Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You want me to pick up the tab . ’ |
| 2 | Phone if you want me to saddle up the mare and I 'll have her ready for you by the time you get down here . ’ |
| 3 | They want me to write out the stuff . |
| 4 | We not only provide practice in analysing experiences , but give students a glimpse of a more humane society and urge them to push back the boundaries that inhibit them . ’ |
| 5 | This is a unique chance for them to retain the use of this line and I urge them to keep up the pressure . |
| 6 | Of course , Sar n't Major James Graham Biggleswade could n't exactly go back to Blighty and expect them to hang out the welcome mat in Fulham , not after that tricky bit of bloody buggering business down in the Falklands — oh , excuuuuse meeee , the Mal -bloody-buggering- vinas — back in ‘ 81 . |
| 7 | Some say I play down the ‘ grinding toil ’ that is an unavoidable part of it all , so I will not deny that this year it was done by a very small corps of loyal people , several from without the congregation . |
| 8 | I suggest you whitewash out the pigsties and the cowsheds . |
| 9 | Er I suggest you pick up the phone and you give us a call now on , alright ? |
| 10 | The separation of to and the infinitive by introducing an adverb or phrase : I want you to gently pick up the box instead of I want you to pick up the box gently . |
| 11 | I want somebody whose sitting there listening to the radio sort of er just relaxed and I I just want you to pick up the phone and ring . |
| 12 | ‘ From January I want you to take over the ‘ breaking ’ side of the business . |
| 13 | ‘ I want you to take over the shop . ’ |
| 14 | I want you to draw up the will exactly as I 've said , and let me have it as soon as possible . ’ |
| 15 | Ready , question nine , these the following lot I want you to fill in the blanks |
| 16 | ‘ In the meantime I suggest we cut down the cross-referencing . |
| 17 | Often Hickey is besieged by fans who want him to turn up the vocals and they make their point forcibly . |
| 18 | ‘ I expect they came back the next day , or the next week ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Some say they brought back the wrong ashes , and that is n't Yeats there at all . |
| 20 | But neighbours say it brightens up the area and they want it to stay . |
| 21 | Quite often they persuade them to give up the hostages . |
| 22 | and let them find out the hard way ? |
| 23 | Let me set out the main provisions of the agreements we reached . |
| 24 | So Judge — gave us a 21-month suspended sentence and let me walk out the court . |
| 25 | I 'm terrible let me rub out the entire thing and start all over again , yeah ? |
| 26 | ‘ Let me fill in the details . |
| 27 | The problem in cultivating horseradish is not so much how to make it grow well , as to curb its enthusiasm and stop it taking over the garden . |
| 28 | You can now unscrew the nut and let it slide down the pipe as you do n't need it now . |
| 29 | It was very common that the duty wag at the time would make a little paper boat , and probably get some fat or grease from some convenient part of the ship , He would then set light to this and let it sail down the waterway whilst there was a great row of people sitting attending to their needs of nature . |
| 30 | We think you should think about : ZINC let us spell out the reasons why : |