Example sentences of "[verb] [vb infin] [pron] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | what what the insurance salesman do is do wobble you a little bit so that you will take it out , you know , can you afford down , if you were forty having a heart attack leaving a wife and young child behind . |
| 2 | Two of the couples were obviously married , and in their early fifties , but sitting at opposite ends of the length of the table were a silver-haired woman still showing some of the beauty that had helped make her a famous actress in the forties ; and a broad-shouldered young man . |
| 3 | This has helped make it a big importer of garbage . |
| 4 | To help make it a big Merseyside day , Sharp has reduced prices for adults from £7 to £5 with youngsters at just £2 , all pay-at-the-gate . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't you dare give me a damned shopping-list . |
| 6 | er , no well er , let's see have you a dark grey ? |
| 7 | In my sixth year I did make myself a smaller canoe , but I did not try to escape in it . |
| 8 | Grolux tubes are great for promoting plant growth , but they do give everything a pinkish tinge . |
| 9 | I know north of border , nothing happens south of the border and like but , but we do deliver down here so do , do give yourself a little practise of that . |
| 10 | This book , these books are quite good because they do give you a little bit of explanation . |
| 11 | ‘ My God , they do give you a red face when you 're least expecting it . ’ |
| 12 | I give them a , I did give them a good rinse afterwards though . |
| 13 | But she did give him a hefty shove and he nearly fell . |
| 14 | The ‘ Roman style ’ was not , of course , created by the Council of Trent though the Council did give it a partial façade of quasi-homophonic simplicity . |
| 15 | I did phone her a few weeks ago and she said , ooh I 'll have to see you on Friday in Mould you know get a |
| 16 | The stunts gave Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em a visual comedy that has not been seen on television before or since . |
| 17 | Your mum did tell me a few weeks ago |
| 18 | She realised at once that he could be forgiven if he reminded her that she had n't been too sugary herself during that phone call : but he did nothing of the kind , though he did allow himself a small smirk before all trace of a smile went from him . |
| 19 | ‘ You do love me a little bit , do n't you , Harry ? ’ she said . |
| 20 | I saw that Exhibition , and did find it a great treat to see so far north some of the choice gems of painting from South Kensington . |
| 21 | Personally , I 'd love to see us support it to the hilt , because I believe that , you know , the community theatre , above all else in Ottery , really does give it a good name . |
| 22 | If nothing else it does give us a new insight into other people 's technical problems . |
| 23 | Stanley is a very strong character who does offer her a temporary home . |
| 24 | Erm no , he does help me a few things but I do all the digging for him because he ca n't bend down too much . |
| 25 | The egoist might concede that , since in choosing means to his own ends he has to try to predict others ' behaviour , he does find it a practical necessity at times to imagine from their viewpoints at the cost of transiently feeling himself moved in altruistic directions . |
| 26 | He was duly reprimanded for his arrogance , providing him years later with another memory that would help make him a sympathetic captain . |