Example sentences of "i [vb base] [pers pn] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know what you 've got planned , there , but a decent boys ' day school is not something to be entered into lightly , it 's a hell of a commitment , I mean I send mine to the local primary and hope for the best … |
| 2 | And I put it to the some of the women and men cleaners you see , How would like a rest day roster ? |
| 3 | If I set it to the same frequency as the only Mark I Super C64 in existence , I might just be able to contact an old friend of ours . ’ |
| 4 | However , I refer him to the recent report on our manufacturing performance produced by the CBI entitled ’ Competing with the World 's Best ’ . |
| 5 | I refer him to the independent Centre for Economic Policy Research , where Professor Denis Snower recently published a document saying : ’ Implementing the social charter may be expected to hurt precisely those workers it seeks to help , in addition to raising unemployment and reducing investment ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Would you have preferred I leave you to the tender mercies of your American admirer ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Sometimes when I take him to the local toddler group and watch him playing with the other children , I think it would be great if he could just feel the sand in the sandpit between his toes and know what it 's like to get his hands all messed up with play dough or paint — the things other children take for granted . ’ |
| 8 | I take out my sketch pad , but the results are not food and I consign it to the ancient lavatory and oblivion on the track . |