Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But what , precisely , is the theoretical basis for denying it the honorific title of " democracy " ? |
| 2 | In order to do this , you may find that first you need to look at your feelings of anger and resentment at your partner for denying you the ordinary experience of conception and pregnancy . |
| 3 | After giving you the brush-off , as you thought , and then bellowing and being so bloody judgemental at the time Simon crashed , I had n't come over as either sensitive or supportive . |
| 4 | She gulped , barely capable of denying herself the inevitable . |
| 5 | Strategic planning is the business of deciding what the main goals of the organization are and what policies should be adopted in pursuing them . |
| 6 | I 'm not asking you to help me , but at least you can let me get on with things instead of badgering me the whole time . |
| 7 | Some years later the influential Republican senator , Robert Taft , was still exploiting the American belief that the British were " the best propagandists and the most unprincipled people " in the world when he accused Acheson , the then US secretary of state , of doing whatever the British asked him to do . |
| 8 | She was standing straight , looking in his direction but seemingly through him , and the strange look on her face brought him around fully , and he was about to speak , not with the intention of giving her the true version of why he wanted to volunteer , for it was n't in him to hurt her to that extent , but she turned from him and , quietly opening the door , went out . |
| 9 | I think my one of my favourite passages in Adam Bede might be the description near the beginning of the novel of the methodist preacher , Diner , addressing a meeting of villagers and instead of giving you the entire speech , word for word , George Eliot gives you a little bit of what she said and then describes the manner in which she said it , and the manner in which it was actually received . |
| 10 | Alternatively , we could use an electronically-controlled variable-speed turntable , but we have no absolute way of knowing what the correct speed is . |
| 11 | It is as if there is an element of delayed action with centesimals and we have no means of knowing what the final extent of reaction will be without waiting . |
| 12 | Yet , this is not an argument against quantification per se , only against its premature use in advance of knowing what the mathematical properties of the phenomena of social life might be . |
| 13 | " The extension of majority voting will be examined … together with the possibility of making it the general rule with a limited number of exceptions . " |
| 14 | Market research is a way of finding our the social and … climate of an area . |
| 15 | There was no doubting her sister 's passion as she struggled to express her resentment , writing : — on my life Lily I declare I want only what is best for the child and would not be Cruel to him nor the cause of Cruelty and what you asked was Cruel the child knowing no Italian and being Fearful of leaving me the only Mother he has known and who he loves as his own . |
| 16 | Talks incessantly to the point of forgetting what the original question was , using long , rambling sentences which go on for so long that the interviewee ca n't remember where they started . |
| 17 | Jim joked : ‘ I 'm thinking of renaming it the royal loony burger . ’ |
| 18 | By sliding the narrow strip through the slots , combinations such as Give me the English book may be formed . |
| 19 | One might be excused for wondering what the aged poet really believed . |
| 20 | The thoroughness of its marketing approach placed it so far ahead of its short-leet rivals — Scottish Amicable and Britannia Life — that the judges had no doubts about awarding it the top accolade in the category for Large Service companies . |
| 21 | Thank you for sending me the closing statement for the above account . |
| 22 | We chose to tackle the walk from north to south , not least because the route passes our home in the south — though the excellent official guide provides duplicate maps and instructions for waling it the other way . |
| 23 | IF the man in your life is bored with socks , scarves and slippers , how about buying him the ultimate shirt for Christmas ? |
| 24 | They they 've looked at erm housing and er industrial development , er I was n't at the discussion yesterday , but clearly they 've put a significant effort into deciding what the appropriate level of new industrial development is . |
| 25 | That hand of mine wo n't go the right shape although I 've tried , I knew it would deform joints and so I put all my efforts into spreading them the opposite way , but I have n't won on that one , can you see ? |
| 26 | I have another seven days before Jens 's cousin arrives from the States and finds his would-be protégé has been seduced into giving him the cold shoulder . ’ |
| 27 | But the handful of abilities involved in our areas of common interest are like a postage stamp on a bed sheet compared to all that goes into making us the unique individuals we are . |
| 28 | I was go , thinking about doing it the other way to see what you 'd say , but then I thought , no ! |
| 29 | With news of yet another triumphant performance in the Davis Cup by Andre Agassi , it is worth asking what the American Tennis Authorities are thinking of in their choice of players for the Barcelona Olympics . |
| 30 | For Japanese to be discriminated against because of the colour of their skin , despite Japan 's success in proving herself the military and political equal of other powers , implied the virtual impossibility of Japan 's being accepted as a full equal by the industrialized nations of the West . |