Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He had to fight like mad to get me the job , ’ Shrimpton recalled later .
2 Well , to help you with that to give you an idea , first I 'll the ta the attainment on this one , what to look for .
3 To take a few examples : J. Uvedale asked Thomas Cromwell in 1537 to find him a place with the King or with Prince Edward ; Ralph Sadler asked Cromwell to help him obtain from the Bishop of London the keepership of a park in Essex ; John Varney wanted Cromwell to get the King 's signature approving his petition for a life patent of his stewardship of Berkhamsted and King 's Langley ; Lord Sheffield hinted to Robert Cecil that he would like the vacant position of Lord Chamberlain ; and so on .
4 Troops were also reported to have blocked about 2,000 Gamsakhurdia supporters who were preparing to march on Kutaisi to proclaim it the capital of Georgia .
5 At the base of a steep crack we drape our possessions on these to save them a wetting and balance out of and into different footwear .
6 A woman may turn to bottle-feeding to give him a chance to join in .
7 Multiply this by 4.55 to give you the capacity in litres .
8 Multiply the volume in cubic feet by 6.25 to give you the number of imperial gallons your pond holds .
9 They will ask you further information about your finances and/or your situation and may then in certain circumstances by able to offer you a loan .
10 Chancellor Norman Lamont will today begin hauling in bank bosses one by one to give them a roasting .
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