Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] a person " in BNC.
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| 1 | What she needs is a hard working man who can let her blossom as a person . ’ |
| 2 | There 's only a £15 charge for infants under the age of 2 on departure if they travel on your lap and share a bedroom with two others , but they do n't count as a person when you 're working out the yacht prices . |
| 3 | So the citizen could only flourish as a person by acting as a part or member of the whole , the community . |
| 4 | How does it make you feel as a person human consequence . |
| 5 | The mental effect of suddenly sitting up straight , squaring your shoulders , breathing deeply , can make you look and feel like a person who can change the world . |
| 6 | His attitude to England seems terribly confused , as one might expect from a person who despises royalty but brandishes the cross of St George . |
| 7 | Any one of the above features could result in a person being labelled schizophrenic , providing some other criteria are met , such as the symptoms having lasted for a certain length of time . |
| 8 | Short of outright brutality that is probably one of the most degrading things you can do to a person . |
| 9 | As with depression , a range of factors may contribute to a person 's vulnerability to the disorder , and other factors may act to precipitate its appearance . |
| 10 | And then , you know you think well erm , this sort of the area we 're going , I might look for a person , you know , particular types of person . |
| 11 | we tried to make her look like a person . |
| 12 | These examples are tolerably plain , but it must depend to a large extent on the facts of each case whether the law will attribute to a person the immediate right to possess . |
| 13 | So that kind of thing made analysts think that they could go on more than just free associations , they could look at a person 's character , as it were . |
| 14 | No way could I ever vote for a person who approved of cruelty to animals and I would urge anyone who cares anything about animals to cast their vote elsewhere . |
| 15 | They can actually go and chase after a person outside the station if if that is their their wish and at the moment that is erm that will continue to be the case . |
| 16 | ‘ I want to grow and develop as a person in areas that I have not explored yet . |
| 17 | The requirement specified in Regulation 4 does not apply to a person who is — |
| 18 | In contrast , any misfortune which might happen to a person accused before a spirit might be attributed to sorcery . |
| 19 | If all this can happen to a person who 's lost a job , you can see how it can affect the whole family . |
| 20 | This is also the first thing we can tell about a person when meeting for the first time . |
| 21 | From this , we find that first impressions are extremely important ; physical appearance and the things we can first tell about a person are very important when developing that impression . |
| 22 | Perhaps , for instance , a case could be made for discouraging risks that might lead to a person 's loss of employment , if their chances of gaining another job were remote . |
| 23 | Enquiry can be fostered by asking " Who is the most important person in the picture ? " , looking at gestures and expressions , or asking " What clues can we get about a person 's wealth or social status ? " |
| 24 | So when women talk of coming out as a lesbian , I want to ask — can I come as a person first ? |
| 25 | But , in my judgment , it would operate against no others ; it would not operate against a person who is not shown to have taken with such notice of the circumstances under which the deed was executed . |
| 26 | As he set off for the airport Lewis remembered that he had told Adam from the first that only trouble could come from a person of his youth and inexperience inheriting a big house and land of the dimensions of Wyvis Hall . |
| 27 | Many of life 's experiences , whether as parent , carer , musician , or even rugby international , can add to a person 's contribution to medicine . |
| 28 | This power can only belong to a person if others acknowledge him to be an expert . |
| 29 | For the reasons I have given , I conclude that if ( but only if ) Lautro did not afford to a person or firm served with an intervention notice in accordance with rule 7.3(12) the opportunity to apply to the board to rescind the notice , and/or to appeal against it , then the lack of such remedies would be unfair and the procedure unlawful . |
| 30 | After all , cannabis does much less harm to a person 's health than nicotine , and yet cigarettes are legal . |