Example sentences of "[subord] [verb] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than doing it the other way . |
| 2 | The Encomiast alleges that Swegen Forkbeard took his elder son Cnut on the conquest of England , leaving Harald , the younger , in Denmark , and that after Swegen 's death Cnut returned and asked Harald to divide it between them , while offering him the eventual choice of Denmark or England if he would assist in subjugating the latter ; but Harald refused both requests and , after jointly bringing their mother back from among the Slavs , Cnut sailed for England alone . |
| 3 | Then I 'll decide whether to post him the last reels of film in a Jiffy bag or fly back to London with them myself . |
| 4 | Typically , teen magazines like Smash Hits , were soon on the case and presented them as a ‘ new ’ band , although none went as far as dubbing them the customary , overnight success . |
| 5 | Throughout human history , disabled people have constantly confounded the low expectations of others , and how much better it would be for special educators to raise the expectations of disabled children and their families by giving them an understanding of this , by helping them to accept their disabled identities with pride , by helping them to understand their place in the world and their rights as well as giving them the practical skills to deal with these issues . |
| 6 | His position within the duchy had brought him the support of men who would otherwise have been outside his sphere of influence , as well as making him the better lord for his own servants . |
| 7 | His position within the duchy had brought him the support of men who would otherwise have been outside his sphere of influence , as well as making him the better lord for his own servants . |