Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They moved on after that , with Jessica dropping in bits about Parr as they occurred to her — although not that she was due to meet him the next day . |
| 2 | In practice it should be easier to do it the standard way |
| 3 | He was not free to give her the untrammelled life that she deserved . |
| 4 | While I am pleased to report that this particular source has not been replaced with high-quality material , suppliers of this and other ‘ green ’ materials should be warned that I am quite prepared to give them the widest publicity they 've ever had if they try fobbing gardeners off with sub-standard goods . |
| 5 | I am saying this to show you the other side of Basil — this firmness — this absolute integrity — if you believe in a thing lie would say , even if it made him a bit unpopular , which I think is marvellous . |
| 6 | She was used enough to being left behind while Gloria went off , but it seemed more dangerous to do it the other way around , for her to leave Gloria behind . |
| 7 | Oh very good , good , watch that it 's very easy to get it the wrong way round . |
| 8 | Spend your time in the way that is likely to give you the maximum return in marks . |
| 9 | We are some way from the context of the debate , but if the Minister really wants evidence of how appallingly badly the service is being delivered , I shall be extremely glad to send him the 20-page Tower Watch survey of Archway Tower social security office . |
| 10 | It is unprepared to offer them the skilled attention that they need . |
| 11 | A peek through the window showed that the taxi had arrived , brief farewells were made to the men , and Karl left , promising to ring them the next day and making mock threats to Erika and Paul should they forget to meet him the following Sunday . |
| 12 | But Tony 's sparkling form at England B level is sure to give him the left wing spot and set him up for the Test against Canada on October 17 . |
| 13 | Before I left I was able to give him the good news about his friend Donald , one of the officers to whom we had given food and clothes on the banks of the Rovacchia . |
| 14 | The reason for this advice is that , if you go wrong but the examiner can identify the stage at which you have gone wrong , he is able to give you the appropriate credit . |
| 15 | In this case you subtract a total of six from the eighty to give you the correct total of 74 . |
| 16 | The thought of entering the disaster area of an elderly widow 's grief and shouldering some of the responsibility for helping her to bear it , and to rebuild what is left of her life , is enough to create feelings of anxiety in anyone ; and admittedly this can be a very difficult assignment , for not only will you be well aware that you are unable to give her the one thing she really wants — the return of her husband — but you will feel , as we all do when faced with the bereaved , that their personality seems suddenly to have been crushed like a flower under the heel of a vandal , showing it to be so fragile and vulnerable that almost any attempt to revive it would seem to be doomed to failure . |
| 17 | Rachel sat there in the back of the Mercedes , unable to give him the stinging retort on her lips because she knew he would do what he promised , and she had a profound fear that the minute he made love to her fully the feelings she was desperately trying to suppress would keel over and completely overwhelm her , leaving her not just vulnerable but absolutely devastated by the reality of what they were . |
| 18 | The major legal recruiting agencies will all have people on their books who wish to move either firm or area and who may be able to offer you the immediate facility of calling yourselves specialists in a particular field . |
| 19 | However , in the same area , they had added , there were other vignerons , who would be happy to show her the wine-making process , using the most modern and scientific methods , and allow her also to taste their products without obligation . |
| 20 | If you know what a life mine is , in ways I was not able to tell you the other day , and what a terrible story mine has been , you would pray for me much . ’ |
| 21 | It was in this book that he was able to show me the first reference to the Santa Maria . |
| 22 | Perhaps I 'll be able to show you the Real Truth . |
| 23 | If you 're able to lend us the entire amount of your covenanted donation at the outset ( e.g. £100 if you decide to covenant £25 a year ) we can invest your contribution as a lump sum and earn extra interest over the years and still reclaim the tax . |
| 24 | I refer to your recent application and interview and am pleased to offer you the above post in accordance with the undernoted terms and conditions . |
| 25 | But It was enough to win them the whole Challenge . |
| 26 | Yes If it was something like a housewife , if you sold the husband and wife , let's say , a Cover Master or Living Assurance , or the husband 's Health Master , and the wife now wants a Health Master , then nine pound sixty might be enough to give them the maximum benefit . |
| 27 | He showed Horsley and Everett politely round the castle , explaining how parts dated back to the fifteenth century , and telling the preposterous , but true , story of how the building , formerly the family home of the Fenwicks , had been shifted stone by stone from the foot of the hill in the 1930s to give it the spectacular view it now enjoyed . |
| 28 | The memory of his last visit would not leave her ; there was a jagged edge to it — for had she not tried to force him against his will and had he not been aware of that and too kind to give her the direct reaction she deserved for her over-boldness ? |
| 29 | It was marvellous to see you the other day after so many years . |
| 30 | Alison also likes 60s music ( too young to remember it the first time around ) and buying things for her home . |