Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Please could I ask you to find a few minutes to write to the Secretary of State for Wales , Welsh Office , Cathays Park , Cardiff CF1 3NQ , urging him to persuade his cabinet colleagues of the importance of finding time for an Environment Bill which includes these measures . |
| 2 | I must beg you to take a few days to consider … |
| 3 | James recognized that , while Laura 's shaping of the product range was crucial , it was up to him to design a corporate structure to support it ; otherwise the company could scarcely expand and might even cease operating altogether . |
| 4 | She also persuaded him to buy a hip-length jacket to help the suffering young lady keep warm if she was only sitting around nursing her ankle . |
| 5 | Will my hon. Friend consider approaching the new Secretary-General to ask him to appoint a special representative to go to Myanmar ? |
| 6 | His landlord wants him to pay a further $170 to make up for the deposit that 's gone missing . |
| 7 | He persuaded her to eat a little fish to make up for the missing protein . |
| 8 | But Mr Donnellan claimed they wanted him to admit a lesser charge to get him out of the college quietly . |
| 9 | Try to persuade him to make a real effort to give up smoking — he may put on a bit of weight but he can tackle that later — and to eat frequent snacks throughout the day instead of two or three heavy meals . |
| 10 | I am keen for them to have a greater opportunity to develop both their working and their family lives . |
| 11 | The Parsons ' slimline dining table was too low for me to get a proper purchase to relieve the cramp . |
| 12 | Then it is time for it to find a suitable spot to turn into a chrysalis . |
| 13 | ‘ Would you like me to organize a small party to go downstairs and get what bed-coverings we can ? ’ |
| 14 | Barnes ’ impassivity on receiving this message seems to me to show a rooted unwillingness to believe ill of BCCI . ’ |
| 15 | It has urged them to make a common stand to convince the industrialised countries that tropical countries are dependent on timber , and must continue with logging " within maintainable limits ' . |
| 16 | We can not do it for ourselves , it is gift and grace — God acting on and in us to create a new willingness to see with his eyes , think with his mind , adopt his values and attitudes ( 1 Cor. |
| 17 | This enables us to use a stereotaxic instrument to guide probes like lesion-making electrodes into the brain at known distances in front of , to one side of , and below one of these landmarks and guarantee to get it into a selected subcortical area . |
| 18 | So as you can see , it is imperative for us to attain a constant turnover to maximize profitability . ’ |