Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [pers pn] to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , as I said to my hubby later on , we did n't scrimp and scrape to send her to Hutchy Girls so she would grow up to give us grandweans saying merr , flerr and sterr . |
| 2 | There are problems with designating these as new phyla , not least that nobody can define a phylum objectively , and my own view is that , marvellous though these animals are , we should still try to relate them to other organisms ( fossil and living ) . |
| 3 | If you have a regional accent , do not attempt to change it to standard English . |
| 4 | I took a basket of eggs into church last Sunday because I was so afraid I should forget to give them to old Mrs Baldwin on my way home . |
| 5 | Our children will suffer — but not those of rich parents who can afford to send them to public schools . |