Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] the [adj] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , I mean I The important thing is I think the children do recognize the differences , not that they do n't notice the differences , because they 're Like you say they 're capable of using the other if it if it suits them . |
| 2 | Love for another is one of the main derivatives of this awareness of difference ( two bodies in different skins ) and the accompanying gratitude when good things are provided : ‘ I love you because you are my mother and give me the good things I need . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You know what men are like — swearing that their casual lovers are of no account , yet going berserk when we tell them the same thing ! ’ |
| 4 | Keep them out of the way , take them through the ugliest country you can find , confess them the miserable things they are , and spend nothing on them but for safety and speed … |
| 5 | Probably tell you the same thing a different way . |
| 6 | They know what the other thing is . |
| 7 | I know what the other thing is . |
| 8 | I find myself the only thing is to change the subject . |
| 9 | It 's harder when you do it the first thing . |
| 10 | I mean what the strange thing is that I was reading about |
| 11 | ‘ Just gim me the damn thing . ’ |