Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The use of silk in large quantities , such as , for example , in the crinoline , was the result of a petition sent to the Empress by the silk workers of Lyons asking her to help maintain the output of the French silk industry and not because Eugénie wished to overdress . |
| 2 | The organisers of Telethon say they do consult disabled people about the event and feel such an opinion is a minority one . |
| 3 | Although he failed in his main aim of forcing the Count of Toulouse to submit he did succeed in capturing Cahors and the Quercy . |
| 4 | However , studies also showed that if bombing was accompanied by evacuation and the destruction of family ties it did induce emotional problems ; this dual verdict was stressed by the Board of Education after the war , having reviewed the evidence from child guidance clinics . |
| 5 | Families hearing evidence in Oxford hope it does get to the truth . |