Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice , there might be situations of doubt ; a man might claim that there was nothing to alert him to the girl 's age ( e.g. a 15-year-old girl , who looks much older , soliciting in a street with other prostitutes ) . |
| 2 | It was later that evening that he took a white muslin dress out of the bag with which he had returned from Paris and asked me to wear it as a nightdress . |
| 3 | I was anxious to settle the terms of the contract with M. Chaillot and , because I wanted to avoid being cornered by him in Passy , I suggested to Jean-Claude that he make an appointment for me to see him at the radio , mid-morning , on a date when I had a luncheon appointment . |
| 4 | And Dr Carrington had particularly asked me to disconnect him from the ventilator . |
| 5 | The assistant changed the battery and told me to monitor it for a week for any problems . |
| 6 | Now the thing that worries me is that the N R A and our linkage with them is I do n't think it 's early days for them and they have n't got the the power and the erm law behind them to enforce it as the way which I think most of us would like to think of have a erm erm an organization tha that can in fact start bringing the law in that if people fail to do what they say erm so that aspect I think I now Chris also mentioned this erm tilting in West Sussex and again that mentioned in the structure plan , because I six mill a year but in ten years that 's two and a half inches . |
| 7 | Keith Lascelles took my hand , squeezing it reassuringly as he led me across the stage , up the wide stairway dividing the orchestra , and left me to arrange myself on the rostrum . |
| 8 | On the day Sir Hubert arrived in Rangoon he sent for me to thank me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled . |
| 9 | In December 1757 he tried to excuse himself ‘ as my abode is at such distance from the place where the Royal Society hold their weekly meetings as to render it not only inconvenient , but unsafe for me to attend them in the winter season. , A month later Ellis countered with , ‘ I scarce think it possible that Mr. Miller should have no one friend in the Society to send him word and , indeed , I had told Rivington to tell Miller I would be glad to discuss the matter at Fulham , and Miller ignored it . ’ |
| 10 | He had a feeling that Maidstone mentioned them to vindicate himself in the eyes of others . |
| 11 | Crilly tells me to meet him at the Hope and Vixen in half an hour . |
| 12 | He tells me to meet him at the magistrates ' court the following morning , tells me to keep away from the scumbags . |
| 13 | ‘ It told me to meet him by the Princess Alice in Forest Gate , ’ he recalls . |
| 14 | I carry with me the tattered remnants of this psychic structure : there is no way of not working hard , nothing in the end but an endurance that will allow me to absorb everything by the way of difficulty , holding on to the grave . |
| 15 | As one who was so instrumental in mapping out the future promise of early Smiths , his quote ‘ If you asked me to write something about The Smiths now it would probably be critical ’ , remained interesting . |
| 16 | I suppose I 'd best ring Scottie and see if he wants me to process something about a picture then ? |
| 17 | Sometimes he would have to wait for an hour or more before he could find someone to carry him to the Collector 's side . |
| 18 | There 'll be someone to see you in a minute . ’ |
| 19 | We employ an elderly book-keeper who is due to retire soon and I am concerned about getting someone to replace her as the books that she is keeping appear quite complicated . |
| 20 | ‘ Not only will everyone be rushing back to the city today , after the weekend vacation , but I understand Ross has been on the phone , getting the air-conditioning fixed and also seeing about someone to help you with the kids . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm glad to hear that you 've found someone to help you with the children at last , ’ he said , sitting down on the sofa beside her . |
| 22 | ‘ You 've just hired someone to help you with the children , and I 've already laid on a cleaning lady . ’ |
| 23 | Who were extremely keen to locate in this county , everything was right for them , Mr Allenby 's borough had the site , my clients had the site should I say , and erm but we lost it to Humberside because it was not possible for either Harrogate or ourselves to look them in the eye and say yes we can guarantee planning consent . |
| 24 | He knew how easy it was for someone to conceal himself amongst the clutter of hanging garments , unseen and unsuspected , while even grown-ups went about their business in ignorance of his presence . |
| 25 | I kept waiting in dread for someone to tap you on the shoulder and say , ‘ By the way , you know Damian is chairman of Flint Investments International ! ’ ’ |
| 26 | Later , changing into his dinner jacket in the executive cloakroom , Matthew wished he had thought to ask someone to accompany him to the chairman 's party . |
| 27 | He pulled a face and said less colloquially : ‘ I mean , he 'll be asking someone to accompany him to the police station . ’ |
| 28 | If Tom wanted her she would go to Tom , just to be with someone , to have someone to hold her in the night . |
| 29 | What he needed was someone to get him by the scruff of the neck , tell him a few home truths and offer emotional stability . |
| 30 | He presented himself as organizer of reciprocities ( ‘ Am I to ask them for a dinar when you are sick ? ’ ) rather than as lineage banker : he noticeably did not raise issues of authority . |