Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [pers pn] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These times were long enough to enable them to study the behaviour of the plasma and its response to the magnetic forces , necessary first steps along the way to controlled thermonuclear fusion . |
| 2 | I find the easiest way is not to attempt to free the yarn from the sinker plate completely , but to free it just enough to enable you to push the carriage on past the weaving yarn . |
| 3 | Her eyes fluttered open , only to find him screwing the cap to the bottle . |
| 4 | After this episode I stopped telephoning him , only to find he enjoyed the game so much that he began calling me . " |
| 5 | For a few decades , too , the English also used hobelars with success along the borders which separated them from the enemy in France , and in particular at the siege of Calais in 1346–7 , where they had some 600 or so to help them keep the French at a distance . |
| 6 | So in an effort to find out whether are blind , or they 're just weird , we asked a member of a party of visitors from Tokyo , Miss Takishima , to be kind enough to let us process the film in her camera . |
| 7 | The fact that our captors were confident and considerate enough to let us have the radio was almost as encouraging as the news we could at last listen to after two years of silence . |
| 8 | ‘ I think they will if you can get the Old Man to twist the Khedive 's arm enough to persuade him to withdraw the levy . ’ |
| 9 | Five worlds split into several sections is certainly enough to keep you burning the midnight oil . |
| 10 | But if drink lost him respect , he never lost the admiration of one College porter who said you had only to watch him cross the street to know he was a genius . |
| 11 | ‘ Fox , although allowing me complete control over the physical side of making the picture , were strong enough to prevent me changing the script , ’ he said . |
| 12 | I smiled and her eyes smiled back enough to make me think the ice could just possibly melt there under the right circumstances . |
| 13 | But even allowing for that trait of nature , the number of occasions on which both Conservatives and Labour politicians have told me they are doing better than the polls say is now large enough to make me sniff the air suspiciously . |
| 14 | But this difficulty is not enough to make us abandon the theory . |
| 15 | The only reason why I go to see a Nirvana show is just to see them wreck the gear ! |
| 16 | And just to help you tell the time there are these unidentified flying objects in little nests with numbers on . |
| 17 | Sometimes , I would give everything just to let her know the truth . ’ |
| 18 | Erm , the , just , incidentally just to show I read the papers Chairman erm on page ten it is laying not laying . |
| 19 | ‘ I think the knobbly wheels are just to make it grip the ground better , ’ said Dorcas , his voice sounding a long way off . |
| 20 | He spoke just twice , once to answer his name and once to confirm he understood the charge . |
| 21 | Further details will be sent out in due course but please lodge your interest early to help them plan the event . |
| 22 | Then Mrs Carver 's voice from behind him cried , ‘ Out of me way ! lad , ’ and he sprang aside to let her enter the scullery with a tray of dirty cups and saucers . |
| 23 | It would now be an act of political madness further to raise them to support the pound ( as indeed it would be to sacrifice more of our reserves to the same purpose ) . |
| 24 | Jafaar was seeking a way in through al-Kassar to Haser and the Magharians , ostensibly to have them launder the clan 's drug profits , and , through Lasser , to explore the unholy alliance that appeared to be in the works between the Syrian and Cali cartels whereby each would not only take the other 's product but also share intelligence , smuggling routes and defensive tactics . |
| 25 | ‘ If I 'd known why it mattered so much to you I 'd have tried harder to make you accept the truth , ’ she said , yielding to her own regrets for a moment . |
| 26 | This exercise is valuable not only to enable the draftsman to produce a set of conditions which is most to the advantage of his client ( whether his client be buyer or seller ) , but also to enable him to understand the motivation of the other side when he is in negotiation with their advisers . |
| 27 | ‘ We need air cover both to help us locate the whales and to watch for changes in their behaviour , ’ said Mr Goold . |
| 28 | The sacrifices themselves have disappeared , but they go far to help us understand the meaning of the cross , the sacrifice of Jesus Christ . |
| 29 | For younger children , for example , I would do ‘ Sing a song of sixpence ’ correctly to get them to know the words , and then sing . |
| 30 | I just wish now to say I declare the Exhibition open and to say how pleased I am to see so many old friends here today . |