Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [vb infin] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The only thing that might make them move after three years here is Italy . |
| 2 | If Gina was pleasant to him she could share ; if not , he would make them last for two meals . |
| 3 | You may think you have problems now , but Vittorio can make them seem like fond memories . ’ |
| 4 | The F-Plan method can make you slim without additional exercises . |
| 5 | Right I 'm gon na make you go on some jobs for me that wo n't |
| 6 | In fact if you think about it evolution might promote your reproductive success by making you vaguely unhappy most of the time , cos that might make you strive for more success . |
| 7 | As Adam Smith remarks in 1759 : ‘ When a person comes into his chamber , and finds the chairs all standing in the middle of the room , he is angry with his servant , and rather than see them continue in that disorder , perhaps takes the trouble himself to set them all in their places with their backs to the wall . |
| 8 | No le , make it , do n't make him score in extra time just |
| 9 | ‘ But I love you , ’ he said , and even today the memory could make him wince with remembered pain and passion . |
| 10 | I think what you want to do now , write down a list of what you want him to do and let Steve do that for tomorrow if you can and then let's see if we can make him stick to that list cos otherwise he 'll be here in |
| 11 | ‘ I wish you 'd let me explain to Old Red . |
| 12 | ‘ I wish you 'd let me sleep in another bed . |
| 13 | ‘ You 'll let me go after six months ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You must let me pay for any cleaning you have to have done . |
| 15 | I hope that , if they ask me , they will let me take in alphabetical chunks at a time , as the full whack weighs about a stone ! ! ! |
| 16 | Please God , do n't let me become like fat Dalziel . |
| 17 | Right , if there 's , if there 's gon na be , if there 's gon na be looking a bit iffy , if you 'll let me know on any item , and then I 'll get , I 'll , and then I 'll box . |
| 18 | Would you please let me know about all events at which Medau was represented during 1985 ( if you have not already done so ) and I welcome thoughts and suggestions to explore for 1986 . |
| 19 | I would be grateful if you could let me know within six weeks whether your councillors wish to attend such an evening and if so how many representatives you will wish to send . |
| 20 | " Why do we let them stay in that warren ? " cried Silver . |
| 21 | Find it , and you may have a crime to write about that will let you bring to vivid life the social customs and curiosities of a day before yesterday . |
| 22 | If you say , ‘ I wo n't let you go to any parties ’ or ‘ You ca n't go out to play for a week ’ you will probably reconsider when you cool down , change your mind and thus lose credibility . |
| 23 | And I 'll let you look at that thing with |
| 24 | ‘ I had intended to secure your favour , or I would not let you live for this insult . ’ |
| 25 | If I do not wish to continue after the three monthly issues I will write and let you know within 10 days of receiving my third issue and will not owe you a penny . |
| 26 | This was one of the voyages in which the men of science were in charge , in that the point of the expedition was scientific ; often there had been frustration among scientists on voyages because the captain 's instructions , or his interpretation of them , did not let him stay at interesting places as long as they would have liked , or put enough boats and crews at their disposal . |
| 27 | There 's no way we 'll sit back and let him continue in this way . |
| 28 | ‘ Dearest ghost , did you imagine I would let it go to that hag of a cousin of mine ? |
| 29 | I suppose I could let it go for this week , though . ’ |
| 30 | SCO hopes the new programme will help it focus on three markets — retail , finance and government — and its expects to sell 1,500 developers kits there in its first year — between 400 — 500 of them in Europe . |