Example sentences of "person [to-vb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One goes in person to see the relevant official who may be able to answer a question , only to find he is ‘ not on seat ’ — perhaps he , too , is trying to find someone ! |
| 2 | The black box space may be declared as a " no entry space " , with the owner of that domain being the only person to see the internal geometry and handle its functional associations with all other domains . |
| 3 | The Rev. Thomas Arnold , founder of the Oral School for the Deaf at Northampton in 1868 after trying out the system with only a limited success with a special class at the Yorkshire Institution where that great advocate of sign language , Charles Baker , was Principal , did probably more than any other person to establish the oral system in Britain with the fine academic record of his school . |
| 4 | This may lead the recovering person to remember the mood-altering effect of the addictive substance or behaviour but selectively forget the negative consequences . |
| 5 | You see , first prize has n't got , you see , because , they put your number in a draw , for the person to win the midi hi-fi system |
| 6 | It is sometimes quite hard for a person to do the unconventional , but that may be the only safe option . |
| 7 | When Merry blows it in the Shire the revolution against sloth and shabbiness and Saruman- ‘ Sharkey ’ is on : no doubt Tolkien would have liked to be able in his own person to do the same . |
| 8 | Fairplay , the leading international shipping magazine , is looking for a person to fill the new position of Business Editor . |
| 9 | The only person to flash the sustained F7c was Lancashire 's Ian Vicers — not bad for a sprog of only 17 . |
| 10 | Anatole Kaletsky , the Times economics correspondent , who was the first person to expose the punitive nature of John Smith 's shadow Budget . |
| 11 | A former youth runner for Britain and a world class rock climber in his teens , he is also the youngest person to hold the top ‘ grandmaster ’ karate grade of Judan Hanshi and the highest graded Westerner in the martial arts of kung-fu and aikido . |
| 12 | The benefit of the system is it only requires the deaf person to have the special electronics and screen . |
| 13 | A lively and energetic character , enjoying publicity and recognized by his contemporaries as a ‘ personality ’ , Eckersley did more than any other person to lay the technical foundation of broadcasting in Britain . |
| 14 | World-wide television links will enable those unable to attend in person to join the French nation in wishing its most celebrated symbol " Bon anniversaire " . |
| 15 | The person to bring the first challenge was Tim Crook , a radio journalist , whose campaign for more open justice to the European Commission led to the reforms contained in the Criminal Justice Act 1988 . |
| 16 | The annual celebration of the ‘ World day of the Sick ’ , therefore , has the manifest purpose of making the People of God and , as a consequence , the many Catholic health care institutions and civil society itself , more aware of the necessity of ensuring the best possible care for the infirm ; of helping the sick person to make the most of suffering , on the human level , but most of all on the supernatural one ; of especially helping the dioceses , Christian communities and religious families to be involved in the health care of apostolate ; of enhancing the ever more valuable commitment of volunteers ; or reminding people of the importance of the spiritual and moral training of health care workers , and last of all of creating a better understanding of the importance of religious care for the sick among diocesan and religious priests , as well as among those who live and work at the side of the person in pain . |
| 17 | You might , for instance have to alter the way the murder you had in mind is committed or you might have to go so far as to alter the motive of the murderer or even find a completely different person to commit the central action . |