Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's great to see them perform in those kinds of circumstances . |
| 2 | ‘ Impressionable teenagers use the Arts Centre all the time and I do n't want to see them confronted by this sort of filth . |
| 3 | And that I , I would n't be adverse , I know it means you know you , you , if you put s some extra into one thing you 've got to take it away from somewhere else , but I , I , I would be quite happy to see them look at special needs and whether we actually need even more careers officer time for that . |
| 4 | Each unit is ranked according to profitability and profit growth , which helps spur competition between IDG managers and — with any luck — encourages them to learn from each other . |
| 5 | Jack grew dizzy as he thought of it , seeing them sitting with tall glasses on a shady patio and , strangely , seeing them too as they were now , untouched by the hand of time . |
| 6 | ‘ Do you want me to talk to Special Branch , sir ? ’ |
| 7 | When she took off her glasses the sun caught her eyes and made them flash like green torches . |
| 8 | It was furnished with a certain meanness of equipment that made them feel like poor relations . |
| 9 | It was an odd shade of reddish gold and , coupled with their tanned complexions and slanted eyes , made them look like young eagles . |
| 10 | The women 's hats and bright make-up made them look like exotic birds . |
| 11 | To some observers , the new generations who were born into this environment appeared stunted and uncouth ; their cheap clothing and strange variations on the English language made them seem like another species , almost subhuman . |
| 12 | Till the Union made them acquainted with English manners , the culture of their lands was unskilful , and their domestic life unformed ; their tables were coarse as the feasts of Eskimeaux , and their houses as filthy as the cottages of Hottentots . ’ |
| 13 | They expected me to live on supplementary benefit so I was having to work the street , trying to get my house together . |
| 14 | Artemia nauplii , microworm , and sifted pond foods are suitable first foods for the fry , allowing them to graduate onto larger foods as appropriate . |
| 15 | attempts to harness the adaptability of labour power by giving workers leeway and encouraging them to adapt to changing situations in a manner beneficial to the firm . |
| 16 | Ms Brenda Dean , general secretary of Sogat ( Society of Graphical and Alled Trades ) said : ‘ The decision will give the green light to a small minority of cynical police officers , encouraging them to build in unnecessary delays when they are investigating their own . ’ |
| 17 | Encouraging me to follow in this way perhaps , but moving too fast for me to believe that she wanted me to do that , she entered a revolving door of dark polished wood , mahogany and glass , and started to go round and round , looking out at me as she turned . |
| 18 | ‘ The only thing that might make them move after three years here is Italy . |
| 19 | If Gina was pleasant to him she could share ; if not , he would make them last for two meals . |
| 20 | The selection of committees is an important matter and the newly-elected councillor , if he has any preferences , should make them known in some form either to his political group or to his acquaintances on the council . |
| 21 | You may think you have problems now , but Vittorio can make them seem like fond memories . ’ |
| 22 | In these cases , financial security , a reluctance to move to a new employer , and proximity to the statutory pension age , coupled with a desire to do other things with their time or simply to stop working , led them to opt for early retirement . |
| 23 | Over the past ten years local authorities have moved away from the model which led them to act as direct providers of public services . |
| 24 | The whole crew landed safely at Aberdeen at the end of August 1882 , having survived the winter because lack of provisions led them to live on fresh meat , thus avoiding scurvy , and because of Smith 's quiet leadership . |
| 25 | It was their personal frustration which led them to indulge in wild self-deception , to embrace with fanatical conviction the most extreme and fanciful ideologies . |
| 26 | Er Mr Ashdown says er no reason to disagree with him , that he was always in favour of the things in the social contract , but he did n't want them handled in that kind of manner . |
| 27 | Before you start , ask yourself : what are our objectives , what message are we trying to get across , which people do we want to reach , what emotions should they feel , what responses are we looking for , what do we want them to take from this event — in person or through the media and press ? |
| 28 | D' you want them put into this box ? |
| 29 | I am grateful to both the hon. Member for Wellingborough ( Mr. Fry ) and the Minister for their generosity in allowing me to contribute to this Adjournment debate . |
| 30 | One of ACE 's claims is that members will be able to develop systems based upon the same building blocks which are sufficiently differentiated to enable them to go after separate market niches . |