Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sure I do n't know for what act of yours the Deity has seen fit to bless us with mounted Normans , and shiploads of mercenaries , and woods that burn in a trice , but you must have dropped a word somewhere that commended itself . ’ |
| 2 | People who study psychology never seem able to apply it to real life . |
| 3 | Mother , in other words , is thought to be always the same mother , parental influences are regarded as invariable throughout childhood , and an assessment of the parents ' psychological characteristics at one point is thought sufficient to typecast them for good . |
| 4 | Since no more is claimed for the incapacitation effect on conventional criminals , it appears reasonable to recommend it for offending corporations . |
| 5 | Providence saw fit to favour me with wonderful in-laws . |
| 6 | They were so far away from me , and there was nothing that they could do to alleviate the hardship of Legion life , so it appeared unnecessary to burden them with minor worries about bullying and violence . |
| 7 | Once public debate is permitted in the election period it becomes hard to prohibit it at other times . |