Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Empty phrases to give you the illusion that it 's Adam who 's holding you , and not me ? |
| 2 | He had been angered by her obvious , if unspoken , suspicion that he had persuaded the old lady to leave him the half share of the house . |
| 3 | She paced up and down the tiny room while I sat on her bed , and she explained to me that McIllvanney had been approached by a client who had apparently seen Ellen and authorised McIllvanney to offer her the money . |
| 4 | Hungary has appealed to foreign zoos to find them a home . |
| 5 | If you 're looking for every conceivable thing to give you an advantage then you maybe have to consider dropping alcohol and becoming a monk or something . |
| 6 | Afterwards , it can be tidied around with heavier and more direct pastel to give it the definition it would otherwise lack . |
| 7 | Pressure groups , political organisations and other extra-Parliamentary activists vociferously expressed enough anxiety over the potential demographic transformation of British cities and the destruction of British culture to make it an issue within Parliament : the political argument culminated in the Commonwealth Immigrants Bill becoming an Act of Parliament in 1962 . |
| 8 | His article sparked the interest of two Newsnight journalists , Gavin Esler and Martin Gregory , who asked the Foreign Office to give them a briefing . |
| 9 | A 16-year-old English girl committed suicide after failing to get the required grade to guarantee her a place at art college . |
| 10 | A 16-year-old English girl committed suicide after failing to get the required grade to guarantee her a place at art college . |
| 11 | Face to face meetings with parents and others is usually the best way to communicate but meeting two hundred or so parents on an individual basis to tell them the date of sports day is n't a practical or worthwhile activity . |
| 12 | On the other hand , if he really had anything constructive to say to her she could n't allow phantom fears to deny her the opportunity of listening to him . |
| 13 | He 's looking to all these outside things to make him a man , make him happy . |
| 14 | Having failed to consult the residents about their future , the report argued , the UK had a moral obligation to guarantee them the right of abode in the UK or in a third country . |
| 15 | Aunt Tossie considered if this was the right evening to tell her the news . |
| 16 | Let us wait for some more opportune moment to give her the news that Kokos is back in town . |
| 17 | I 'm just rubbing it out a little bit to give me a bit more space |
| 18 | Well , if you put a , just hit it down a little bit , I got , probably wo n't get through , but if you hit it down a little bit to give it a bit of spin it might carry it through . |
| 19 | I do n't think he 'll be in any fit condition to do it every morning anyway . |
| 20 | ‘ That certainly makes things easier , ’ he said heartily , and leaned across the monumental desk to offer her a cigarette and a light . |
| 21 | She was unsure now why she had decided to let him go on believing that , and she felt torn by a sudden desire to tell him the truth . |
| 22 | That 's really just a little relaxation to give her a break from the office job . ’ |
| 23 | A little joke to give me a shock . |
| 24 | Father Paddy had rung the previous day to give them the news from Rosstrevor . |
| 25 | Luckily , I had that stubborn streak to give me the determination to do it . |
| 26 | We 're also trying to find young , female African-American film-makers to give them a shot . ’ |
| 27 | What he really needs is to have some blond streaks to lift it a shade or two . ’ |
| 28 | Whereas you know when mine began to cry it was a good excuse to give them a bit of a cuddle . |
| 29 | I 've a good mind to give it a miss . |
| 30 | We need three or four decent players to give us a chance of getting promoted . ’ |