Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [prep] [pn reflx] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He never for example suggests that women should be allowed into the inner courts of the temple , or take upon themselves the obligations of prayer laid on men . |
| 2 | I thought that perhaps I would sooner have swum in the pool with the crocodiles than draw to myself the hostile attention of that girl . |
| 3 | He would never dare openly to disobey Smallfry , but he had learned to listen for every shift in her voice-tone and read for himself the most subtle variation in her smile . |
| 4 | This fact meant that Danzigers had far more opportunity to mull over Nazi propaganda and assess for themselves the extent of the Polish , Communist and Jewish ‘ threats ’ . |
| 5 | Certainly the happiest and most confident period in Firdaus ' life is when she can pick and choose her customers and determine for herself the relationship she will have with them . |