Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She closed her eyes for a second , and then opened them to see a glimpse of concern on Guy Sterne 's dark face . |
| 2 | This hatred of Lloyd George on the part of both Baldwin and MacDonald made it very difficult for the Conservative or Labour Parties to contemplate either coalition with the Liberals , or even a tacit understanding with them to sustain a minority government ; and the politics of the 1920s can not therefore be understood without appreciating the widespread antagonism both to coalition and to Lloyd George personally . |
| 3 | If no appropriate child restraint is available for children aged 1 to 4 years old , it is safer for them to wear an adult belt alone , rather than no restraint at all . |
| 4 | In 1860 , Baron Karl von Reichenbach ( the discoverer of creosote ) published the results of numerous experiments with sensitives using techniques which enabled them to sense an energy which he called ‘ the odic force ’ , ‘ od ’ or ‘ odyle ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ I believe I have two more years of top-class rugby in me and I want them to include a return to the England team . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't be so fucking patronising , ’ she said , turning her back on me to continue a conversation with Geraldine Porter . |
| 7 | But erm , yes , so I still do n't know what 's happening with that yet , and I 'm waiting also for them to confirm a date for this first sort of Do Business in France seminar , that we 're going to help them with , which was originally going to be February , and is now going to be March . |
| 8 | Please contact them to arrange a meeting if you so require . |
| 9 | He 's too dear to me for me to pretend a love I do n't feel . " |
| 10 | Alec Reid was wonderful — not only physically , carrying pans of hot water to the stove when necessary , but morally , in allowing me to treat a patient in such an unorthodox fashion . |
| 11 | Short , high-intensity bursts of neutrons will be produced 50 times a second by accelerating protons by potentials of up to 800 million volts , and steering them to hit a target of heavy material — uranium . |
| 12 | Yes will you give me to wear a tie ? |
| 13 | All those who made it possible for me to realize a lifetime 's ambition . |
| 14 | GLC funding made it possible for them to conduct a research project into the lives of young lesbians and gays . |
| 15 | Which thought briefly led me to weave a vision or two . |
| 16 | When I was six my grandparents took me to see a film which I was told to observe closely because I would learn lessons about good behaviour and deportment from one of the juvenile characters . |
| 17 | He took me to see a man who had the whole story . |
| 18 | He was then involved in civil defence and he took me to see a trial designed to show that air-raid shelters built to government specifications were death-traps . |
| 19 | Lucy sent Silas a side glance as she said , ‘ When I first arrived you said it might be arranged for me to see a kiwi , but I 'll quite understand … ’ |
| 20 | She sighed , wondering why the mere thought of it made her feel depressed , then she turned to Silas and said hastily , ‘ So there 's no need for you to worry about taking me to see a kiwi . |
| 21 | He wanted me to see a specialist in Harley Street , but I 'd heard so much about your clinic and Doctor Volkov , I said I wanted to consult her . |
| 22 | I 'm off home for the morning , but you 're wanted to come with me to see a VIP about a missing person . |
| 23 | In the summer of 1846 Charlotte took me to see an eye doctor in Manchester . |
| 24 | Both sides were now preparing for war , but Norfolk and Rent made another attempt at mediation in mid-December when they wrote to all the prelates asking them to attend an assembly in London to discuss the king 's failure to abide by his coronation oath and Magna Carta . |
| 25 | Knowing that such disturbances can occur , why should consumers agree to a form of contract which , in such circumstances , forces them to acquire a quantity of goods at the agreed price which they consider sub-optimal ? |
| 26 | About 5,800 of the West Midlands force 's 7,000 drivers have undergone tough advanced driving courses allowing them to drive a car with a siren . |
| 27 | The weather has also been reasonably kind , so it 's a bit of both really — with the sun on my back it definitely helps me to perform a lot better . ’ |
| 28 | I shall discuss with my right hon. Friend whether it would be right for me to arrange a debate next week , as the hon. Gentleman suggests . |
| 29 | Would you like me to arrange an appointment ? |
| 30 | In fact , at the time I was involved with Bromley Theatre , and as some of his interest lay in this field , he wanted me to arrange an introduction . |