Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [to-vb] the [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her school are sponsoring me to have the baby that day — Comic Relief day — providing we have photos taken of me and ( later ) the baby with red noses on . |
| 2 | The chosen redesigners were Information Design unit of Newport Pagnell , UK ; and we asked them to make The Lancet easier to read by attention to the typography , layout , and production techniques . |
| 3 | Nutty had given them a thorough grounding in the process , and put out the evening feeds ready , not trusting them to get the quantities right . |
| 4 | As I lay on O 's chest something moved me to snap the locket open , and I remember I asked , who is that ? thinking maybe this was the solution to the mystery , and he said , in the same voice that he talked with later in the night , a sleepwalker 's voice , without taking his eyes off the ceiling he said , I do n't know ; I just found it in a magazine . |
| 5 | But I want to , I want you to get the idea clear in your minds about what a quality plan is . |
| 6 | I want you to get the room ready , with a supply of masks and gloves , and gowns just inside the door . |
| 7 | In 1965 von Karajan spotted his talent and invited him to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic at his Salzburg Festival . |
| 8 | He helped her to make the house ready for the next occupant , and though she protested he gave her the money for her railway journey back to London . |
| 9 | otherwise we leave it for an evening just have general , I mean if we can she wants us to do the whole twenty , she said she 'd be delighted , there was Yorkshire Television on her car keys |
| 10 | But they expect us to keep the place open for ‘ em . |
| 11 | For once we were carrying neither wine nor spirits on Wavebreaker , for Jackson Chatterton 's drug clinic had utterly forbidden us to offer the twins any alcohol , saying that any mood-altering drug could hamper the success of a detoxification programme . |
| 12 | ( c ) Can you re-phrase them to make the points clear ? |
| 13 | The burners are instantly ignited at the touch of a button and the pre-set simmer control allows you to turn the flame low without it going out — ideal for cooking sauces . |
| 14 | customers and how much it 's actually cost you to put the jobs right . |
| 15 | The ‘ Decade of Evangelism ’ may do something to refresh the parts other influences ca n't reach , but even this new drive has critics among those who do n't want the Church to become a ‘ holy disco . ’ |
| 16 | We must do something to make the country cheerful in wintertime . ’ |
| 17 | When Pistol appears , ‘ swelling like a turkey-cock ’ , perhaps like the old tragic actors who ‘ strutted and bellowed ’ , Fluellen beats his pate and forces him to eat the leek raw ( V.ii . ) . |
| 18 | ‘ I got on the radio to my controller and told him to call the police quick . ’ |
| 19 | Mr. Bonanza had told me earlier that day of his intention to get the girl away that night , but unfortunately he had a stomach disorder which caused him to postpone the trip twenty-four hours . |
| 20 | ‘ I told her to get the supper ready . ’ |
| 21 | skin up The Clinique Skin Survival Kit is handy for the gym , for travelling or just for helping you to keep the bathroom tidy . |
| 22 | She said when , when Mrs said why did you ask Emma she goes , cos we asked you to go the cinema all the time . |
| 23 | ‘ So Magwitch asked you to give the boy two pounds ? |
| 24 | ( She does n't like one to use the word lucky . ) |
| 25 | ‘ He 's been pressuring me to sell the land next to this house , ’ David said . |
| 26 | If you 're a good boy I 'll take you to see the badgers one day . |
| 27 | Sovereign advise you to confirm the allowance applicable to your destination with our Reservations Department or your travel agent . |
| 28 | Although his commitments and the size of his salary only allow him to pay the £15 monthly premium rather than a higher amount , he regards DOUBLE PAYMENT as a very low-cost way to both save the future and guarantee a large cash sum for his family if they have to claim . |
| 29 | B T say the same , that for twenty years the firm was in deficit and both managements put in much more than the Trust Deed says to keep us to keep the fund afloat . |
| 30 | Her training , and her experience , had taught her to put the patient first , whatever her own feelings might be . |