Example sentences of "[vb infin] [indef pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frankly , if I were n't in such a high-risk position , I 'd want someone a little more cosy as my obstetrician , but Owen is the best for someone like me and at times he can be a dear , so I should n't complain … |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , she 'll make someone a wonderful wife ! ’ screeched Jamie . |
| 3 | She was a sweet , loving person and would make someone a wonderful wife . |
| 4 | A " customer " is a person with or for whom a firm carries on , or merely intends to carry on , " regulated business " or other business carried on in connection with that regulated business ; the reference to " other business " does not make someone a customer if he would not otherwise be but seems merely to extend the scope of the activities covered by the COB Rules . |
| 5 | An American editor deleted a comment from one of her books when a father tells his daughter : ‘ Do n't bother about school because you 're a pretty little thing and will make someone a good wife . ’ |
| 6 | By the time you 've finished buying cards for everybody June , you may as well buy one every day of week ! |
| 7 | we 've got to have them — we 'll need one every 50-75 miles around the country , with smaller mini-sites to feed into the ones like this in Milton Keynes . |
| 8 | To allow large numbers of Southerners into their highly regimented society could unravel everything the Stalinist regime there has created in the last forty years . |
| 9 | Never be afraid to admit that you do not know something an d to ask advice . |
| 10 | Wilkinson said yesterday : ‘ I can not guarantee anyone a place here . |
| 11 | The continued Raincheck system will guarantee anyone a refund if there is less than two hours of play on Centre Court on any one day . |
| 12 | Some of his displays have reminded me of Gerald Davies at his best — and I can give no-one a greater compliment . |
| 13 | All the family can enjoy eating the low-fat way and it will do everyone a world of good . |
| 14 | And I remind this council of something I said a few years ago of an incident , incident concerning the Atherstone hunt in my ward where the hounds attacked the dogs of , a couple of dogs of a constituent of mine in his back garden totally uncontrolled , they were running amuck right across land in Ellistown this is nothing the hunt could do nothing the hunt tried to do they were too busy off still dashing ahead chasing the fox or what they thought was a fox . |
| 15 | Most organisers set them rigidly in straight rows without checking whether some other design might give everyone a better view and provide more working and movement space . |
| 16 | That 'll give everyone a chance to rest and then we can swim across to those fields . " |
| 17 | He 'll give everyone a tractor , |
| 18 | A referendum on Maastricht would give everyone the opportunity both to understand it and to debate its implications themselves . |
| 19 | I understand the problems , but an armed intervention force would give everyone the opportunity to seek a political solution . |
| 20 | There 's not many men who are n't even relations that 'd give someone a record player for a wedding present . ’ |
| 21 | And why not give someone a treat by investing in a subscription to both magazines ? |
| 22 | I will surely give someone a heart attack … |
| 23 | The Trunchbull was not a person who would give someone a whole chocolate cake to eat just out of kindness . |
| 24 | To get what they call , big word , custodial sentence , to actually give someone a custodial sentence is exceptionally hard . |
| 25 | ‘ I might give someone a ring . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ We do n't like anything that might give someone the idea to stick a poor fish in beer . |
| 27 | Is n't it usual to at least give someone the benefit of a hearing before passing judgement , Dr Grant ? ’ |
| 28 | No my philosophy with customer relations has always been that you do n't give somebody a refund , you give them some tickets to fly again so it 's keeps them flying |
| 29 | No but I mean you 'd gi maybe give somebody a bit of pleasure sorting them out . |
| 30 | it 'll give somebody a good laugh |