Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adv] the piece " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took out the piece of parchment I had found on the corpse . |
| 2 | I picked up the pieces myself . |
| 3 | Off he went to Great Scotland Yard , in that frightful double-breasted suit , silly flat cap and flashy green tie , carrying all the worries of the Empire on his shoulders , leaving me to pick up the pieces . |
| 4 | So you pick up the pieces and start turning up a little here and a little — but you get the idea . |
| 5 | You get mad , sometimes you cry , then you pick up the pieces and get on , because there 's always someone else who needs you . ’ |
| 6 | She set out the pieces one by one on the counter . |
| 7 | You picked up the pieces and went on . |
| 8 | The couple gave just a hint of the trauma they faced in an open letter thanking the press for allowing them to put together the pieces of their relationship in private . |
| 9 | ‘ The reason the tyres were heated was this : when we cut out the piece of the loose tyre and welded it together it was –en smaller than the actual woodwork on the wheel . |
| 10 | Can they pick up the pieces ? |
| 11 | Quickly they swept up the pieces and hid them away , wondering how they would replace the plate without being found out . |
| 12 | He picked up the piece of ornamental driftwood from the mantelpiece and tried to stand it upside down , while he considered this , and his wife 's sobs slowly diminished . |