Example sentences of "[noun] god [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ May God protect him ! ’ said the chancellor piously , somewhat taken aback by so abundant a display of mother-love . |
| 2 | ‘ May God protect you ! ’ |
| 3 | May God give him strength and courage ! … |
| 4 | May God give you of the dew of heaven , |
| 5 | ‘ May God strike me dead if I tell a lie . ’ |
| 6 | May God bless us all this Christmas time as we make our way to the manger and celebrate the gift of his love and life . |
| 7 | May God bless us and keep us . |
| 8 | May God bless you . |
| 9 | May God bless you and may you have a long life . ’ |
| 10 | The line means : ‘ May God grant you peace of mind , gentlemen ’ , not : ‘ May God grant you happy chaps a rest from your revels . ’ |
| 11 | The line means : ‘ May God grant you peace of mind , gentlemen ’ , not : ‘ May God grant you happy chaps a rest from your revels . ’ |
| 12 | May God send us His Holy Spirit and make us courageous followers of Jesus Christ our Lord . |
| 13 | May God make us like Elisha — men and women of God , filled with His peace and purity , in touch with Him in prayer , and allowing His power to work in His world . |
| 14 | May God help us to learn from these great men of the past the lessons they themselves so painfully learned . |
| 15 | May God help us to be thoroughly like that , this week and for ever ; |
| 16 | The Emperor suddenly appeared and said ‘ May God greet thee , little man . |
| 17 | May God forgive us for the age in which we live . |
| 18 | May God forgive us our hypocrisy ! |
| 19 | May God curse them ! |
| 20 | Then , in a postscript , as if feeling that his measured words had not yet said enough , he added with a sudden note of desperation : ‘ May God preserve us & make us continue to be joy & comfort & wisdom & virtue to each other , my dear , dear , Poole ! ’ |
| 21 | May God keep me safe from that hound of hell . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ People are going on as if there is a crisis at Blackburn because we have n't won for seven weeks , but we 've only been beaten twice this season and if that 's a crisis God help us . ’ |
| 23 | I have met nobody that is wholly satisfied with the body God gave them — but this is the body you 've got so you 'd better make the best of it . |
| 24 | Because of her loving nature Eva would have enjoyed having children and a family but feels it " was one of the things God required me to give up " . |
| 25 | Third , prayer in the light of the Bible and guided by the Holy Spirit will change me : change my attitudes , make me more like the person God wants me to be . |
| 26 | The go-between God addresses us primarily through the Word or message enshrined in the Scriptures ; and he enables us to address God with freedom and confidence in prayer . |
| 27 | Check the line , ‘ And on the seventh day God created me ’ . |
| 28 | It is Ego that thinks we should constantly fret about our family and the future , in case God decides we are taking life for granted , and hurls down a bolt of lightning . |
| 29 | He had noticed , for example , that Dr Ali always accompanied the Prophet 's name with the formula 'may God bless him and grant him peace ! ’ and , often , in the doctor 's presence , Robert would work Muhammad 's name into the conversation precisely so that he , too , could repeat the traditional blessing . |
| 30 | So you put in all the hours God gives you . |