Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] her [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked her to clean the place and make our supper , ’ said Mother . |
| 2 | At this point a friend of mine appeared , whose house is nearby , so I asked her to call the vet and to bring me a couple of bandages to keep the flies off until the vet arrived . |
| 3 | I asked her to meet the press off the back of the BAC One-Eleven as it came to a stop in front of us . |
| 4 | I know she 'll learn in time but I want her to avoid the pitfalls . ’ |
| 5 | I told her to throw the lot away . |
| 6 | ‘ I told her to get the supper ready . ’ |
| 7 | I get her head and you know Beetlejuice when he goes I got ta show you it cos sometimes she 's , she 's not alert and when she 's like that it looks wicked cos he goes and her ears are like that she goes and I get her to play the banjo and she goes it 's wicked ! |
| 8 | I tell her to fetch the cake . |
| 9 | My problem for God was , how did I get her to sign the form ? |
| 10 | I thought about it for the prescribed two days , chanting , ‘ How do I get her to sign the form ? — How do I get her to sign the form ? ’ , then switched on the wireless in the middle of a biblical play about Moses and God 's voice boomed out of the speakers : |
| 11 | I thought about it for the prescribed two days , chanting , ‘ How do I get her to sign the form ? — How do I get her to sign the form ? ’ , then switched on the wireless in the middle of a biblical play about Moses and God 's voice boomed out of the speakers : |
| 12 | , now recovered from a spell in hospital which caused her to miss the Coburg course , sends her best wishes to you all and sincere thanks for all the lovely cards , letters and flowers which she was delighted to receive . |
| 13 | The defendant , who was the freehold owner of a house , subject to a local authority mortgage , emigrated to the United States in 1976 , leaving the house in the occupation of his mother , his sister , C. and her husband , D. In April 1979 the defendant signed a power of attorney in favour of his mother in terms which enabled her to sell the property . |
| 14 | Laura certainly brought a missionary zeal to her work ; it was yet another stepping stone which enabled her to cross the gulf from working at home to working outside without associated guilt . |
| 15 | You want her to feel the pleasure you know you 're going to feel : but you play your body at the pitch and rhythm you sense in hers . |
| 16 | She rang her boss , who told her to call the thief . |
| 17 | How could they know how much more real and beautiful was the infinity inside her with its constellations of meanings , and the comet-blaze of truth that was Friend , who taught her to arrange the meanings in patterns of logic ? |
| 18 | The operator will then look up , puzzled , and see your friendly face as you ask her to repeat the amount . |
| 19 | She wished her to dust the furniture , burnish the coal scuttle , and clean the windows . |
| 20 | How can we expect her to adopt the thought patterns of an earlier age ? |
| 21 | As you can see , sir , this lady is quite a redoubtable lady and it was with great difficulty that we persuaded her to await the outcome of this enquiry before insisting on seeing you personally , sir . ’ |
| 22 | When the Kurd talks to his mother in Teheran from the telephone in the common room , he can hear bullets being shot just outside her front door , and we hear him tell her to take the phone away from the window . |
| 23 | They sent her to keep the grooms in order . |
| 24 | I heard him ask her to pass the salt and I heard her tell him to fill the van with petrol and unpack the crates — nothing more than that . |
| 25 | He expected her to leave the company without questioning his decision , but he was wrong . |
| 26 | If he expected her to fawn the way the Customs officer had done he was going to be disappointed . |
| 27 | He asked her to push the button for his floor . |
| 28 | He helped her to make the house ready for the next occupant , and though she protested he gave her the money for her railway journey back to London . |
| 29 | Instead he told her to take the helm . |
| 30 | He advised her to sell the shop and deposit the money in the bank . |