Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Police blockades forced them to proceed on foot , and as the march approached the border the following day it came under fire from the security forces . |
| 32 | Pop had bought a large inflated life jacket for me to wear in case of our ship being sunk , in which case you were all to hold on to the cords round my waist , and he would swim round and act as a watchdog ! |
| 33 | These holy men , whose sanctity was often clear from the miracles which God had allowed them to perform in life , had in death entered his presence . |
| 34 | ‘ You 're expecting me to go without back-up . ’ |
| 35 | Brian Ross wanted me to go on camera to say so , but I refused . |
| 36 | He used to call for me to go to school , and that could be an eventful journey because the way led through the Sayers ' farm at West New Houses , and they kept a flock of geese and a bull . |
| 37 | He aimed for me to go to school but brass he could n't pay , |
| 38 | Hard to explain the conflict in our acquaintance , but perhaps I had an instinctive feeling that she , in fact , wanted me to go to bed with her , and she knew I would n't — because if I did make love to her , it would be a victory for her and a defeat for me . |
| 39 | eyes on before and when it was time for me to go to bed I would be encouraged not made |
| 40 | Deep safe water was a dark royal blue , while over a coral reef the sea shaded to green or , when perilously shallow , to brown , and Thessy , peering ahead , would shout at me to go to port or starboard , or even to go backwards as fast as the motors would catch hold . |
| 41 | That 's because he do n't want me to go to work . |
| 42 | I think life is easier for me than it would be for a lot of working women because of the university creche , which enables me to go to work and sort of see my daughter at lunch time , that sort of thing . |
| 43 | How do you expect me to go to sleep after you 've told me something like that ? |
| 44 | ‘ I was at Queen Eleanor 's and they urged me to go to university , but I wanted to be independent , so I came into the Met . ’ |
| 45 | If that 's what they want for me , Benny asked herself , why on God 's earth are they allowing me to go to university ? |
| 46 | The time came for me to go to university . |
| 47 | Allow me to go to perdition in my own fashion ! ’ |
| 48 | ‘ I do not accept that David Trippier is supporting the action of the trade unions , or is asking me to go to arbitration , or expects that the management , having made a final offer , should move from that final offer . ’ |
| 49 | Er , so you can say that er Mr is a friend of pensioner 's , he said , he said he would be prepared to , what I , I , I approached him and said er , what about Harlow Caring Council , are they prepared to assist the pensioners in any way or do they wish to join in on this , oh yes he said , of course Norman he said , how much are you paying er Ron I said well his asking forty pound for the , for the morning , oh he said I 'll go half way with that , then he came out and said to me , pull me up afterwards and ask me to go to leisure services about the Tuesday , and so I 'm still following that up and hopefully we will have two days on pensioner 's week , because you want to have as much impact as possible and in a few moments , when I nearly finished here , I shall be reading you something where you 'll see that it is important that we make an impact on the people of Harlow . |
| 50 | ‘ I suppose you 'd like me to go into purdah ? ’ she enquired scathingly . |
| 51 | I mean fancy expecting me to go by tube |
| 52 | Mass screening is not feasible , but targeting groups at high risk and asking them to attend for screening is perfectly plausible . |
| 53 | Secure them to carpet with gripper tape or use the sticky weave that is sold especially to keep rugs in place . |
| 54 | In order for the exception under article 11 to come into operation so as to relieve drivers and those who permit them to drive in excess of the hours which are prescribed there must be a real emergency . |
| 55 | Thus , it is not for me to sit in judgement upon Daniel Miller . |
| 56 | The formula ‘ protects ’ the incomes of second families by not allowing them to fall below income support levels plus £8 and 10 per cent of the difference . |
| 57 | No : if we want them to fall in love with us , we 'll just have to ignore them , and hope they do n't go away . |
| 58 | For example , they can help handicapped youngsters in the difficult school-leaving period , encourage them to find work , keep an eye on their activities if they are trying to take on too much or are getting into bad company , help them to cope with family relationships and to become as independent and content as possible . |
| 59 | Most elderly parents who are living alone will be widows or widowers , and the understanding of their feelings of loss , and ways of helping them to cope with bereavement , were discussed in Chapter 2 . |
| 60 | ‘ You wo n't get them to agree to virement . |