Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea came from the experience of pulling hair out of the bathtub ; ‘ this made me think about the things that are worthless , that we want to get rid of , the embarrassing hidden things like body hair , and the things we value and cultivate — in our culture , for instance , the head of hair is usually the first thing people register when they look at someone , a great deal of energy and money is , therefore , expended on hairdressing and styling . |
| 2 | Twist some lengths of red ribbon and let them fall down the sides of the cake . |
| 3 | This posed a problem : Should I try to explain them and risk people being confused , or should I gloss over the difficulties ? |
| 4 | Can I paint over the eyes and then go over them again ? |
| 5 | What did I do with the scissors ? |
| 6 | Where can I obtain similar coloured paints and what primer should I use on the places where bare metal is visible . |
| 7 | The NCT sessions encouraged everyone to ask ‘ daft ’ questions — the sort that do not seem daft if you do not know the answers — like how do I make up a nappy , how many sterilising tablets do I use for the bottles and what should we buy before the baby is born ? |
| 8 | So what do I see as the problems in how the industry appeals to the children of today ? |
| 9 | May I join in the expressions of sympathy to the bereaved and those who were injured in Saturday 's incident ? |
| 10 | ‘ What am I saying , what do I care about the lights ? ’ |
| 11 | Neither can I complain about the standards of execution , which are on the whole extremely impressive . |
| 12 | a fortune or something , but just say that er a co , a level of public transport corresponding to the needs , possibly even the aspirations to the people of Suffolk , so the emphasis is on , you know , cer you know putting people first I think is the County Council slogan , erm , what do I accept from the members service ? |
| 13 | Let me refer to the problems of Europe that the hon. Member for Chichester mentioned . |
| 14 | I came over it below the farmhouse and hugged the side wall like I 've seen them do in the movies until I could peer round into the farmyard . |
| 15 | Then he made me look at the windows . |
| 16 | Andrée said not unreasonably , ‘ Why not do as I ask you and let me look after the consequences ? ’ |
| 17 | Paul and Miranda Gunn had their charming young family to help them look after the guests ; their two sons Mr Munro Gunn who works at John D. Wood , and Mr Marcus Gunn who had just got home from Paris , where is working at the Paris Business School ; also their two daughters Miss Petronella Gunn , who is studying at Bristol University ; and seventeen-year-old Miss Rosie Gunn , who is a member of the Junior British Eventing team , and last year competed at Lausanne , where she won the award for the highest placed British rider . |
| 18 | So why does such a great amount of personnel change — can you explain about the points system here . |
| 19 | Do you stay with the horses all the while u in the flight ? |
| 20 | What do you want from the Mothers in Employment Group ? ? ? |
| 21 | Do you think do you think about the trees the trees should stay there or what ? |
| 22 | Now Alan , first of all er have we learned anything do you think over the years or do we seem to be getting worse ? |
| 23 | What do you think to the submarines Tom ? |
| 24 | And what did you think of the clothes ? |
| 25 | What did you think of the clothes ? |
| 26 | Do you think it 's do you think what do you think of the flats to live you know , as a senior citizen , do you think it 's suitable for senior citizens to live in the flats ? |
| 27 | What do you think of the miners ' strike ? was my first ever searching enquiry . |
| 28 | So , what did you think of the adverts ? of Decommissioning and Waste Management 's Transport Technology Department felt that the idea of the high-profile campaign was ‘ good , but it should have been done years ago ’ . |
| 29 | Erm what do you think of the police ? |
| 30 | Mm right now , now you mention that you phoned the police about when you had your purse stolen , erm are y have , what do you think of the police presence around the flats ? |