Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not the authors ' intention to give it this gloss . |
| 2 | Thank you very much , er , conference , and indeed it gives me great pleasure to address you this morning . |
| 3 | In the second-half of the Second Test they recaptured their World Cup form and it will take a very good side to beat them this summer . |
| 4 | He opens his mouth to tell her this , but she puts her finger on his lips to silence him . |
| 5 | panel seeks to make that two million pounds , subject to the appropriate level of grants and borrow approvals and perhaps some assistance from within our own resources and elsewhere being budget , this is a , a firm intention to increase that figure , but we can not say it has been increased yet , to do so will be premature , but that I ask the committee to accept it this morning as a recommendation from the |
| 6 | He had no right to treat her this way . |
| 7 | Well , it 's been a joy to meet you this evening , please can I have another signed photo to replace the old one ? |
| 8 | ‘ It 's taken me 10 years to grow them this long so I do n't like hiding them completely under a hat . ’ |
| 9 | We are delighted that our proven quality has enable Nissan to award us this prestigious contract . ’ |
| 10 | Anyroad , there 's no need to tell you this — you 've lived down here long enough , ’ he continued . |
| 11 | Local authorities are to be given the leading role in the organisation of community care , but the decision to give them this responsibility was taken with the greatest possible reluctance and only after every other possibility had been explored . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm disappointed for those under 14s who have n't had a chance to see me this time , but I 'm looking forward to doing a full scale tour probably next year when everyone will have a chance to come along , ’ she added . |
| 13 | ‘ You 're not going to believe this , ’ said Alex , ‘ but I actually picked up the phone to call you this morning , except I realized it would have been the middle of the night your end so I put it down again . ’ |
| 14 | We would be most encouraged by your efforts to join us this year — whether in wheelchair , pushchair or on foot ! |
| 15 | have n't got any staff to do it this , we managed to do it last year . |
| 16 | Love reveals that Yorkshire have already been in Cape Town for a week and that their England A captain , Martyn Moxon , will be flying in from Australia to join them this weekend . |
| 17 | Now , I did eventually get my father to tell me this ; and , according to him , it was just as he choked the last struggling life out of the dog that he heard another scream , this time from above , and inside the house , and that was the boy they called Paul being born . |
| 18 | How dispiriting for Father Watson to tell her this , Nenna thought , and how far it must be from his expectations when he received his first two minor orders , and made his last acts of resignation . |
| 19 | You ca n't expect people to tell you this , tell you that . |
| 20 | Indeed , there must be serious doubts about the decision to hold them this year . |
| 21 | Boyd Stych , looking strangely civilized in a dark business suit and neatly clipped beard , was informed by his wife , when he came home , that the Advent was sending a photographer and a reporter to see him this evening and he was not to litter up the lounge — she 'd just tidied it . |
| 22 | Thus , for example , the refusal by a parent or guardian , on the patient 's behalf , of a certain treatment need not necessarily be respected , if it is deemed in the patient 's interests to treat him this way . |
| 23 | His first big senior championship victory over 1500 metres at Crystal Palace yesterday convinced the selectors to give him this job in Rome . |
| 24 | They might have been refused by mainstream publishers or alternatively , and this is the more likely , they are making a positive choice to do it this way , since self-publication means that the writers can determine exactly what goes into their printed work . |
| 25 | Nylon is crease-resistant and is often mixed with other fibres to give them this quality plus extra strength . |
| 26 | It is a privilege to pay them this small token of respect . |
| 27 | This year when June Bascome is taking advantage of this generous offer , she will be accompanied by Hilary ; as Jochen has very kindly extended the invitation to include her this time . |
| 28 | Sometimes this may feel like a military strategy and it is quite in order to treat it this way : to plot and plan to take the fortress which is your imaginary castle , your silent , fertile abode , despite the background of your everyday tasks and obligations . |
| 29 | Love is in the air and for this fab Valentine 's issue we have joined forces with Northern Hairdresser Of The Year , Gary Hooker from Saks to give you this superb wedding gift — a complete hair and beauty bridal make-over all in the comfort of your very own home . |
| 30 | John Kane donned his waders to bring us this report . |