | The moment she encountered him again the old hostility would erupt and this feeling of awareness would vanish . |
| 13 | What 's turn it over I mean it might start I du n no it let , let him down the other morning as well ! |
| 14 | They also show them clearly the massive benefits enjoyed by employers and the costs which they are carrying . |
| 15 | If you are uncertain of the type of frame you want to use , or even of the very important role it plays in setting off the finished picture , browsing through the photographs in this book should give you a good idea of the tremendous versatility of frames , and also show you how the correct frame will focus the eye on the design itself , as well as balance all its elements . |
| 16 | I shadowed her down the tapering passage , all its planes carpet-covered , like four floors . |
| 17 | Five minutes later Breeze was escorting him up the winding flagged path . |
| 18 | He felt tired , slightly drunk and frightened ; if an assassin was hunting him then the dark runnels of Edinburgh at night would only provide fresh opportunities . |
| 19 | Oh I put it down the other end . |
| 20 | Well alright , but can you , can you not get rid of a couple of the boxes and what 's this thing there ? well why do n't you tip it up the other way and give yourself a bit more room , tomorrow Deana what 's that , your dictionary ? |
| 21 | Ten teams took part in the first race in 1975 , and they all enjoyed themselves so they thought they would do it again the following year . |
| 22 | In the Theatral Area and the West Court , raised linear pathways of well-made slabs pass through open areas of irregular cobbling , and show us clearly the main lines of movement through these courtyards : they emphasize the North Entrance and West Porch of the temple as important destinations . |
| 23 | We will encourage school to invest in sports facilities and open them up the local community . |
| 24 | According to Greta Balfour from the Royal College of Midwives , ‘ Longer hospital stays gave women the chance to make new friends , and contact with other mothers showed them how the early problems did get better . ’ |
| 25 | But that was n't the end of it ; they had made up their minds to sample every diversion that Wickhams had to offer , and went on to explore the entire store , from Haberdashery , where Mabel bought some knicker-elastic , to Hardware , where Florrie could not resist a patent vegetable slicer which was being demonstrated by a lady in a snowy white apron , who showed them how the little gadget peeled apples , chipped potatoes , sliced onions and generally made itself invaluable to the busy housewife . |
| 26 | ‘ It has surprised me how the British scene has kept up . |
| 27 | He showed me where the little oil level was . |
| 28 | ‘ How long will you be staying with us ? ’ he queried when she handed him back the completed card . |
| 29 | His plight was clearly desperate ; the slightest motion could hurtle him down the remaining few yards of slope and over the lip into the quarry . |
| 30 | I give him back the open paper . |