Example sentences of "to [pers pn] [subord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To show enthusiasm for a glance with them through the pages of old photograph albums , can often give immense pleasure ; and half an hour spent like this can mean more to them than a whole evening of television , for they are warmed by memories of happier days . |
| 2 | The agreement was due to be formalized in October , but was placed in doubt when private creditor banks objected to the government 's announcement that it would not resume interest payments to them until a comprehensive set of new debt rescheduling agreements had been reached . |
| 3 | Then suddenly , and sweetly , she began to realise that , since Travis was no more to her than a good friend , and she was still going to have her job at the end of all this , when it finally did end , it was going to be she who had the last laugh — and not N. Massingham Esquire . |
| 4 | Yeah but what you could do , Nancy will be really responsible about things like that , you can say to her if a big fat Housing Benefit cheque comes for me cash it and put it in my bank . |
| 5 | Nothing is more uncomfortable to us than a social hiatus , a silence hanging heavily between people in which no one can think of anything to say . |