Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the utilitarian looks at it in this way , he takes it as a criterion for an acceptable use of ethical words , and way of understanding moral judgement , that it should give them a factual content which is the only one which it is sensible to expect people in general to endorse as a sensible guide to acceptable conduct . |
| 2 | I mean erm and sometimes of course you ca n't give them the practical help they need , you know , |
| 3 | ‘ I expect another visit this night , ’ he reported to General Cope , ‘ but I shall give them the warmest reception my weak party can afford . ’ |
| 4 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 5 | Notice also that Peter and John did not pray that God would give them the Holy Spirit they prayed that they might receive the Holy Spirit . |
| 6 | To help us give you a speedy response it would be appreciated if you could have your policy number readily available . |
| 7 | I 'll give you a funny article he wrote before you go . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll give you the same chance I 'd give a hungry vixen in a rabbit cage , ’ he growled . |
| 9 | In looking back at my records I notice that I did not send you the enclosed form which I have now completed . |
| 10 | I said no .. , so he said er , I 'll show you a quick video he said , and he showed me this video , part in Manchester and part in Peterborough two old girls got these crash helmets on |
| 11 | And er I 'll show you a little booklet I 've got somewhere on that about the nation about his bungalow . |
| 12 | ‘ I will show you the only book no-one has ever read a word of . ’ |
| 13 | When Caro made her escape after tea it was with all the usual feelings of guilt and frustration ; with her mother suggesting brightly , ‘ Just let me measure you for that new jumper before you go , Carolyn , ’ and , ‘ Did I show you the new suite we were thinking of getting , in the catalogue ? |
| 14 | And then , looking back at the pictures — sharp , full of insight , yet somehow slightly flashy — he wondered whether , indirectly , they did n't give him the best notion he yet had got of Walter Machin himself . |
| 15 | And that 's not quite on so that would bring it a little bit it might be about ninety two or something it might |
| 16 | The programme is open to people who have been mulling over an idea for some time and experts will give it the commercial analysis it needs and , if it stands up , the business planning and search for funding that it merits . |
| 17 | Oh yes , it was a help the students give us a fantastic help you know , in financially and the the came on that gate a lots of times with us . |
| 18 | Our sexless , clawless cats will now give us the perfect companionship we seek . |
| 19 | ERS , with its microwave sensors , will give us the best view we 've ever had . ’ |
| 20 | On the one hand , coins can give us the only information we have about some buildings , such as the vanished Roman Temple of Augustus and Livia between the Palatine and Capitol which was restored by Antoninus Pius in AD158-9 . |
| 21 | In view of the circumstances of his team 's downfall , perhaps the most ironic touch about the final was that Chapman had said in the Sunday Express a week before the game : ‘ I know nothing of the art of clairvoyance , but I should feel happier if someone would foretell me the vital incident which is almost sure to decide the match . |
| 22 | He really did n't like it the first time we played it , so he tried spoiling it . |
| 23 | Why not join them the next time your barometer begins to fall rapidly ? |
| 24 | ‘ I shall call you the next time we are free , and we will do the rest , Yes ? ’ |
| 25 | You would n't call it the best buildup you ever seen and after a little bit of scrappy play which Pisa failed to get the ball away , it fell inviting on the edge of the area , and he struck it with all the confidence and aplomb a a player who 's been planting 'em in the back of the net all season . |
| 26 | And I 'll tell you the only reason I took the baby home was because Martin wanted her . |
| 27 | I 'll tell you the unkindest thing I know about him : he was caught being beastly to a woman at a party for no obvious reason . |
| 28 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
| 29 | ‘ I thought , if I tell the driver I 'm a real archbishop and I 'll pay him the other end he 'll just say , ‘ Oh , stuff it , mate ! ' ’ |
| 30 | What do I tell him the next time he asks |