Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [prep] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Philip went back to Richard 's rooms in college to wait for him on this night of undreamt-of triumph , to enjoy it with him , to talk it through . |
| 2 | There are discredited and out-of-date theories around , and I have asked officials in my Department to report to me on those matters . |
| 3 | When Kevin Woodford , owner and chef of Woodfords restaurant on the Isle Of Man asked viewers of ITV 's This Morning programme to write to him about any culinary problems , the letters simply flooded in . |
| 4 | It was a great pleasure to talk to you at dear Crabb 's breakfast party . |
| 5 | Well , Adolph , it certainly was a real pleasure to hear from you after all these years . |
| 6 | ‘ You know , Frome , it gives me a great deal of pleasure to think of you as head boy here next year . |
| 7 | The telephone answering machine , and my clients ' willingness to talk to me at unusual hours of the day and night , kept me firmly in touch . |
| 8 | This tells us two things : there is a conception of what amounts to trust wording ; but there is a willingness to depart from it in certain circumstances . |
| 9 | It can also order the Chief Constable to report to it on any particular matter ( s.5(4) ) . |
| 10 | How sickening of Miss Potts to pounce on her like that . |
| 11 | When she looked back at Mick she allowed her gaze to rest on him for some seconds before she answered , ‘ Of course I know who it is . |
| 12 | It was a delight to travel on them through exciting scenery that would otherwise have been out of reach . |
| 13 | Erm , Chair , I think when we come to the capital programme you will be proposing that the P A G advise you and the Director in terms of producing a package which meets those guidelines , erm , and given the opportunity to look at them in some detail . |
| 14 | There had been no need to cling to him with such ardour — no need to respond to his kiss with such wanton abandon . |
| 15 | Acknowledgement of the fact of this fundamental need for a ‘ god ’ , and the need to provide for it in any social order , can be the vital factor in finding a way to ease the sufferings of the world . |
| 16 | ‘ There 's no need to look at me like that , Luke , ’ she said unevenly . |
| 17 | This may result in its greater toleration in the spouse ; but if the tolerance does not exist , the increasing ease of separation and divorce mean that the need to live with it for social or economic reasons is reduced . |
| 18 | ‘ You have no right to speak to me like this ! ’ |
| 19 | British Rail tell us that the train that should arrive at Oxford at 5.35 from Scotland is going to be two hours late this evening but I 've no problems to report to you from any of the bus companies locally . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm thrilled that the board have shown faith in me by giving me the chance to work with them for another 12 months . |
| 21 | ‘ A few things have cropped up that I did n't have a chance to talk to you about last night . ’ |
| 22 | It was impossible for the garrison to fire upon them for some time without risk of injuring their neighbours along with their enemies . |
| 23 | Suddenly , Damian turned his dark head to look at her with narrowed eyes . |
| 24 | The creature turned its head to look at her with slit-pupilled eyes the size of saucers . |
| 25 | Meditate on the words of Paul in Ephesians 4:17–29 , asking the Holy Spirit to impress upon your mind where he wants you to make changes to co-operate with him in this work of transformation . |
| 26 | Schools entering into an entrepreneurial spirit should not , for example , sell school records to promoters of consumer goods or allow journalists or public relations consultants to leaf through them for good stories . |
| 27 | , The tax on polyisobutane — a " low-smoke " motorcycle lubricant — has been cut from 40 per cent to 5 per cent , to encourage riders to switch to it from conventional , dirtier oils . |
| 28 | The defence authorities have had difficulties in finding researchers to cooperate with them in some fields . |
| 29 | A wild urge to cling to him like this for the rest of her life ? |
| 30 | We shall make the necessary arrangements to meet with you in due course . |