Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | one is that i it may be that the old moral economy worked because the peasants recognized that , in a sense , that was the way they w well they , they could not stand up and criticize the landlord th the , the most they could do was to try and get the landlord to behave in a reasonable way , and that within that there would then be the sub-culture , the counter-culture of , of beginnings of mutual aid and what is happening in is in part that the communists are making them think the old moral economy work , but in part they are picking up on those sub- culture bits because the , the , the whole of mutual aid idea is , is coming from existing peasant cooperations . |
| 2 | Let me answer the second question first . |
| 3 | It certainly makes me regard the next car commercial with a new pair of eyes . |
| 4 | Our aim is to help them make the right purchase by giving them all the information they need . |
| 5 | However fast and unpredictable the changes to their world , this resourcefulness will help them make the best of it . |
| 6 | But too much mist obscures the question what it is like to be a chimp for even the best-meaning efforts to make them make the best of meaning . |
| 7 | And the council 's housing department is asking tenants thinking of moving on to help them make the most of the housing stock by giving early notice when they intend to leave . |
| 8 | If your senior executives have the information to help them answer the following questions they will be well equipped to make the right decisions . |
| 9 | ‘ Chris , great to see you , and let me introduce the lovely Lindy . |
| 10 | Hopefully they will go there as champions but I would love to see them win the Irish Cup , ’ said Flanagan . |
| 11 | Kettering persuaded him to come South and he helped them win the Southern League ( Eastern ) Championship in 1927–28 and 1928–29 . |
| 12 | Let me enjoy the sweet Suspence of Woe , |
| 13 | This is a fax I want you to send to Ian in Aiden Mouth and it reads as follows good afternoon Ian , at long last I 've been able to get down to this memo of yours , dated the thirtieth alt can you please let me know the actual deliveries ' figures in the first part of this memo . |
| 14 | ‘ Say it , then , Sally-Anne Tunstall ; let me know the worst . |
| 15 | As a Scottish lawyer , may I make the simple point that the Lord Advocate looked carefully at the question of a prosecution for culpable homicide ? |
| 16 | Shall I make the little thingumajig up for you ? |
| 17 | Can I make the same point as well please ? |
| 18 | May I make the further suggestion that when it is all over on 9 April we get the right hon. Gentleman a new job — a walk-on part in a re-run of ’ Crossroads ’ or as a substitute for Ken Barlow . |
| 19 | Two were routine , one richly comic , one quite serious ; and in none did I experience the slightest pain or discomfort . |
| 20 | Did I think the big flanker was offside and did I think I was half-held . |
| 21 | Erm there have been erm , I should have written it down actually because I 've I 've just gone a complete blank , there was that erm that famous case in the States ah and there were two people who 'd erm I think the main impetus for the abuse of their child came from the came from the man came from the husband and there was a great deal of er debate as to why the woman had n't successfully protected the child or successfully done something about it er and I 've forgotten the names of the people and I 've forgotten when it was . |
| 22 | From a different political viewpoint , may I congratulate the Prime Minister on his ability and the authority that he demonstrated during the negotiations that secured this agreement , which , despite all the odds , will be beneficial to the United Kingdom . |
| 23 | May I congratulate the Prime Minister both on his performance at Maastricht and on his performance here today ? |
| 24 | Obviously , I do not know the answer , nor do I trust the American claim that only one in 10 therapists over there has taken advantage of the opportunities afforded . |
| 25 | ‘ May I introduce the great master of medicine and royal physician , Duncan MacAirth . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Soon will I quench the burning sun |
| 27 | Can I direct the hon. Gentleman 's attention to the Islington crime survey , which gives rather different evidence about how much crime is being committed and how much it is rising ? |
| 28 | Can I present the Norman Invasion of 1066 to this group of Bengali children ? |
| 29 | As he and Du Camp tramped along , he would introduce his friend to the trees and the bushes with mock gravity : ‘ May I present the young phenomenon ? ’ |
| 30 | Why did I choose the same piece , The Education of Children ? |