Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On my third day of freedom I managed to steal some coins and sent a note to my master in Ipswich . |
| 2 | I felt very sorry for her by now and for want of knowing how to express my sympathy I offered to make another pot of tea . |
| 3 | In some cases I had to accept that information given to me to help me understand problems of academic publishing was to remain confidential , but once credibility had been established the publishers were very helpful . |
| 4 | And of course I had to get another lens , a piece of glass about the same size , in order to grind it , because you grind the glass with another piece of glass with a grit in between . |
| 5 | He said that if in future I needed to sell oriental porcelain I should go to M. Bourget , in the rue de Berri , and mention Helmut 's name . |
| 6 | When it 's like pancake mix I tend , or omelettes I tend to use two bowls and even though I only really need to use one . |
| 7 | If that is the case , and bearing in mind I intend to ignore such advice , then surely all moments are of equal suitability . ’ |
| 8 | As a result of this programme I wish to ask two questions ; |
| 9 | Mr Bailes ' little place was situated about half way along Highburn village and to get into the farmyard you had to walk twenty yards or so between five-foot walls . |
| 10 | Whatever kind of mix you use to facilitate rapid dispersing when it sinks , thrown bait will not spread anywhere near as efficiently as a loose feed which can be spread accurately from a boat . |
| 11 | In a fit of crazy violence she began to run one arm backwards and forwards on the rusty metal until it began to bleed . |
| 12 | The card you get from the man says that if you get into arrears you have to pay extra interest , but it does n't say how much . |
| 13 | If research is a varied activity , so are the methods we use to undertake such studies , as I shall now explain . |
| 14 | And all the while we monitor to keep tabs on what is happening and to get the feedback we need to make in-flight adjustments . |
| 15 | ‘ We can , of course , come up with a quotation the same day if it 's required urgently , and in the not too distant future we aim to give on-the-spot quotations . ’ |
| 16 | In other words we want to help local enthusiasts to keep in touch with what is happening in the wider world of railways . |
| 17 | In order to further develop our services to the Agrochemical Industry we wish to create two appointments at Section Manager level . |
| 18 | Their punishment was that they were to walk bare foot behind the procession on the following Sunday , but instead of one taper they had to carry four tapers ( value 2d ) and there they should offer two at the High Altar , and two at the Altar of St. John . |
| 19 | Suggesting the need for a fourth E , equity or distributive justice , as a policy criterion they proceed to discuss current child care policies with their tendency to polarize choices , e.g. residential versus foster care , based on the belief that preferred child welfare grounds coincide ‘ by happy coincidence ’ with cheapness of fostering . |
| 20 | For social research workers to derive the maximum amount of benefit from published data they need to bring some order into their understanding of it , and for this some classification of documentary sources is needed . |
| 21 | Not only does the promotion system mean that people who rise to the top are likely to have just those personal characteristics it takes to commit corporate crime , but these are also reinforced by the psychological consequences of success itself , for these too free a person from the moral bind of conventional values . |
| 22 | Pinochet , who was still C.-in-C. of the army , was told by President Patricio Alywin Azócar on April 15 that in future he had to give prior notice to the government of any trips abroad . |
| 23 | So on Friday he tried to pull same stunt again so I says oh no you 're not , I says we 're not playing at that , I says chuff that for a lark , I says what do you think you 're playing at ? |
| 24 | Logocentrism is the term he uses to describe all forms of thought which base themselves on some external point of reference , such as the notion of truth . |
| 25 | It does not follow from this that the beneficiary himself can not sue , for if he holds the chattels he seems to have joint possession with the trustee . |
| 26 | After his ‘ over by Christmas ’ offensive into North Korea had ended in a rout he began to drop dark hints about Red China 's inability to wage ‘ modern war ’ . |
| 27 | In many respects it fails to answer these issues satisfactorily , although allowing the court to order medical examinations without parental consent legitimizes a position well established on an informal basis amongst the professionals involved . |
| 28 | ‘ He has told friends for months he wanted to spend more time with his family . ’ |
| 29 | A murmur which seemed to contain both relief and triumph went around the table , but this time M. Dupont raised his voice slightly and pronounced over it : ‘ I am happy to assure you all here that I will bring what modest influence I have to encourage certain changes of emphasis in French policy in accordance with much of what has been said here . |
| 30 | With his help I arranged to invest some money in a shipping company called Clarrikers . |