Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Was it because of the passion that the excuse me , these women seem to er , be pres having that made them think that er , it was n't er a male who wrote the book or not ?
2 ‘ No , no , let me answer that , Peregrine . ’
3 We should approach the white public school middle class networks in the business world and let them deliver some money .
4 ‘ Please , let me stay another minute or two , ’ said Melissa quietly .
5 Let me inscribe these words on this papyrus of a person that I have become and trust , my saviour , that one day they will enlighten me .
6 Right so let me make that clear again .
7 Let me make that absolutely clear .
8 " I make the tree stand up , if you let me make some of them little colour things . "
9 Or perhaps it is all that rain which makes me want more water .
10 Gravity attracts objects towards each other ; antigravity would make them repel each other .
11 The Gay Black Group also made me think much more of the implications of being a man , of being an oppressor as well as someone who is oppressed .
12 All the time you ought to be asking yourself : " why should anyone believe what I am writing ? " and " what have I noticed in the text or in background , contextual materials that makes me think this ? "
13 Every time they came forward , you expected something to happen ( perhaps It was sitting in the north bank with the Cockney scum that made me think this ! ! ) .
14 The worst day we were out here working on the garden and it made me think this must be what it was like in the trenches
15 This is not done by the owners challenging them , or punishing them physically , but simply by making them earn all their privileges .
16 Well , let me throw that aside .
17 Let me phrase these in terms of my criteria of necessity , sufficiency and specificity .
18 Yeah , let me eat this last piece of cheesecake then I can help you
19 mm , oh do n't let me eat any more of these because there too sickly would n't you like a Jamaican rum truffle ?
20 Let me eat some toast first .
21 Daddy 's gon na make me eat some tomato and , and cucumber
22 And she makes me laugh all the time — laughter is tremendously bonding , it 's the greatest thing .
23 ‘ He was incredibly good company ; he used to make me laugh all the time .
24 No Peter does n't make me laugh either .
25 I was wondering how on earth I should endure these hunting days , especially when they all came back and crowed over me about the jolly time they 'd had , and then I thought , by jove , there 's Alexandra Abbott and she does n't hunt and she made me laugh more than anyone has for years .
26 and I had Mike ironing them while I was putting 'em up , I said right stand here and watch me hang this curtain , so I 'm showing him how to iron it , so while I 'm upstairs putting 'em up he 's ironing
27 And let me assist such reflections by reporting that a gifted and earnest English poet of thirty-two , whom I met this very summer , not only confessed that he had never read through Basil Bunting 's Briggflatts , but quite plainly saw no reason why he ever should .
28 And now , one word from me and she 'll be round that police station , letting them know all about you … . ’
29 In former ages we us 'd to give , So that our work-folk like farmers did live ; But the times are altered , we will make them know All we can for to bring them under our bow ; We will make them work hard for sixpence a day , Though a shilling they deserve if they had their just pay .
30 If you can put yourself in the other person 's shoes and think about how they might feel , it will certainly help if you let them know that .
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