Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [adj] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It made me sad to hear him speak like that ; he did n't seem to understand that was all I wanted to do . |
| 2 | He could see that whatever was agitating his friend had pushed him to the limit but he judged it better to let him get it off his chest than keep it bottled up . |
| 3 | She opened it wide to let them see the contents . |
| 4 | I was in favour of hauling him in last week , but the powers-that-be thought it better to let him remain at large for the time being , in the hope that he might lead us to his employers . ’ |
| 5 | The staff thought it better to let her go through her labour cheerfully . |
| 6 | Rather than let you go to the contessa I thought it wise to let you waste an hour or two at the museum . ’ |