Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scott 's first letter had been an appalling error , and it would seem sufficient reason why Donaldson should suggest reversing the decision to award him the Gold Medal , but Scott , when drafting his Recollections in later years , looked for further motives behind Donaldson 's action as he could not ‘ reconcile it with the character and generosity which Donaldson has usually evinced ’ . |
| 2 | separate reports of the views of each of the groups to give them the opportunity for further comment ; |
| 3 | The Discovery is the first ever gas cooker to have a hotplate with ‘ Gas Powered Discs ’ a revolutionary new concept developed by Moffat that actually places a Disc above the flame to give you the controllability you expect from gas plus an unheard of level of cleanability . |
| 4 | I 'd have cast off in the Angharad to fetch you the minute I knew you were there ! ’ |
| 5 | Daisy said , ‘ He told Sister he 'd like our Charlie to stay in the Hall to give him the chance to get his nerve back in easy stages . |
| 6 | They are required by the Law Society 's Training Regulations to provide experience in articles in a number of recognised areas of the law to give you the training necessary to qualify as a solicitor . |
| 7 | I 'd also like to thank his parents for what they have contributed over the years to make him the person he is , supporting him through college , and also for making me such a welcome member of their family . |
| 8 | Duncan had been asleep when the policeman burst into the room to give him the news that Leeming had been found . |
| 9 | Seeing that Yet returned to the room and went behind the curtain to prepare us the meal Frankenstein had promised , he lowered his voice and continued , ‘ I bestow my gift of the secret of life upon mankind . |
| 10 | Having said that , we still made sure that our reps called on the group to give them the information . |
| 11 | The police spent two days trying to persuade the butcher to give them the name or names of his supplier . |
| 12 | He and her mother were more than welcome , she would delight in the chance to show them the treasure that was hers , but leave it she would not . |
| 13 | The reason is simple , if you have taken the trouble to read it the content is fresh in your mind and so it is easier to find a reply . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll get one of the staff to show you the way . ’ |
| 15 | He said : ‘ I am going to force the Government to tell us the truth about the real threats behind the public spending review to thousands of sick and disabled people . ’ |
| 16 | However , the judge also rejected BNFL 's arguments that Greenpeace did not have sufficient direct interest in the matter to give it the locus standi ( or recognised legal status ) to appeal to the court for a judicial review . |
| 17 | More environmentally sensitive areas could be on the way — if agriculture minister John Gummer can persuade the Treasury to give him the cash |
| 18 | So th th th there 's , there 's a heightened need for support because of the the nature of the civil war now , and , and they are under quite substantial pressure and therefore you need to mobilize the population behind you and to get that mobilization you , you 've got to offer more struggle fruits to the peasants and absolute egalitarianism is the way to offer them the maximum . |
| 19 | I wrote to Lotus Water Products in Burnley asking if anything could be done and was advised by the company to send them the pump — they would send me an estimate for the repair . |
| 20 | Kendall has dismissed him , but Everton might be better off re-educating the others to give him the service he thrives on . |
| 21 | B : Well , the milkman has come All that we can reasonably expect a semantic theory to tell us about this minimal exchange is that there is at least one reading that we might paraphrase as follows : ( 2 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time ? |
| 22 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 23 | He came into the room with a broad grin on his face and could hardly wait to tell me that not only had he managed to approach several people at work and ask them questions , but that he had decided to put himself to the test over the last few days and had , in fact , gone up to complete strangers in the street to ask them the time . |
| 24 | May I ask the Leader of the House to tell us the business for next week ? |
| 25 | Er got two guides , a guide and a driver to tell you the truth . |
| 26 | ‘ My husband is n't well , ’ I said , having no mind to hand him the truth at that moment . |
| 27 | ‘ It 's not on at all for a brother-in-law to treat me the way you treat me . |
| 28 | Made no move to show him the glass . |
| 29 | We made a team to give them the opportunity to work together … to give them the respect … to give them the idea that they could be in the top 50 , not by talking but by working together . |
| 30 | They had gone ahead of their Australian guide and he did not have a chance to warn them the creature — usually docile — lived there . |