Example sentences of "[vb infin] the boys " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought it might hurt the boys ’ feelings if I told them we think Miguelito is better-looking than they are . ’ |
| 2 | Afterwards , the Abbott asked Father Francis if he would grant the boys the rest of the day off . |
| 3 | I do n't think the boys ever found her an embarrassment . |
| 4 | 1 What is going on at the beginning of the poem ? 2 What do you think has happened before the poem begins ? 3 Do you think the boys are afraid ? |
| 5 | I do n't think the boys ever did have far to go , but Weenie did have . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ And do you think the boys 'll be back soon ? ’ she asked . |
| 7 | I do n't think the boys are too keen to have you around at the moment , and I ca n't say I blame them . |
| 8 | Do n't show the boys that paper by the way . ’ |
| 9 | She brought Emel , but her husband would n't let her bring the boys . |
| 10 | Phonogram are offering a reward of sorts for info about the shirts ' whereabouts and anyone who 's got something to say should give the boys in blue at Belgrade Road station a call on 021 626 4010 . |
| 11 | It would do the boys good to see how she got a qualification to teach people recovering from illness and so on ( and they are paid by health insurance companies , so it is well structured and she actually gets paid reasonably ) . |
| 12 | I could just as easily send the Boys in Blue . |
| 13 | ‘ How ’ , he asked , ‘ can Mussolini send the boys to fight in a country where the winters are so incredibly cold and for which the Italian Army , even the Alpini , are so badly equipped ? |
| 14 | You could send the boys round as well could n't you ? rugby squad . |
| 15 | We 'll send the boys round and nobble them . |
| 16 | ‘ When the fire brigade arrived , they could see the boys under the ice but could n't get to them . |
| 17 | must see the boys and girls in the pub before I go in now |
| 18 | And he says , you know , he says , if you die tomorrow , he says , they 'll clean the boys out in death duties . |
| 19 | She did not , could not like the boys . |
| 20 | I would like the boys to go and get out their topic folders and colour the map that shows all the things that the Romans are hoping to find in Great Britain . |
| 21 | He will also contact the Boys ' Brigade , to see if they 'd be prepared to play , and S O S transport international , to obtain more information . |
| 22 | I simply could not understand the boys ' sense of humour . |
| 23 | And then he 'd meet the boys and want to play football — he was mad about rugby football , he would play with a tin can if there was nothing else . |
| 24 | I feel that these difficulties have gone on too long for there to be a realistic prospect of change in time for these children and given their improvement whilst in foster care , where they are not brought up in their parents ' conflict , it is not in the children 's interests for them to go and live with the father and that they need to be placed in an environment with permanent substitute parents , who can meet the boys ' physical , emotional , educational and social needs . |
| 25 | Mr Makepeace , who dreaded public places where he might meet the boys of Burleigh , sat longer than any , pretending to go through the disgracefully scrappy mathematics homework that his classes saw fit to throw his way . |
| 26 | Let's hope the boys enjoyed their rest on Saturday . |
| 27 | who , after leaning back on her heels to let her whole weight resist the boys ' tug , found herself suddenly jerked forward , lost her balance , and fell flat on her hands and face on the path . |
| 28 | and he says they looked he says but I never forgot what I looked like , or what I when he started , but you ca n't join the boys ' service now . |
| 29 | Not that she does n't adore the boys and of course they worship their mother . |
| 30 | She had let Paul name the boys ; with rare magnanimity , he had called the last one after her father . |