Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tiny Regency houses had no doubt been listed to spare them the attentions of developers ; from the state of the paving stones and the grass-studded cracks in the roadway , it seemed that the town council too had passed them by . |
| 2 | Surtees was a good choice , but I never got to know him the way I did Graham Hill , Jackie Stewart and Pedro Rodriguez . |
| 3 | I 've had them born in the car on the way the the mother have come to see me the father has brought her to see me thinking that if she could just see me she 'd be alright . |
| 4 | As Burn tried to tend him the plane exploded . |
| 5 | I want to know you the way no man has ever known a woman before . ’ |
| 6 | You need to know either the landlord or the tenant and , more important , he needs to know you before he can be expected to grant you the right to work on his land . |
| 7 | If you want to talk him the number 's o-five-hundred , four-o-four , treble zero . |
| 8 | ‘ You want to sell me the wig back ? |
| 9 | Whatever our conscious reasons ( ’ No , I want to remember him/her the way he/she was ' or ‘ Not in front of the children ’ ) , a dead body is not considered to be spectacle for display in Britain , and the rationale which dictates it can sometimes disguise feelings of embarrassment that such a thing could occur in our death-defying , well-regulated households . |
| 10 | Now Diana wants to give them the sort of holiday she believes young boys should have … not shut up in old castles . ’ |
| 11 | Kharin 's £200,000 transfer from CSKA Moscow will be completed any day now but Hitchcock wants to give him the Beasant treatment . |
| 12 | The arts minister , Jordi Sole Tura , wants to give it the ornate edifice that currently houses the ministry of agriculture . |
| 13 | And who , at the same time , wants to give you the opportunity to do your best for yourself and your family ? |
| 14 | ‘ Everybody looks to give him the ball , so he 's sees more of it and , in my thinking , he therefore has to be fitter than anybody else . |
| 15 | I promised to give it the fifty-one hours , so that 's , let me see , forty-five left . |
| 16 | She 'd found her wallet of credit cards and flourished it under his nose , every fibre of her being poised to defy him if he tried to deny her the right to pay . |
| 17 | That 's it and let them , let them get on with it in the middle of bloody summer with a pint of water and say , look , that pint of water has to last you the day . |
| 18 | I am not surprised that the Minister declines to give us the figures because is not the truth that about 60 to 80 times the amount of money is being spent per capita on students at the city technology college than is spent on pupils at secondary schools in Sunderland and surrounding boroughs ? |
| 19 | But as she bent to give her the bowl , she lowered her voice , and whispered in Rosa 's ear , ‘ Be careful , you 're not a child any more , you must n't forget that . |
| 20 | Genoa boasted a powerful ancient landed nobility whose surplus wealth helped to give it the capital for its commercial enterprises ; but it also needed to import food and raw materials from elsewhere , and enjoyed a powerful economic motive for becoming a centre of commerce . |
| 21 | One better take her parachute jumping and forgo forget to give her the parachute . |
| 22 | Thus the expansion of larger manufacturing firms was designed to give them the opportunity to expand output with protection from fluctuations in demand given by avoiding any excessive accumulation of fixed costs . |
| 23 | The Valor Revue is designed to give you the features you need for perfect results in the kitchen . |
| 24 | All the holidays in this brochure are specially designed to give you the chance to see Italy as we see it , to experience the truly unique character , the natural beauty and the very varied flavours found throughout our country . |
| 25 | Although you may be perfectly entitled to take others to task and even issue a number of ultimatums , you ought to be more concerned with plans designed to give you the kind of personal or professional recognition you seek and deserve . |
| 26 | He only mentioned his wife to tell me he 'd just bought her something new to wear and he tried to give me the impression his brother-in-law was something of a poor fish because he could n't make ends meet . ’ |
| 27 | The ship 's doctor tried to give them the kiss of life but they could not be revived . |
| 28 | I tried to give her the kiss of life . |
| 29 | And then he tried to give us the slip and run off . |
| 30 | They want to give them the confidence to grow into caring and hard-working adults who will grasp opportunities and take their responsibilities seriously . |