Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adj] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tell yourself , ‘ The very fact that I am alive gives me the right to a new beginning . ’ |
| 2 | I am pleased to send you the Q.T. Programme for the coming year . |
| 3 | Once again I am pleased to send you the QT programme for the coming year . |
| 4 | I 'm , no , I 'm prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt for the moment . |
| 5 | I 'm prepared to offer you the job , Miss Stanton . |
| 6 | Before I left I was able to give him the good news about his friend Donald , one of the officers to whom we had given food and clothes on the banks of the Rovacchia . |
| 7 | The thought of entering the disaster area of an elderly widow 's grief and shouldering some of the responsibility for helping her to bear it , and to rebuild what is left of her life , is enough to create feelings of anxiety in anyone ; and admittedly this can be a very difficult assignment , for not only will you be well aware that you are unable to give her the one thing she really wants — the return of her husband — but you will feel , as we all do when faced with the bereaved , that their personality seems suddenly to have been crushed like a flower under the heel of a vandal , showing it to be so fragile and vulnerable that almost any attempt to revive it would seem to be doomed to failure . |
| 8 | If you 're able to lend us the entire amount of your covenanted donation at the outset ( e.g. £100 if you decide to covenant £25 a year ) we can invest your contribution as a lump sum and earn extra interest over the years and still reclaim the tax . |
| 9 | The thing about the business miles , you were right to ask me the business miles |
| 10 | They moved on after that , with Jessica dropping in bits about Parr as they occurred to her — although not that she was due to meet him the next day . |
| 11 | She was anxious to see him the moment he arrived , and make sure he was all right after the trauma of the interview with the insurance investigator . |
| 12 | The club was just the right kind of venue for them to cut their professional teeth on , and she was glad to give them the opportunity . |
| 13 | He had honestly believed he could take the place of everything she had ever known if only she was willing to give him the chance . |
| 14 | However , she was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 15 | We are able to give him the support necessary to ensure a comprehensive service for his broad base of clients . ’ |
| 16 | We are able to give them the independence they so badly need , and with it self respect and dignity . |
| 17 | Britannia Airways , Britain 's leading holiday airline , is our sister company , and so we are able to give you the benefits of the airline 's long-standing experience and high standards of service . |
| 18 | We are able to offer you the choice . |
| 19 | If for any reason we are unable to send you the watches , we reserve the right to offer you an item of equivalent value . |
| 20 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |
| 21 | We 're able to give them the care they need . |
| 22 | New season 's potatoes offer a promise of summer bounty , and it 's fun to make them the focus of a feast , as in the following recipes . |
| 23 | Although I believe they are improved as a class , many of them are rough diamonds ; at times they are light-fingered , they are not invariably sober , their education leaves much to be desired and it is impossible to allow them the run of the works after closing hours . |
| 24 | Children need to feel safe and secure about the world they grow up in , and it is unwise to give them the idea that everything they eat or come into contact with is a potential threat . |
| 25 | It is unprepared to offer them the skilled attention that they need . |
| 26 | Children actually like to acquire skills , and they learn them faster when they are young , so it is tempting to offer them the chance , and rewarding to watch them blossom . |
| 27 | The reason for this advice is that , if you go wrong but the examiner can identify the stage at which you have gone wrong , he is able to give you the appropriate credit . |
| 28 | It was marvellous to see you the other day after so many years . |
| 29 | At home , where an admiral 's powers were much more restricted , and even the most favoured officers could expect to have to wait for their promotion until the end of the admiral 's period of command , when it was customary to make him the compliment of a few promotions on striking his flag , it was still possible to introduce new entrants to a seagoing life . |
| 30 | They said he was unwilling to show them the evidence he had been given so they could adequately prepare their case for the parents . |