Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adj] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The international action made me aware of the necessity for international co-operation in the fight for the fundamental rights of man and reassured me that human compassion is still alive in this world . |
| 2 | We make them aware of the pitfalls . |
| 3 | A different direction is taken by projects such as DASI ( Developing Anti-Sexist Initiatives ) where the aim is ‘ to give girls a positive self-image , and make them aware of the way society controls them rather than to direct them into ‘ male ’ areas of study or work' ( Whyld 1983 , p. 303 ) . |
| 4 | The mast quivered and bowed as Trent dived for the main and jib sheets , whipping them clear of the cam cleats . |
| 5 | Variations Tweed and Highland were each updated with two new colours , keeping them abreast of the latest trends in colour and furnishing styles . |
| 6 | The wind was already driving them clear of the shore as he raised the sails . |
| 7 | She had an exhaustive knowledge of Sunday Schools and it was depressing to find him full of the same bogus affability that she detected on every Sabbath of the year . |
| 8 | Kenneth Andrew Sanderson , of Wallace Avenue , Huyton , was sentenced in January 1991 after a Southampton Crown Court jury found him guilty of the two robberies for each of which he received seven years , concurrent ; he got six months concurrent for an admitted burglary . |
| 9 | Yeremi snatched it clear of the firing handle . |
| 10 | A dune had encroached onto the road and he was slicing away its tip , tossing it clear of the tarmac behind him . |
| 11 | It was held that he had an intention permanently to deprive because he intended to sell them irrespective of the Revenue 's rights , despite the fact that the vouchers would come back to the Revenue . |
| 12 | My close friendship with Pearn had made me aware of the work that he had put into that assistance . |
| 13 | It 's also made me aware of the responsibilities involved in leading other people in bad situations — but I will tackle mountains again and I will go to camp again . |
| 14 | Educate them early of the benefits of being in a trade union . |
| 15 | The young Greindl 's few phrases as Daland show him devoid of the unsteadiness that would later mar his singing . |
| 16 | About the time this match took place , Tonks was in the IRB meeting room alongside the French delegate and was not impressed that they had not made him aware of the game — if they in fact knew about it . |
| 17 | It was left to Vineyard who put it wide of the post . |
| 18 | But it has made us aware of the crusted , jewel-bright variety of Latin America behind things that more often lump its nations together . |
| 19 | If anything , it enhanced it , made you aware of the broadness of his shoulders , the firmness of his muscles , the long , lean power of his legs … |
| 20 | This means that , having discussed the problems with you , he should make you aware of the consequences of a continuing failure to live up to expectations and give you an opportunity to demonstrate an improvement . |
| 21 | That things remain unconscious , not because you never knew about them , but because they 're never brought into the relevant connections with other things that make you conscious of the thing in the sense of seeing what 's in it for Mrs you know , reports . |
| 22 | A hundred feet would see me clear of the danger zone , and this distance I covered foot by foot , walking sideways with my face to the rocks and the rifle to my shoulder ; a strange mode of progress , had there been any to see it . |
| 23 | ‘ The Society can help keep them abreast of the latest news and put them in touch with others who have similar interests . ’ |
| 24 | We hope that this Update will keep you abreast of the latest developments in assessment and related issues . |
| 25 | Barney might experience flashes of impatience and anger , say and do things he would later regret , but she could not believe him capable of the blind , destructive hatred that had driven the knife into Angy 's throat . |
| 26 | Essential to Trent 's possibilities of survival was that Louis should believe him ignorant of the death sentence already passed . |
| 27 | Why not view that skinhead ideology from a new perspective , for I think it brings us closer to understanding what motivates their hate instead of pumping us full of the old clichés about how inhuman they are … |
| 28 | He urged Vincent to clean them up , get them clear of the earth they stood on . |
| 29 | Water will not drain from the fabric or the tube when you lift it clear of the surface . |
| 30 | It 's all too easy to get carried away with the business of everyday life , and to put your own requirements tot he bottom of the pile . |