Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [prep] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The women who waited to greet them outside their huts wore bracelets of tin on their wrists and ankles , but otherwise their only other garment was a long dark cloth wrapped round the hips , which left their jutting , dark-nippled breasts uncovered . |
| 2 | Oh God they 'd look macha I 'd have to strap them under my arms ! |
| 3 | I had to strap them to my bicycle , which is why they look a bit battered . ’ |
| 4 | The Abbey is now planning a fifth mailshot to alert them to their windfalls . |
| 5 | One day soon , Dr Kepepwe would do the trick — with luck before the war-damaged moved in to supplant me in her attentions . |
| 6 | The horns , though they properly belong to the brass group , are so frequently used as part of the woodwind ensemble that we feel bound to include them in our consideration of this orchestral group . |
| 7 | Even then , she 'd probably manage to mug me with her walking frame . |
| 8 | And the protesters ' anger was heightened when Environment Secretary Michael Howard refused to see them about their fears . |
| 9 | Jonna was not slow to remind them that he and Maisie hoped to see them at their wedding , due in a few weeks ' time at Easter . |
| 10 | Look at them closely before closing your eyes and trying to see them in your mind . |
| 11 | She found herself wondering idly whether , if she and Johnny were to make love now , here beneath the apple tree , Ben would be able to see them from his garden , or Mrs Draper from her bedroom window . |
| 12 | To see them within their realm , led me to understand why divers go on and on about fish and viz. And the viz was good . |
| 13 | ‘ No need to see me to my room , Alec , ’ she said , reaching for the candlestick . |
| 14 | He would not see me there ; he condescended to see me at my hotel . |
| 15 | She came to see me with her husband . ’ |
| 16 | I would have thought it would quite amuse you to see me with my hands full of spikes ! ’ |
| 17 | and she comes in to see me on her way home from work |
| 18 | Up to the day before I had hoped he would come with me at least as far as Perpignan , to see me on my way ; now there was no question of that , and indeed I could hardly wait to get away from him . |
| 19 | You may well be ashamed to see me after your noise and nonsense . |
| 20 | When our daughter Rebecca was three she came to see me in my office one day and said , ‘ Daddy , you 're the leader of the church , and you know everything . ’ |
| 21 | I was sitting in my office smoking one of James 's cigarettes — not the best thing , perhaps , for the queasiness I was still feeling , but I hoped it might calm my juddering nerves — when a poked page-boy knocked on my door and said the Old Man wanted to see me in his suite . |
| 22 | He came to see me in our hotel the night before we came to this country , and … |
| 23 | Unless he wishes to strip me of his confidence . ’ |
| 24 | He 's going to kill me with me tea again , I was ready for a mess |
| 25 | If it manages to kill me in my sleep one night , you 'll be as badly off as you were before . ’ |
| 26 | I pounced on the quotation because she had no right , no right at all to burden me with her doubts , after a year , and after everything . |
| 27 | I would like to thank everyone for their efforts in 1993 . |
| 28 | The cards and calls from well-wishers have been a real pick-me-up and I want to thank everyone for their concern and support . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Although 1992 was an excellent year and we would like to thank everyone for their support , we are always on the look out for new members . ’ |
| 30 | After he survived the vote , Mr Major went to the Whips ' office to thank them for their help . |