Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But you 've only been talking to them for a little while ! ’ said Angalo . |
| 2 | looking after the littlest ones all day and and she 's obviously been speaking to them like that during |
| 3 | It could either provide that all married women should hold their property as their separate property — thus giving to all married women the right to dispose of their property and to make contracts binding it which formerly could only be given to them by a will or a settlement ; or it could adopt the more straightforward course of making the capacity of a married woman to own property , make contracts , and incur liability for torts the same as that of a man . |
| 4 | He thought that precisely because it was impossible for the human mind to construct an idea of God from its inherent mental resources , such an idea could only be given to it by revelation — in other words directly implanted by God Himself . |
| 5 | Book loans to registered students can only be made to them in person , or on written application , if they quote their registration number . |
| 6 | Dougal had not been listening to her for at least a minute . |
| 7 | His name had not been mentioned to her at all yet she knew his name from the description straight away . |
| 8 | Also please note that any Training Fund applications submitted within the last four weeks for courses organised by the Training Division have already been forwarded to them for attention . |
| 9 | Lady Elizabeth Campbell , sixteen , gentle , interested in poetry , cuddly , was discussing the matter of her marriage , which had just been broken to her at dinner by her father , Archibald Campbell , Earl of Argyll , King James the Fourth 's Lieutenant of the Isles , chief of Clan Diarmaid ; and her teeth , which were indeed passable , were much in evidence . |
| 10 | Because , about a week before John drew our attention to that matter of concern , I had prayerfully chosen a theme for tonight , based on the set gospel — the passage that has just been read to us from the first chapter of John . |
| 11 | Also the dyslexic child is not necessarily unintelligent because he ca n't write something which you 've just written on the blackboard or which has only just been shown to him in some other way ; the dyslexic person ca n't look up at a blackboard , hold the visual symbols in her mind and get them down on paper in a different position . |
| 12 | Please note that if the reason for cancellation falls within the terms of the holiday insurance policy , then any such charges will normally be refunded to you by the insurance company . |
| 13 | It was held that the agreement was void and that effect could not be given to it by rejecting the general restraint which appeared in it and limiting the agreement for the purposes of the action to carrying on the business of a tailor . |
| 14 | In fact , I remember Mr Simpson , the landlord of the Ploughman 's Arms , saying once that were he an American bartender , he would not be chatting to us in that friendly , but ever-courteous manner of his , but instead would be assaulting us with crude references to our vices and failings , calling us drunks and all manner of such names , in his attempt to fulfil the role expected of him by his customers . |
| 15 | Clearly , orthodox ministerial responsibility could not be extended to them without undermining the arm 's length principle . |
| 16 | Then you would not be talking to me like a business client with whom you have experienced an unfortunate misunderstanding . ’ |
| 17 | Awareness , although aided by propositional knowledge , is primarily of the concrete situation , to which one can not attend without being causally affected , so that to have become aware of it at all one must already be responding to it in ways which vary with the range and degree of awareness . |
| 18 | Mr Thomson also felt undermined because ‘ untoward occurrences ’ , including allegations of staff threatening residents , were not being relayed to him for up to three weeks , even though he was legally responsible for reporting them to the county council . |
| 19 | I was n't allowed to meet his mother , even though I had in fact once been introduced to her on a street corner in Paris . |
| 20 | Even where such material is not incorporated by reference apparently reference may still be made to it for contextual or confirmatory purposes . |
| 21 | A copy of the report must also be sent to him at the same time that it is sent to the Secretary of State , and he then has twenty-one days in which to decide whether he will ask for a review board to examine the whole matter in public . |
| 22 | Had she really been sent to him by the spirit of True Valiance himself , to test his chivalry and honour ? |
| 23 | This solution , which he regarded as amongst the most valuable and characteristic of all his works ( Hume 1981 p 165 ) and which had originally been suggested to him by his brother as the plan for a large house to be occupied by workmen ( Stephen , 1900 p 201 ) , he published in pamphlets entitled Panopticon or the Inspection House and Panopticon Postscripts Parts 1 and 11 . |
| 24 | It had originally been left to her by a noted amateur ornithologist and eccentric with whom she had been friendly for many years . |
| 25 | It has not often been given to me as a poet , it is perhaps not often given to human beings , to find such ready sympathy , such wit and judgment together . |
| 26 | Given the legacy of neglect this network has suffered in Wales , we support the priority now being given to it by CCW . |
| 27 | In the event of over-funding occurring , whether from a free-standing or company AVC , the surplus will simply be refunded to you in cash , minus the tax relief involved . |
| 28 | Right , after the six thirty news sequence which is coming up directly , we 'll be talking about a fascinating report in the January edition of She magazine , about house guests who may well be coming to you for Christmas , and who may well outstay their welcome . |
| 29 | Meetings , Bloody Meetings is the title of a well-known training film produced by Video Arts Ltd , and it may well be shown to you on your course . |
| 30 | So it , as I said to you in my opening remarks , here 's a clear example of us having to move in a direction that we would n't be recommending to you in terms of policy , but we 're driven by the financial considerations . |