Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Prince is also very keen on deer stalking , another pull to keep him in the Highlands for as long as he can manage . |
| 2 | Several influences combined in this period to help him in the search for an alternative theological approach . |
| 3 | The generous buffet is both pleasing to the eye and the taste buds , with free wine to get you in the mood for an evening of entertainment . |
| 4 | The kit includes a fine brass pendulum and chain along with a detailed book to point you in the right direction . |
| 5 | Many believe that Mr Kinnock 's heart may have been cut out and stamped on but that it beats anew in Mr Brown , and for this reason alone the party leader is credited with wanting the 41-year old Scot to succeed him in the event of disaster . |
| 6 | It is one thing to draw money from the public in terms of council tax and it 's another thing to spend it in the way you intend to do it . |
| 7 | The commission now has the task of finding another country to take him in the next five days , and it is not optimistic . |
| 8 | The Government could only be brought down if sufficient Conservatives were prepared to vote with Labour and Liberal MPs to defeat it in the House of Commons , forcing a new election or opening the way to a reconstituted anti-fascist National Government . |
| 9 | An oilman offered me fifty petrodollars to blow him in the lift . " |
| 10 | Next time a stranger tries to stop you in the street , perhaps you should think twice about looking at the pavement and brushing past . |
| 11 | It is pointed out in Washington that the President made a special point of ensuring that Mr Major was the first European leader to meet him in the White House . |
| 12 | Although there is much in these three books to put them in the category of Ruritanian adventure , Scott may be a stronger influence . |
| 13 | ‘ I do not actually need the evidence of two people in one bedroom and the sight of crumpled covers to point me in the right direction . |
| 14 | And there are no collectable power-ups to help you in the battle to shoot first and ask questions of the flaming wreckage later . |
| 15 | Powell has earned , the hard way , the respect that prompted a dozen jockeys to telephone him in the week before the race . |
| 16 | Both organisations have encouraged younger women to join them in the eighties and nineties and there is some indication that their membership is on the increase . |
| 17 | It costs a great deal to keep him in the home , as well as your father . ’ |
| 18 | It was a good move to keep it in the theatre . " |
| 19 | Thinking of that , he made a mental note to burn it in the morning . |
| 20 | Enya claims to be stubborn , sulky and contrary where her composition is concerned , but she knew from unfortunate personal experience the natural anarchy and entropy of bands and very rationally allowed Nicky and Roma 's professional advice to guide her in the right direction . |
| 21 | The judge also ruled that medical staff could administer a painkilling sedative to assist him in the process . |
| 22 | There 's nothing quite like sexy lingerie to put you in the mood so knock him dead on Valentine 's Day with some of this sizzling underwear from the latest Freemans Spring/Summer collection . |
| 23 | A first attempt to introduce it in the 1850s failed . |
| 24 | Thomson 's son poured so much money into The Times in the vain effort to modernize it in the late 1970s that no one could blame him for wanting to sell it . |
| 25 | But because of its fierce realism and deep antipathy to authority ( whether it comes in the guise of nationalism or Catholicism , ) this culture is likely to resist any attempt to include it in the cosy consensus of Dublin as Europe 's cultural capital . |
| 26 | What is more , it is probably utterly unfair to this particular study to oversimplify it in the way shown in figure 6.1 , which is intended solely to relate to the limited area studied . |
| 27 | Er , it 's very difficult , yes you all laughed when I asked a question last year from over there to get a capital P in Pearson because you all laughed it took twenty weeks to get it in The Times , do you remember ? |
| 28 | Mains was recalled for the solitary Test against Tom Grace 's Irishmen at Athletic Park , in which the All Blacks gained an undistinguished win , but Mains got a penalty goal and enough credit to keep him in the team for the great tour — South Africa , 1978 . |
| 29 | When , some time later , one appeared , Owen handed the youth over to him with strict instructions to keep him in the local caracol until Owen would question him . |
| 30 | Never , ever breed from a mare that has given you any cause to fear her in the stable . |