Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those which have are reaping impressive rewards simply by identifying precisely the services or products customers want ; looking at their most lucrative areas ; finding out what clients really value ; and establishing what would make them move to a competing hotel . |
| 2 | It took the London store magnate Gordon Selfridge , who included them in his own advertising copy in the evening papers , to show that publishing them would increase the value of the paper to its readers , rather than make them desert to a rival medium . |
| 3 | However , I feel it is better to dominate all dogs equally and make them come to a submissive position in front of the owner , preferably the down position . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But let me get to the various leaders ' speeches . |
| 9 | Let me respond to the specific ECGD point raised by the right hon. Gentleman . |
| 10 | She watched as if dreaming as he untied his kilt , all he was wearing , and let it fall to the warm ground beneath them . |
| 11 | So let us drink to the long cool blonde |
| 12 | Let us return to a serious discussion of the subject before us . |
| 13 | Let us return to the measured tones of Cliff Cunningham . |
| 14 | Let us return to the two quotations with which we began , which may initially appear diametrically opposed . |
| 15 | Let us return to the digital multimedia problem of massive information stores and the handling a very high speed of information retrieval . |
| 16 | But let us return to the normal situation . |
| 17 | To illustrate , let us revert to the one-product firm , and consider the case represented by figure 4.3 . |
| 18 | Let us get to the real matter in hand — how to develop our relationship with the ethnic minorities . ’ |
| 19 | Let us turn to a different aspect of the manager-employee relationship . |
| 20 | So before we embark upon solving concrete examples let us turn to a graphical illustration of the electric field . |
| 21 | Let us turn to the major Eastern tradition , Hinduism . |
| 22 | Finally , let us turn to the third set of terms implied by the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 . |
| 23 | So let us turn to the main part of Culver 's book , and see whether his hopes are substantiated . |
| 24 | Line managers are responsible for allocating you work , setting and monitoring the general standards of conduct and performance they require from you at work and helping you perform to the best of your ability . |
| 25 | No true supporter of any country would want Wales to remain in the doldrums , but would rather see them return to a competitive level because it is good for the game . |
| 26 | When world oil prices plunged in the 1980s , their leaders did little to help them adjust to the inevitable decline in living standards . |
| 27 | FOUR North Wales schoolgirls are seeking sponsorship to help them get to the British ski championships . |
| 28 | The elderly woman opened it , but she must have thought I was a thief or a beggar , because she refused to let me speak to the young ladies . |
| 29 | And Mum : Mum , thanks for letting me go to the fair . ’ |
| 30 | Perhaps it was these journeys that made him realise to the full how many of the world 's species were on the brink of extinction . |