Example sentences of "buy [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Buy me a big Coke bottle . |
2 | He said : ‘ I buy them the same as I buy anything else and pass them on . |
3 | You know very often a parent , if a parent senses a child it 's partly in the interests of reality you know , like I say to my younger son you know , look if I buy you a third Big Mac , let's face it , you wo n't be able to eat it . |
4 | I ca n't afford to take you out properly or buy you a proper Christmas present , or be able to tell you not to worry — I 'm twenty-eight years old and I 'm still living from hand to mouth like a bloody tramp . |
5 | The dummy is nonetheless a vital element in the scrum-half 's armoury in order to buy that odd half-second of time ; for example , in a scrum where a flanker or scrum-half is set to pounce as the ball lies at the opposing no.8 's feet , a dummy for the no.9 would ( 1 ) remind the players where the off-side line is , and ( 2 ) buy him an extra second of time to distribute the ball , and ( 3 ) avoid potential injury from being flattened by his opponents and , controversially … ( 4 ) earn the chance of a penalty . |
6 | Philip would sprinkle sugar on Richard 's morning cereal ; lend him clothes ; buy him an expensive raincoat — although he was a thrifty man . |
7 | We buy her a large Coke and an even larger carton of popcorn . |
8 | It is a nice feeling to be in a candy store but until you decide what you want and buy it the nice feeling does not turn into a nice taste . |