Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [verb] [to-vb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is partly because the word itself tends to conjure up the picture of performing some type of vigorous sport . |
| 2 | Michael Cole , the media director for the House of Fraser , said on March 7 , 1990 , that the report was inept and prejudiced , while on the same day Sir Edward Du Cann , chairman of Lonrho ( which had itself desired to take over the House of Fraser ) , criticized the government for refusing to take action against the Fayeds and said that damages would be sought against the brothers through the courts . |
| 3 | A rise in numbers would by itself help to explain why the upper classes were looking for new and wider choice of occupation ; it does not go far towards explaining the popularity of Cîteaux . |
| 4 | Instead of which she found herself having to blink away the sting of tears that blurred her vision . |
| 5 | We said that secondary school pupils might themselves begin to discuss explicitly the different meanings of ‘ grammar ’ , and become conversant with the controversies aroused by this word . |
| 6 | If nothing is readily available you find yourself trying to thaw out the cheesecake from the bottom of the freezer ( nobody will miss it , will they ? ) , or working out how long it will take you to get to the shops and back with a bag-full of goodies . |