Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [verb] [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One need not know about them to hold them out as a threat . |
| 2 | She was right about them letting me out . |
| 3 | She grumbles a bit about me waking her up , but I do n't think she minds all that much . |
| 4 | You were making some interesting conversation about me killing somebody just now . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't think there have been any new developments since yesterday morning , but I 'll run through them to keep you up to date . ’ |
| 6 | I paid 100 pesos for them to tidy her up and put her in a 900 peso coffin on which I paid a 200 peso deposit . |
| 7 | Jim did not seem to be there enough for them to talk it through and neither of them had any money . |
| 8 | as possible to make it easier for them to set it up , is that we 're hoping to develop within the next er few months in fact , a certification form |
| 9 | What they , yes , what they done , they used to have a large long pull with a hook on and attached to a rope and as the ship was coming up to the river , they would throw this here pole on to a ship with a hook and then pay the rope out and then get towed up to the quay , the ship would n't stop for them to pick them up , pick that boat |
| 10 | Oh yes , it was , is it that , that was why we were looking for them to pick them out ? |
| 11 | And McCall , the driving force in Rangers ' 2–1 European Cup win at Elland Road , said : ‘ Leeds have great character and ability and I hope they go on to do well this season , but it will be difficult for them to pick themselves up from this . |
| 12 | To assess the damages it is necessary to form a view upon three matters each of which is in greater or lesser degree one of speculation : ( 1 ) the value of the material benefits for his dependants which the deceased would have provided out of his earnings for each year in the future during which he would have provided for them had he not been killed : ( 2 ) the value of any material benefits which the dependants will be able to obtain in each such year from sources ( other than insurance ) which would not have been available to them had the deceased lived but which will become available to them as a result of his death : ( 3 ) the amount of the capital sum which , with prudent management , will produce annual amounts equal to the difference between ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ( that is " the dependency " ) for each of the years during which the deceased would have provided material benefits for the dependants had he not been killed . |
| 13 | Erm the old on that you know , took me two years to get the bearings approved and er you know but then having to wait a year and a half cos had a year and a half 's worth of orders on 'em and promised to hold the price for three years is that 's what it took for them to use them up , er has run out , new orders have been put on but I 've got the chance of taking the business . |
| 14 | But see the reason I have to send this to Liverpool for them to put it in |
| 15 | And Steve obediently went off , taking with him a jar of Marmite in a garden trowel as a substitute for coal in a shovel , and he stood out there on the front porch in the cold listening to the silence and looking at the stars , waiting for them to let him in on the last stroke of Big Ben on the radio : a faint , feeble echo of some once meaningful ritual , though what it had meant or now could mean nobody there knew or had ever known . |
| 16 | ‘ I like taking the children to the playground — it 's such a good way for them to wear themselves out , particularly Nicola , who 's a real bundle of energy ! |
| 17 | I do n't think it 's good for them moving them about from school to school do you ? |
| 18 | This may make her feel that society regards her as a second-class widow , and you may need to help those who come into contact with her to understand how important it is going to be for her future adjustment for them to treat her just as they would any other bereaved person . |
| 19 | Soon it will be time for them to do it again . |
| 20 | Another opportunity for them to do it again . |
| 21 | I 'll send up the chaps from the mortuary van if you 're ready for them to take him away . " |
| 22 | But when I rung to take it , for them to take it back they had a special offer on and it was twelve weeks for forty pu , pa , you know , were doing it cheap |
| 23 | One good look at Ruari 's strained face and Mairi Ban had him on his feet , his arms over their shoulders for them to help him home . |
| 24 | ‘ Maybe it 's like diving , and the degree of difficulty is too great for them to pass it forward . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It is especially useful for them to have someone else at the surgery , not only for reassurance but to add to the discussion , ’ he explains . |
| 26 | him out by all means on any investment but this is the difference at the end of his talk he will be hoping that you will complete an application form for them to advise you individually . |
| 27 | for them to ring her back . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've put through a call to London and I 'm waiting for them to ring me up . |
| 29 | After that it 's a question of waiting for them to contact you again . |
| 30 | Some needed only to know that we existed — that was enough for them to throw themselves wholeheartedly into the gay life . |