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 | Our aim is to help them make the right purchase by giving them all the information they need . |
| 3 | If your senior executives have the information to help them answer the following questions they will be well equipped to make the right decisions . |
| 4 | ‘ Chris , great to see you , and let me introduce the lovely Lindy . |
| 5 | Hopefully they will go there as champions but I would love to see them win the Irish Cup , ’ said Flanagan . |
| 6 | Kettering persuaded him to come South and he helped them win the Southern League ( Eastern ) Championship in 1927–28 and 1928–29 . |
| 7 | Let me enjoy the sweet Suspence of Woe , |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | Shall I make the little thingumajig up for you ? |
| 11 | Did I think the big flanker was offside and did I think I was half-held . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | May I congratulate the Prime Minister both on his performance at Maastricht and on his performance here today ? |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ May I introduce the great master of medicine and royal physician , Duncan MacAirth . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Soon will I quench the burning sun |
| 18 | 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 ? |
| 19 | Can I present the Norman Invasion of 1066 to this group of Bengali children ? |
| 20 | 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 ? ’ |
| 21 | Did I give the right answer ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Why do n't I give the Russian collection to the Munich Museum of Fine Arts in Adolph 's memory ? |
| 23 | ‘ Shall I give the necessary orders to OC F Company , sir ? ’ |
| 24 | Can I borrow the goddamn protractor ? |
| 25 | Jane can I borrow the yellow one ? |
| 26 | Mr Churchill : Do I understand the Right Honourable Gentleman to say " Rubbish " ? |
| 27 | Fain would I grasp the incredible … |
| 28 | Which one should I use the blue or the pink ? |
| 29 | How do I use the exact percentage method ? |
| 30 | What should I use the Quick Guide for ? |