Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To do that , on May 18th the prime minister , Leonid Kuchma , asked parliament to grant him a range of extraordinary powers : to rule the economy by decree , control the central bank and the state privatisation body and have jurisdiction over the president 's satraps in the regions . |
| 2 | I asked Toby to do me a favour and tell the Fleet Street ‘ dirty mac brigade ’ , who covered crime and other seedy activities , that I had given him an exclusive . |
| 3 | ‘ I told Bagshot to give him a chit on my behalf and take his address . |
| 4 | That night , North telephoned Poindexter to tell him the memo had been found . |
| 5 | He killed Lily to save her the pain of taking her own life , he had told police . |
| 6 | In fact later on during the flight , when I 'd unravelled myself from this guy and was playing poker with some French people , I asked God to give me the sign then , in the hand I was about to get . |
| 7 | I was treated like a servant so I asked Freddie to find me a place of my own . |
| 8 | In the following days and weeks my mother and I took turns to visit him every day ; we realized how much our presence meant to him . |
| 9 | Can the hon. Gentleman prevail on his right hon. and learned Friend to give us the assurance that there will be funds — public funds if necessary — to ensure that the King 's Cross scheme goes ahead ? |
| 10 | He bought groceries to last him the week , then popped next door to the frame shop to pick up the stainless steel frame he 'd ordered for a James Barker black and white print he 'd obtained in an auction some weeks before . |
| 11 | Nigel decided to take up jogging again in the grounds and got Flora to lend him a sewing kit to mend his trousers . |
| 12 | I wish we had sand to give us a grip . ’ |
| 13 | And then he added , ‘ I was talking to one of Big Joe 's bouncers and it was his opinion that she got wind of what was to happen , before they had time to give her a dose , likely . |
| 14 | Frank wanted David to give me a down-sweep with the baton , but as anyone can observe , when I am in full flight I 'm really running high , and this presented David with a problem as he is quite a short fellow . |