Example sentences of "decided [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manson saw that somehow and decided to write them a letter because he did n't like being called a creep . |
| 2 | She decided to tease him a little . |
| 3 | Shelley decided to tease her a little . |
| 4 | Then I went through the samples in my kitchen and realised that , rather than look at the non-mainstream areas , I could look at wines from perfectly accepted areas that broke the usual conventions ; or in one brilliant example , I could see what great traditional winemakers — in this case a pair of Burgundian grandees — could do when they decided to rough it a bit in France 's far south . |
| 5 | and er then he decided to buy me a radio alarm for Christmas . |
| 6 | I have always done my own dressmaking and last year , with a growing interest in knitting , I decided to buy myself a machine . |
| 7 | So much , that I decided to draw you a piccy of your swish logo on our school 's Nimbus printer . |
| 8 | Patrick decided to give her a brand new bob , slightly concave at the back with an undetermined weightline , a heavy drop in the front and a definite fringe . |
| 9 | She thought about that one for a second , then decided to give me the benefit of the doubt . |
| 10 | ‘ In true Hitchcock tradition , I always make one appearance in each series of Rumpole , but this time I decided to give myself a speaking part , ’ he says . |
| 11 | Saturday morning , and once again a fair and breezy day , so fair that I decided to give myself a holiday from writing , and go straight after breakfast to pick up the supplies I would need for the weekend . |
| 12 | I thought how nice he was and decided to give him a treat and sit on his lap . |
| 13 | She decided to give him a treat . |
| 14 | It happened during the final couple of years of my marriage when , tired of the humiliation my husband 's affairs imposed on me , I decided to give him a taste of his own medicine . |
| 15 | By this time Desmond had nearly stopped on the flarepath and I decided to give him a wide berth . |
| 16 | So anyway , I er , I decided to give him a second chance , so I explained calmly , and with grim patience , |
| 17 | I decided to give him the name of ‘ Man Friday ’ , because I first saw him on a Friday . |
| 18 | Zen decided to give him the only answer he had been able to come up with . |
| 19 | To console them after their bad experience , the mothers at St Bernard 's decided to give them a surprise party to mark Alice 's 90th birthday . |
| 20 | Two bison , painted 15,000 years ago in a cave known as the Grotte de Mayrieres near Bruniquel , France , were virtually erased when Boy Scouts decided to give them a spring clean under the impression that they were graffiti . |
| 21 | I spoke to the mayor and we decided to give them a proper Christian burial in the village cemetery . |
| 22 | So I decided to give it a miss that day . |
| 23 | Phoebe decided to give it a go . |
| 24 | I did n't really fancy it myself but decided to give it a go . ’ |
| 25 | Thompson , 29 , said : ‘ I was feeling tired , suffering from cramp and with only five minutes to go I just decided to give it a whack . |
| 26 | Norfolk-born Mavis McKechnie , 71 , of Mill House , Wissington , near Nayland , has wanted to try the walk for some time and decided to give it a serious purpose . |
| 27 | Then I thought about those children and decided to give it a go . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It was then that I decided to give it a try . |
| 29 | But he knew they 're bred for working and when he retired he decided to give it a go . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'd thought about it for some time , and decided to give it a go . ’ |