Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [to-vb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Burn tried to tend him the plane exploded . |
| 2 | Genoa boasted a powerful ancient landed nobility whose surplus wealth helped to give it the capital for its commercial enterprises ; but it also needed to import food and raw materials from elsewhere , and enjoyed a powerful economic motive for becoming a centre of commerce . |
| 3 | The Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP ) did not co-operate because the assembly failed to offer them the opportunity of power-sharing which they gained in 1973 . |
| 4 | My wife telephoned to give me the news which had been heard by our daughter listening to the radio . |
| 5 | THE world 's stock exchanges had a turbulent week as politics and economics conspired to give them the jitters . |
| 6 | He auditioned the song for the show and all went well , but on the night of the big gig itself , the Editor of CBS-TV Programming decided to give it the chop , fearing that the talking blues , which lampooned both the society and racism in general , might upset redneck viewers . |
| 7 | The photographer offered to sell him the negatives for £30 at the time but he did n't have the money . |
| 8 | But once his novelty value had worn off among the blasé Viennese , his audiences declined , while jealousy and court intrigue combined to deny him the court appointments and lucrative commissions he so desperately needed . |
| 9 | The ship 's doctor tried to give them the kiss of life but they could not be revived . |
| 10 | Finally , it should be noted , that even if the plaintiff manages to overcome the hurdle of proving a duty existed to give him the information , he must still establish causation . |
| 11 | John Beck 's unfashionable team have turned the derided ‘ long ball ’ game into something of an art form , but their aerial bombardment of the Wolves goal failed to bring them the victory that would have enhanced their promotion prospects . |