Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb infin] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this in mind , she had taken Charles with her when she went to see them perform for the first time . |
| 2 | The central position which the Communists occupied in these campaigns was a result of their international connections , which made them appear as the principal opponents of Fascism . |
| 3 | He made them sound like the Famous Five |
| 4 | He made them sound like the Famous Five . |
| 5 | ‘ Handiman made everyone think about the handicapped person in their family that it 's easy to deny , ’ says Damon , who may have found the character 's roots in his own childhood club foot . |
| 6 | He promised ( i ) to drop immediately the 10 per cent tax on imports ; ( ii ) to eliminate Central Bank financing of the National Treasury , except for guaranteed financing provisions , and to streamline fiscal accounts to avoid deficits ; ( iii ) to combat speculation ; ( iv ) to end private and public monopolies ; ( v ) to introduce tax reforms at the beginning of the new year aimed at simplifying the tax system and making it more progressive to " make everyone participate in the national effort " ; and ( vi ) to carry out an administrative reform in the state sector with some state companies to be privatized . |
| 7 | There were times when Joanna 's somewhat footslogging performance made me long for the thoroughbred feel of Lisa , but I had an affection for Joanna and she had one advantage over Lisa — her small cuddy where I could cook and sleep , and be independent of the land . |
| 8 | I wanted to go out last week , but he said , ‘ No way , you 're not going out there ’ , and he made me stay in the whole week . |
| 9 | They made me go through the whole thing three times , though I had hardly anything to tell them . |
| 10 | Two external consultants helped them focus on the key issues . |
| 11 | And often , as I sat writing such poems that helped me cling to the last shreds of my many identities , I would suddenly sense that you were indeed approaching . |
| 12 | I 'm sure a healthy body leads to a healthy mind and that helped me cope with the daily pressures of newspaper life . ’ |
| 13 | He also expressed irritation about the way Tony seemed to have let himself go in the last few months , since he had become unemployed . |
| 14 | D' ya remember in the first when we had curly going everywhere . |
| 15 | I thought you were an experienced professional or I 'd never have let you go in the first place ! |
| 16 | So what d' you think of the old place ? |
| 17 | Her blood seemed to have turned into heavy oil in her body , and something was dragging her down so ruthlessly that she let herself fall into the harsh carpet of pebbles . |
| 18 | Moving the light round the half-circle , he let it rest on the third stone from the mouth of the chamber on the right hand side — the one which had been so prominent in his ‘ photograph ’ . |
| 19 | The torch she hardly used at all ; only once or twice , shading it within her palm , she let it flash upon the paler gravel of the path , to align her passage alongside the faintly glowing water , and then snapped it out again quickly , to avoid reliance upon its light as much as to conceal her presence here . |
| 20 | Indicating the calf , he said , ‘ We 're hoping to keep this one for breeding , so we 've let it suckle for the normal period . |
| 21 | And he let us climb to the top deck of the car , with a much better view of the route , this being usually reserved for smokers . |
| 22 | We had grown together not just in terms of affection but in our attitudes , in our views on personal dignity and in a mutual trust that helped us deal with the curious life we now shared . |
| 23 | One manager who tried out the forms says ‘ They helped us attend to the little things that parents do without thinking , like making sure children have had their immunisations and following them up if they 're missed . |
| 24 | Let them see to it that their power is used effectively in the coming elections for the establishment of a bona-fide working-class party , and above all let them beware of the intriguing politics and hypocritical middle class friends of Germany . |
| 25 | Erm , let me start with the monthly calendar card please . |
| 26 | ‘ Then let me arrange for the two of you to meet . ’ |
| 27 | and let me deal with the first form ? |
| 28 | Let me deal with the main points of the statement item by item . |
| 29 | Let me read to the right hon. and learned Gentleman what the Engineering Employers Federation said : ’ Our experience is that provided they are properly conducted ’ — the very point that I am making — ’ secret workplace ballots are not subject to harassment and have additional beneficial features . |
| 30 | But let me get to the various leaders ' speeches . |