Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His sisters did n't tell him about their books , or show him the new ones that they were writing . |
| 2 | How would be persuaded or give them the right image . |
| 3 | Often bosses ignore workers or give them the silent treatment — a negative , no-win situation for all concerned . |
| 4 | These can themselves be productive of problems for the people concerned , or they may affect the kind of advice or counsel which the social worker should offer . |
| 5 | ‘ Or have I the dubious distinction of witnessing a rare performance ? ’ |
| 6 | She knew that , even as she knew that , whatever price had to be paid , she would rather pay it than deny herself the overwhelming need coursing through her . |
| 7 | She now has a wedding dress that cost me the national debt , but which now bears no relation to the original creation because all the expensive seed-pearls are strewn around her bedroom floor , and which the dog thought would be marvellous to eat and is now residing at the local vet 's and which will cost me even more money . |
| 8 | The result is a database on which you can search for a favourite author or publisher , or search for packages that give you the required level of coverage of particular elements ( or units ) of competence . |
| 9 | They take jobs that allow them the maximum time at the waters edge , or they do not work at all . |
| 10 | Nor have I the slightest intention of subjecting you to a close examination of my emotions . ’ |
| 11 | It is hardly surprising given the enhanced status , power and influence which the nineteenth century had brought , that Nonconformists had come to identify the Christian religion with the values and secular goals of their times , the most important of which was an acceptance of the inevitability of progress through change . |
| 12 | When Batty comes back , why not preserve the current formation and make him the fifth defender , seeing as Speed seems to revel in the central midfield . |
| 13 | I found it interesting to take one person , say the rector , Charles Henstock , and make him the chief character in one book and follow his fortunes , as I had in the first book about the great Mrs Curdle . |
| 14 | But that 's the real world and we have to be positive and make it the best for them as it can be , with love , affection and trust . ’ |
| 15 | So let's really all commit ourselves to the national raffle and make it the biggest and most successful raffle Save The Children has ever had . |
| 16 | Let his man make his way back there , and let me have the third horse and bring you the quickest way to Ullesthorpe . |
| 17 | With this in mind we take a look at the kind of thing the cold weather walker should be wearing on page 26 and bring you the latest thermals on page 24 . |
| 18 | Most fax software lets you define a group of names in the fax phone book , and send them the same fax at the click of a button . |
| 19 | I would be grateful if you could look into the matter and send me the duplicate Agreement as soon as possible , as I have your copy of the tape ( VM on IBM at 1600 bpi ) ready to despatch to you on return of the documents . |
| 20 | Please accept my application and enrol me into Quality Paperbacks Direct , and send me the five introductory books whose numbers I have printed in the boxes provided . |
| 21 | Please accept my application and enrol me as a member of The Literary Guild and send me the introductory books whose numbers I have printed in the boxes provided . |
| 22 | In fact , there have been many discussions caused by Johnny — and his girlfriend who seems to do very little other than build up her tan on a beach and send him the odd letter in a bottle . |
| 23 | Refuel the plane and send us the other brother , and we will send you the other passengers . |
| 24 | ‘ You are saying that if it were possible to remove a fertilized egg cell from a woman after she had conceived , you could examine it and say what the resulting child would be like ? ’ |
| 25 | Thereafter it 's no more than a recurrent talking-point or a way of talking down , with all this I do n't feel I really know you and What 's really going on in there ? and Show me the real you . |
| 26 | Jacob can go with you , and show you the old coach road that leads to the signpost . |
| 27 | According to Maybury-Lewis ( 1971 : 33–6 ) , the Shavante , both men and women , have a passion for meat , and consider it the prime delicacy : in fact , however , they subsist primarily on wild roots , nuts , and fruits from the collecting trips of women . |
| 28 | Eva sat down on the edge of the bed and read me The Selfish Giant , dramatizing all the characters and imitating a smug vicar at the sentimental end of the story . |
| 29 | He came into the room once , said , " Put away your books , " and read us The Lemnian , Buchan 's story about Thermopylae . |
| 30 | He was referring to the times at Achnacarry when I would on occasion meet the trainees returning from a speed march and pipe them the last two miles back to the camp . |