Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | point of order , the point that I made make it on this side is that we are not against the expenditure . |
| 2 | She could not imagine who might want to see her at this time on a Saturday morning . |
| 3 | No doubt they will want to interview you at some time . |
| 4 | to continue to provide them with that service . |
| 5 | Now do you want to provide them with any parking facilities off parking ? |
| 6 | He he said you 're one person I can talk to , you listen to me and I can talk to you and er he did n't want to worry you at that time but for him , he did n't think he was suitable . |
| 7 | Other radicals demanded that foreign policy should no longer be at the mercy of " the ideas , valuations and methods of a sporting aristo-plutocracy " or " the obscure convolutions of diplomatic staffs " , that " there must be an end of the secret diplomacy which has plunged us into this catastrophe " and that the working classes should " lay down our own terms , make our own proclamations , establish our own diplomacy " . |
| 8 | One that has plagued me for some while . |
| 9 | ‘ I want to thank you for this opportunity and tell you I will do my very best for you . ’ |
| 10 | I 've come to see you under another guise . |
| 11 | They will take approximately a week to reach this stage , so that while any traces remaining in a carpet could give rise to problems , a solid floor can be easily disinfected to kill them before this stage is reached . |
| 12 | A GRATEFUL reader who would like to thank her daughter for the surprise of a lifetime has nominated her for this week 's bouquet . |
| 13 | Is it my Unconscious ( of the existence of which I have informed doubts ) that has dropped me in this plight ? |
| 14 | Nobody has seen him since that day . |
| 15 | I have to say that nothing in my career so far has prepared me for this kind of work . |
| 16 | ‘ He was a black Jew ; the Church has turned him into some kind of Barbie doll . ’ |
| 17 | Surely no one would need to consult him at this hour ? |
| 18 | I stepped inside and got behind her and tried pushing her from that side . |
| 19 | So can you er look at it in that light and you will see of course that and I can understand why Mr has done it in this way , he has actually broken down er his the approach to this to looking at this criterion , under the three heads , road , rail and bus . |
| 20 | It is corrupt ; it has betrayed the ideals you worked for , and it has robbed you of any position . ’ |
| 21 | It is not recommended to exercise her in this condition , because of the unwelcomed attention she will receive , and the risk of her becoming pregnant . |
| 22 | Charles put on a brave face to the world , but secretly he was in turmoil for many , many months ; and one other person who helped see him through this period was Diana . |
| 23 | I 've scoured the the technical professional press to find out if there is some general statement which sums up what sustainability means , and the one which I 've seen most commonly referred to , I think , and the government has used it in this way , is a requirement to ensure the needs of the present generation are met in a way which does not prejudice future generations , now I do not believe that a properly conceived and located new settlement is any less sustainable in the long term that other forms of urban growth , and by properly conceived I 've got to say I believe that to mean properly balanced er form of development for the new settlement , and I think I would say that new settlements have usually been proposed because continued infilling , like the the normal forms of accommodating further development requirements , infill , and peripheral development , have been determined in York context not to be sustainable , the sorts of issues which arise as a result erm of additional development in or on the edge of York and the surrounding villages , problems of additional congestion , loss of green space in towns , loss of employment opportunities and so on . |
| 24 | We have erm there have been certain decisions made over time which has got us to this position and whether erm you agree or anyone agrees or not the the the right next step is to specify a location , nevertheless it 's embodied in what 's gone on so far , a series of steps towards making the decision . |
| 25 | If you do something at speed , it 's really the accumulation of everything that 's gone before that has got you to that point . |
| 26 | Then I would tell myself such ideas were unreasonable : why would an American half-poet want to betray me to any government agency ? |
| 27 | For example , although they may initially over-extend a word like dog to a variety of different four-legged mammals , they cease to apply it to any part of the domain newly taken over with the acquisition of a new word . |
| 28 | Where politicians have challenged him , he has outmanoeuvred them until such time as he perceived his work to be done ; and then — Vienna 1964 , Berlin 1989 — he simply and quickly stepped aside to move on to fresh projects . |
| 29 | Aerial spraying of the fungicide , which goes under the trade name of " Ronilan " , is now completely outlawed and farmers are forbidden to use it on any crop which is not peeled or shelled . |
| 30 | He was surprised that the doctor should seek to draw him into such boldness with one who was of the other sex , and the daughter of a friend . |