Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] the [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I know with two ladies th their daughters wanted to , them to go the house and they would n't . |
| 2 | The reason , one supposes , for their usefulness in the wind band rather than the orchestra is no doubt the weight and solidity of tone which overcomes in the former combination any disadvantages which might be caused by the highly individual tone-colour of the saxophones , and thus enables them to enrich the texture and , by their vitality , to add the gaiety and fun which are such marked features of their character , as well as a brand of melancholy particularly to be associated with the alto instrument , hence its occasional use for solo work . |
| 3 | She says it slipped and set off the magic eye which set the baler off which crushed the bottom part of my leg causing me to lose the tissue and muscle from my ankle up to my shin . |
| 4 | In May 1862 the authorities issued a set of press rules which enabled them to suspend The Contemporary and a number of other journals . |
| 5 | I went to association and came in with me to see the place and to meet the outgoing director and the nice part time secretary . |
| 6 | It is a great joy for me to see the discipline and enthusiasm of these players . |
| 7 | ‘ Yet you expect me to conduct the case and arrive at decisions , even order an arrest , while sitting at a desk . ’ |
| 8 | 4 Position 6 people 1 metre away from the same wall and ask them to estimate the length and height of the same wall and calculate the average percentage error that these estimates will produce in the estimation of the area of the wall . |
| 9 | It is believed that one of them moved the regulator and opened it up with the result that the train was soon out of control . |
| 10 | With bated breath and trying to make herself invisible , Joan waited for them to pass the alcove and make their way downstairs . |
| 11 | Their education certainly suffered as the teachers did not like them interrupting the curriculum and sat them at the back of the class and told them to write home . |
| 12 | On the first trip , we just let them enjoy the sailing and see how much fun it can be . |
| 13 | Well I asked the girl and the she , we sort of sidetracked and when I come off the phone I realized that she had n't said . |
| 14 | Now all of a sudden I change the subject and look the way you 're all sitting forward . |
| 15 | ‘ Let's get out of here , ’ said I brrrming the engine and engaging drive . |
| 16 | I despise the idea and practice of blood sports , but this violent reaction threw up a profile of wildly inconsistent attitudes which puzzles me ; how is it that fox hunting is legal and fishing is the most popular outdoor recreational activity in Britain , yet badger killing invokes a desire for public retribution — lynch mob fever , almost — over and above the punishment of the courts ? |
| 17 | I made the bed and was putting the clothes in the cupboard . |
| 18 | As I made the turn and dive I realised that I had lost lateral control and the wing " roll and dive " was increasing alarmingly . |
| 19 | When creating the flower pictures themselves , I made the spring and summer designs , on the top row , curve towards each other to form a complementary pair , and used the same effect for the bottom row of autumn and winter . |
| 20 | But I was more of a dogsbody really — I was ‘ allowed ’ to help with conveyancing , but most of the time I made the coffee and did bits of typing , especially if the other secretary , Doreen , was absent . |
| 21 | I made the appointment and took the dog home . |
| 22 | I did n't expect her to stay so long , but I made the offer and I have to stick with it . |
| 23 | I made the tea and she drank it , then she continued her story . |
| 24 | He was on the water when I made the speech and the Liberals did not know what to say . |
| 25 | I unlocked the door and led the way in . |
| 26 | Now the part they play in the community depending on your political statistical or whatever leisure interest viewpoint may be that you think they have n't got the combination right but that 's obviously a very subjective thing , but I think that I mean the visibility and the social responsibility implements I would have thought are two of the most important for people . |
| 27 | I mean the rope and sit on the chair . |
| 28 | Well I mean when we to go I mean the tourism and they were just |
| 29 | I mean the fact and it , that it was , half of it was so true . |
| 30 | But you know it 's funny how why it was so I mean the grit and those were quite sharp you know You you 'd have thought that it would have taken your skin but then it was ideal stuff for getting the grease the you know the dirt and I mean the the greasy dirt away . |