Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | How dear Maisie , or Natalia , and certainly Emma , would laugh to see him enslaved by an ankle after their more generous gifts of person yet enslaved he was . |
| 2 | You could , if you wish , try Java Fern , which is rather too woody for the tastes of many species — but if you want a good covering you will need to let it establish for a few months — or else you can cheat and use Java Fern-covered rocks/bogwood from another tank . |
| 3 | And apart from the garden that you said that you made it lovely while you were there , what other things did you do to make it look like a home ? |
| 4 | We did what we could but , ideally , I 'd like to see him moved to a proper unit , specialising in orthopaedics . |
| 5 | Deane and Rodders up front again I du n no I 'd like to see him try for a goal poacher or someone like Ferds . |
| 6 | I would like to invite you to apply for a very different and distinctive credit card . |
| 7 | ‘ Pray do not attempt to move me to pity by a tale of innocence and woe , Warren . |
| 8 | Engine trouble on the first leg did n't manage to stop him coming in a creditable second . |
| 9 | Here , and around the edges of a patio , you 'll probably want to have them wired to a permanently fixed outdoor socket . |
| 10 | Michael must have wondered why I 'd come to visit him disguised as a zebra . |
| 11 | ‘ I can arrange to have it buried in a motorway tonight , unless anybody has a better idea ? ’ |
| 12 | An elegant back view ca n't fail to get you noticed in a crowd |