Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A new bridge has just been completed to enable the railway to pass over the new Metrolink .
2 They were the Ostarbeiters , intelligent and educated , and set to work as labourers , made to wear a badge .
3 Neither of them asked to see a girl called Evelyn Harris and Jackie guessed correctly that her letter had gone astray , though he never said as much to her .
4 I asked to see a breakdown of the price quoted to me and found that I was being charged four times more than the normal retail price for curtain tape and hooks and was quoted for more material than I needed .
5 They asked to see a doctor and Zahira was taken to another part of the building where , she says , she was superficially examined by a doctor and a nurse .
6 Leeds Crown Court was hearing a statement about the reaction of a porter who found her body when Robin Pask asked to see a doctor .
7 What happened was I happened to be in the corridors there and the gentleman came in , that 's on the Friday afternoon , gentleman came in and asked to see the Headmaster , so I took him along to see who was the Headmaster then , and erm shortly after that I was called up to see and erm asked me if I 'd like to apply for this job because had seen me erm bringing me up to , bringing him up to see and he said erm , well what about that young fella who brought me up there and would he like to apply .
8 When Dr Williams 's library opened he presented himself and asked to see the manuscript of Crabb Robinson 's monumental Diary .
9 Marjorie steeled herself , asked to see the vet again , and said she would stay while Lizzie was put to sleep .
10 She asked to see the daughter of the house .
11 The more the searcher asked to see the daughter , the more the daughter was hidden until that planned moment of ‘ chance ’ arrived when all was revealed , and all was , as my young Sheikh would have said , ‘ perfectly well ’ .
12 He asked to see the officer involved in the investigation of the earlier charge .
13 He asked to see the horse and they took him to the stable .
14 Standing waiting in the yard , while another pony was being saddled , Gabriel asked to see the monastery chapel .
15 When we asked to see the tape on Thursday , the Beeb said it had mysteriously disappeared without authorisation .
16 ‘ Oh , I was n't going to tell you this , but I went to the bank and asked to see the Manager .
17 He could n't get an immediate break-down of where the money had gone so asked to see the manager .
18 So I said well I 've never been in the situation but I said if it , if it was , if I was in that situation I , asked to see the manager or person in charge , make an offer to pay for any damage that was done and if that did n't suffice then I would say well I am the care officer for a Mencap home and the only thing I can do is say will you er get in touch with my boss and it 'll have to be sorted out from Head Office and she said perfect , you could n't do anything better , then she give me all different things that we 've gone into the next day and the patient 's done everything down the bed , what would you do ?
19 I was told I was getting a direct order , but I refused to pack and asked to see the governor .
20 In explicating this model , managers tend to emphasise the goodness of relationships such as one would find in a happy family .
21 Check beforehand if you intend to wear a badge because , if the rules are being strictly interpreted , only a single national or association badge will be permitted .
22 I do n't want to miss a second of it .
23 I did n't want to miss a trick .
24 He did not want to miss a word .
25 Andy 's form is exceptional and he has waited such a long time to make the jersey his own that he will not want to miss a game . ’
26 But we would not want to miss an opportunity or to court a refusal , ’ he said .
27 And we did not want to miss the opportunity of having such a wonderful day , complete with the white wedding car .
28 You do n't want to miss the surprise ! ’
29 I do n't want to miss the start of the big picture . ’
30 But I suppose if you do n't want to miss the start you could just go straight in . ’
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