Example sentences of "[noun] to [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we could get Laura saying nasty words to me on this tape ! |
| 2 | If you want a conventional light switch to control the new lights , run the sub-circuit cable to a four-terminal junction box first , and connect the new switch cable tin to it before running cable on to the new lights . |
| 3 | Yet once he had started he applied his mind and industry to it with such vigour that he had mastered more books in that short space than any child before or since . |
| 4 | ‘ Wear your hair loose in future , ’ he murmured , smiling mockingly , and lifted his gaze to hers with dark power . |
| 5 | Above all , you should be aware that he is not under an obligation to promote a settlement that is ‘ fair ’ or to explain unfair dismissal law to you in great detail . |
| 6 | I am very honoured as Rector to be associated with this great University and hope that during my period of office should you decide to come here , that I may be of assistance to you during that time . |
| 7 | Perhaps it was a great help to me at this time that the RAF introduced a new trade into the Service — Metal Rigger — and to the horror of the old " Chippie Rigger " who fashioned the ancient wooden aircraft , and claimed " we used to have men of steel and kites of wood … sadly now the process has been reversed " . |
| 8 | Indeed , leave all practical matters to me for all time . |
| 9 | Grudging Polish promises to end serfdom , made when the szlachta thought this was the only concession that would rally the peasantry to them against foreign aggression , came too late and in any case lagged far behind the pre-emptive Prussian declarations ending serfdom . |
| 10 | If she does so and the husband purchases the replacement house for her , and she occupies it on the same terms , a subsequent transfer to her of that house will not be within the terms of the concession ( see p18 ) because that house will never have been a matrimonial home . |
| 11 | You never really sort of said well was it , was it a slipped disc or is it gone or have you got ta go back for any more tests or anything like that er and bearing in mind that he also said he was keen on sports and he played tennis and so on , you could 've had the opportunity there to say oh have your back problem , back troubles made in difference to you in that area ? |
| 12 | possess any secret official code word , or password , or sketch , plan , model , article , note , document or information which relates to or is used in a prohibited place or anything in such a place , or which has been made or obtained in contravention of this Act , or which has been entrusted in confidence to him by any person holding office under Her Majesty or which he has obtained or to which he has had access owing to his position as a person who is or has been employed under a person who holds or has held such an office or contract — [ and who ] ( a ) communicates the code word , pass word , sketch , plan , model , article , note , document , or information to any person other than a person to whom he is authorised to communicate it , or a person to whom it is in the interest of the State his duty to communicate it , or ( aa ) uses the information in his possession for the benefit of any foreign power or in any other manner prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State , or ( b ) retains the sketch , plan , model , article , note , or document in his possession or control when he has no right to retain it or when it is contrary to his duty to retain it , or fails to comply with all directions issued by lawful authority with regard to the return or disposal thereof , or … |
| 13 | PAMELA : Why do you impute jealousy to me on this score ? |
| 14 | While he was n't able to resist indulging his rather immature sense of humour by selling me a few dummies , my father could n't abide a son of his not being a credit to him in some way ; my body was a forlorn hope for any improvement , so only my mind was left . |
| 15 | And talking of cards , ’ she went on quickly as it registered with Fabia that if adding Cara 's name to hers on any card she sent home was n't lying , then she did n't know what was , ‘ you 'd better take a couple of my business cards . ’ |
| 16 | This help will include the provision of translation services , communications with authorities and others in foreign resorts , the recommending of foreign lawyers ( if needed ) , explanation of procedures to be followed and the notification to you of any time limits , subject to our spending on all such activities on behalf of yourself and your party a maximum of £5,000 in total . |
| 17 | Thank the Lord for his faithfulness to them at this time . |
| 18 | Paying tribute to him before last night 's show , Mr Barraclough said the best thing about working with Les Dawson was the laughter . |
| 19 | a nonsense to me for this reason , that there is in society the payers of wages and the receivers of wages . |
| 20 | ‘ You 're a sex object to me at this moment , ’ said Surkov . |
| 21 | In England the king claimed that all his subjects owed fealty to him in some degree , and in due course this came to conflict with the possibility of any of his vassals owing liege homage to any but the king . |
| 22 | In March 1991 , a bank as unpaid mortgagee had taken possession of the debtor 's business premises and he had not had access to them since that date . |
| 23 | They needed the scrupulous professional integrity which nearly proved such a stumbling block to them in this case . |
| 24 | He 's also preparing an interim guide to it for imminent launch . |
| 25 | The great advantage to them of this approach is that it has a strong one-firm concept , where most of the values arid styles of the consultants are compatible , thus making it potentially easier to integrate as a consultancy team . |
| 26 | I must tell you that I see no advantage to them in this situation . |
| 27 | Glenavon manager Alan Fraser insisted last night : ‘ Ferguson is under contract to us for another year and is going nowhere . |
| 28 | There needs to be a facility whereby one is automatically informed that the entry at which one is looking has a cross-reference to it in another part of the dictionary , and whereby one is immediately given a display of this cross reference ( or all of them , if there are several ) if one wants to check it . |
| 29 | Cliftonville are now a team to be respected by other Irish League outfits and good luck to them in next week 's Irish Cup semi-final . |
| 30 | Whereas biological agents have hitherto been less efficient in total kill , speed of kill and activity spectrum , they are also attractive — resistance to them in natural pest populations is infrequent , and they can present fewer hazards to operators and the environment . |