Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pron] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The truth in question is hidden , lying concealed beneath appearances ; we must then inquire , since its nature is not open to us , whether it is still possible to know it through some sign and whether we have a criterion by which we may recognize the sign and judge what the thing truly is . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ The learned judge left the case to the jury , remarking upon the tender years of the girl , her situation under the care and authority of the prisoner and his wife , and the authority and influence which the prisoner had over her in the absence of his wife . |
| 3 | Should she do a U-turn and sell him the house ? she wondered . |
| 4 | He thought he 'd find a rich one and sell him the cross for a good price . |
| 5 | So I 'd ask you Madam to go along with what I 'm suggesting and make him the subject of an absolute discharge so that he does n't have any previous court er any , any convictions or anything like that on his record . |
| 6 | IT IS not a new idea to take an impressionable , imaginative girl and make her the saviour of a man on the run , providing food , warmth and emotional support . |
| 7 | I declare she 'll outshine every woman in London and make you the envy of every man who meets her . |
| 8 | Let's work together on this one and make it the success it deserves to be . |
| 9 | And bring me the rum . |
| 10 | When my father is drunk and beats me , he does it because I wo n't go out and beg in the streets and bring him the money I get . |
| 11 | If you remember , yesterday afternoon , after the funeral , Francis asked me to lock the studio and bring him the key . |
| 12 | WOW ! is a new three-part course for teenagers , designed to meet the challenges of teaching young beginners and bring you the rewards of success . |
| 13 | ‘ And when he finds it , then you want us to kill him and bring you the Volvo and the Time Sprout . ’ |
| 14 | Why do you stay in Sècheron and deny yourself the pleasures of Geneva ? ’ |
| 15 | They serve as a valuable corrective to approaches of the kind that a behaviourist view might encourage , approaches which impose conformity on learners , reduce the scope of their participation as persons , and deny them the exercise of individual initiative in the learning process . |
| 16 | The children are going to have them at home anyway , so if the teachers deny themselves this extra resource , and deny themselves the experience which the children can bring , I think they 're cutting themselves off from a tremendous source of encouragement and motivation . |
| 17 | I claim a right to live on my land , and accord you the privilege to live on yours . |
| 18 | If there was a moon she used to go out into the yard , and look at the moon , and prophesy what the world was going to be like tomorrow . |
| 19 | This means that she falls asleep in the car on the way to the airport and can not be woken except by a party of electricians returning from Corfu , who put her in a baggage trolley and push her the length of the terminal building at speeds of up to fifteen miles per hour . |
| 20 | and send us the cheque back . |
| 21 | Or just complete and send us the application form overleaf , and we shall send your membership card and pack within 28 days . |
| 22 | Or just complete and send us the application form overleaf , and we shall send your membership card and pack within 28 days . |
| 23 | Or just complete and send us the application form overleaf , and we shall send your membership card and pack within 28 days . |
| 24 | This is to keep sight of the positives for so often professionals working with very vulnerable elderly people focus on the pathology and forget what the client may have going for her/him . |
| 25 | Will the Foreign Secretary go a bit further and say what the attitude is of the British Government ? |
| 26 | And say what the people were doing , like you know , there 's people playing . |
| 27 | I mean he has to take it seriously and occupy himself the effluvium which rises from it . |
| 28 | Wing and leg it The security , with its metal detectors and baggage searches , would not have disgraced an El Al chicken counter . |
| 29 | Be a pal , Kate , and slip me the copy of Gay News you hide under your desk because I do n't allow it in the library , talk about work , Kate , discuss how we spend £5000 on economics books for the university libraries , tell me about how you 're stopping the students thieving my favourite art books , but please for God 's sake , Kate , do n't be difficult , do n't talk about imperialism and marxism and feminism , I 've heard it all before and said it all myself , twenty years ago before I had a wife and children to support . |
| 30 | I 'm not going to jump on you and seduce you the minute we 're behind closed doors . |