Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [verb] a [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I 've got a note , or I had a note to write to the admin at the university and I have done , erm saying that Derek 's been approaching people , apologising for not writing beforehand and saying that Derek 's been approaching people and if they 've got a problem they should write back P D Q. |
| 2 | A duty solicitor had an obligation to provide advice to persons in custody and , if desired , to make a bail application ; he or she had a discretion to provide advice and representation to defendants , whether or not in custody , in cases involving imprisonable offences , and even in connection with non-imprisonable offences in exceptional cases . |
| 3 | Roughly , unilateralism provides that the plaintiff must win if he or she has a right to win established in the explicit extension of some legal convention , but that otherwise the defendant must win . |
| 4 | They could sell the shares to a stranger — who might decide he or she has a lot to contribute to the business . |
| 5 | ‘ They came to an uninhabited hut where they made a fire to dry their clothes , for all of them were wet through to the skin , and an old sail was spread upon the bare ground , which served as a bed for the Prince , who was very well pleased with it and slept soundly . ’ |
| 6 | Neutralizing involves giving the employee work where their weaknesses can not cause problems and where they get a chance to use whatever strengths they possess . |
| 7 | I met them leeward of the middle vehicle , where they lent a hand to tip the wheelbarrow into a stable position . |
| 8 | They hurried through the tranquil , fragrant-smelling garden , past-the Inner and Middle Temples , and down Temple Stairs where they hired a wherry to take them to Westminster . |
| 9 | Since sexism is unjust you should make it a point to put women in positions where they have a chance to overcome their historic powerlessness . |
| 10 | So , for example , it may be that a keen walker would have a special interest in a stretch of country where he or she frequently walked which would entitle him or her to challenge a decision to grant planning permission to develop it , whereas an ordinary member of the public or even of some environmental group in a different area might not have . |
| 11 | He began his political career at St Andrew 's University , where he ran a campaign to elect Tory Nicholas Fairbairn as rector . |
| 12 | He said his hectic work schedule led him into a downward spiral where he needed a drink to relax and help him sleep . |
| 13 | The weather then turned very cold , so cold in fact , that I installed a heater to warm the water up . |
| 14 | The awful thing is that I had a chance to meet him . |
| 15 | Being a fair-minded person and still hoping that I had a chance to get a cultural stew going , I listened carefully to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent , Central ( Mr. Fisher ) , but he did not give me a chance either . |
| 16 | Yeah if I knew some facts that I had a job to go to , I 'd pay for it myself |
| 17 | I think I would be a very different person now if orange juice and milk and dinners at school had n't told me , in a covert way , that I had a right to exist , was worth something . |
| 18 | Suppose that I expect a colleague to give me a lift home this evening , but that her car has a flat battery ; this wo n't stop us , however , because a friend 's car is parked conveniently near with some jump leads which we can use to get her car to start . |
| 19 | The other day I had a visit from the ‘ music man ’ who told me that I needed a licence to play music in my shop . |
| 20 | But after the cauliflower curry , a couple of pounds of onion rings and six bottles of Kingfisher , I told him that I needed a place to stay out of sight for a few days . |
| 21 | ‘ I like to think that I have a lot to offer as well and I do n't want to have to wait years before I get the opportunity to prove myself . |
| 22 | Completely new to the Company , I know that I have a lot to learn and I 'd particularly like to thank for her help during the changeover . |
| 23 | ‘ Yes , I can see that I have a lot to learn . ’ |
| 24 | Not that I have a lot to worry about . |
| 25 | If I am following someone who drops their wallet then it would be idle to deny that I have a duty to pick it up and return it . |
| 26 | I know now that I have a duty to look after myself , for no one else will bother . |
| 27 | I know , and the employer knows , that I have a role to play , and I want to learn the role as quickly as possible in order to reduce my uncertainty to certainty , and to merge myself into the rest of the cast of actors or members . |
| 28 | That means that I have a right to access to your house . |
| 29 | Fortunately , the following morning I had nothing to do in particular , so I had a chance to live through a vague sense of hangover . |
| 30 | Mrs. Favor was watching the McLaren girl , staring right at her , so I had a chance to look at Mrs. Favor . |