Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] the [adj] thing " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If you meet people from other countries , they understand what you mean if you say to do the legal thing , or the just thing , or the right thing , in certain ways , but it seems to me to be a slightly soggy , but nevertheless very important , British concept of doing the decent thing , which may be just , may be legal , may not be either of those two , but the British man has a very clear sense of what it entails . |
| 2 | Binton 's vicar , the Rev Peter Williams , said last night : ‘ I understand his family want to keep the whole thing private . |
| 3 | I want to think the whole thing through , very carefully , while I 'm in Cheltenham . |
| 4 | I like to see the right thing being done . |
| 5 | This is where you get to wrap the whole thing up . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If you try to sell the whole thing to the private sector , they wo n't take it . |
| 7 | What makes the commentators on man-godhood and related themes misleading , why they fail to evoke the real thing , is that they suggest an object which is stable and personal ( as opposed to volatile and transpersonal ) . |
| 8 | Taken to an extreme , driving and flight simulators aim to duplicate the real thing exactly and if used repetitively they could assess changes due to daily rhythms . |
| 9 | Would they shake hands and agree to forget the whole thing were he to do so ? |
| 10 | I only have to wear the damned thing ! ’ |
| 11 | You have to keep the horrible thing if you have n't got anything else in the space . |