Example sentences of "[vb base] [pos pn] [noun sg] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless you want your mother to spend the rest of the evening raging at you . ’ |
| 2 | In 1980 , ITV 's governing body , the former IBA , decreed that ATV would change its financial structure , build a new studio centre in the East Midlands and change its name to reflect the region it served . |
| 3 | Frustration can easily occur unless members radically change their thinking to view the church-as-a-force . |
| 4 | He saw her raise her arm to touch the corner of her mouth with her handkerchief , and when she turned her head the features were blurred like a lump of clay when the wet cloth is removed . |
| 5 | Does the apple tantalize or taunt when the labourer summons her courage to challenge the boss about conditions on the farm — only to be sacked ? |
| 6 | The practitioner should then tell the police : ‘ I will certainly contact my client , or his solicitor if he has one , and seek his permission to supply the information and , if necessary , answer your questions . ’ |
| 7 | How can people have faith in us if we hold our job to redress the grievances of those who set us here as unimportant ? |
| 8 | Make your title search four or five days or a week before completion ( five days if you think there may be a pending registration ) , to enable you to complete well within the period of priority that your search gives you — but remember that to gain full protection you must not only complete the purchase within that period , as with unregistered title , but must also within the same period lodge your application to register the transfer or mortgage . |
| 9 | ‘ My love … ’ he breathed thickly , his strong , tanned fingers sweeping open her gown to reveal the swollen , thrusting peaks of her breasts beneath the thin silk . |
| 10 | Compulsory competitive tendering will oblige local authorities to bring in managers who demonstrate their ability to deliver the best services to tenants . |
| 11 | Rangers kick off their campaign against the French champions in Glasgow on Wednesday week , as they begin their quest to win the group and reach the final next May . |
| 12 | The purpose of the workshop was to examine the 1989 Fair Employment Act and assess its capacity to counter the structural nature of discrimination in West Belfast . |
| 13 | Merely state what you feel the interview has achieved , describe the agreed plan of action and then open your diary to fix the date of the next meeting . |
| 14 | Er in so much as I mean I must admit with these increases , I appreciate your need to get the extra profits and I 'm looking at the ones where I think we can push them to get a bit more . |
| 15 | Good evening , gentlemen — oh , and get your secretary to tell the doorman to make sure my car is waiting , will you ? |
| 16 | So if they can keep you breathing and get your body to produce the necessary antibodies , then they can cure you . |
| 17 | Teach your child to see the other person 's point of view ( not necessarily at the expense of his or her own ) . |
| 18 | In return for the offeror agreeing to procure that the accepting shareholders are paid the requisite amount of cash , the accepting shareholders exercise their right to nominate the merchant bank , or as it may direct ( ie sub-underwriters ) , as the person to whom the shares are to be allotted ; and |
| 19 | Employees approach their manager to discuss the possibility of a break and if they take up the option they are kept in touch with progress via magazines , company literature etc . |
| 20 | Labour will now be on the line they will have to deal with the axe grinders instead of helping them to sharpen their axes and the difference between ourselves and Mr and I have great respect for Mr and I believe his attempt to keep the debate about the future of Highfields and Moat on a rational basis has been very positive but completely unsuccessful and I believe now that we have to look for a way forward . |
| 21 | With reference to your letter dated March 11th , I note your disinclination to pursue the addresses in Croydon and Kilburn and fully sympathize with your feelings . |
| 22 | It asks how service personnel use their position to help the customer ; how the eight hours of their day are spent . |
| 23 | A worthwhile person is always confident : he does not feel uncertain about the effects of his actions or doubt his ability to do the right thing . |
| 24 | the culprit and use his skin to bandage the pith . |
| 25 | Ask your butcher to remove the rind and the bones from the piece of pork meat ( the bones can be added to stock and the rind will enrich a beef dish for the next course ) and if he will , to cut the back pork fat into cubes . |
| 26 | Ask your butcher to bone the turkey for you — but give him plenty of warning . |
| 27 | no minute and I call for and ask your Lordship to order the production of any board minute meeting recording that concern of Mr |
| 28 | Simply ask your partner to complete the relevant section of you Guarantee of Acceptance . |
| 29 | If you want a baby , ask your doctor to remove the IUD you must never try to remove it yourself . |
| 30 | By signalling clearly the significance of the ideas you present — and the attitude you are adopting towards them — you enable your reader to follow the essay as a coherent and developing debate , in which the generalisations and conclusions you finally draw will seem reasonable and justified . |