Example sentences of "[subord] [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If that did n't work , it was more logical to let her express her anger in the safety of her mother 's arms than to give her an irrelevant bottle , dummy or biscuit . |
| 2 | ‘ Adolph , I would like nothing better than to give you the chance to start your life again , but Colonel Goreng … he 's the cautious one . |
| 3 | The trick is to keep the line direct to the float , without disturbing the float more than to give it a slight lift . |
| 4 | His smile deepened as he added , ‘ I have been told that I am a good lover and I can think of nothing in this world that would give me greater pleasure than to teach you the plaisirs d'amour . |
| 5 | He knew better than to ask her the time ; she was edgy enough as it was . |
| 6 | Well I do n't know as I d I d although to tell you the truth I 've always had a weakness for pictures ever since I was a boy . |
| 7 | He glared across the breakfast table at them , quenching the morning cheerfulness in the kitchen , and fiercely examined them at tea-time as if to see what the day had done to them . |
| 8 | The lathes were serviced with a light oil film , draped in it as if to give them an overcoat protection that would ensure their survival against age and wear . |
| 9 | A girl in an apple-green school tunic advanced on me , her hand raised as if to give me a slap . |
| 10 | He could n't think of anything else to say , so he made as if to kiss her a third time . |
| 11 | Fleury faltered backwards as the sepoy advanced , still making as if to offer him the sabre . |
| 12 | Maurin gave a slight shake of the head as if to dismiss what the old woman was saying . |
| 13 | Alice decided to sleep in the sitting-room again , because to choose herself a room would be a final separation . |
| 14 | Paige had raised her eyebrows at Lori 's claim , but had said nothing , because to give her an opening was only to invite more of the same . |
| 15 | Then I 'll decide whether to post him the last reels of film in a Jiffy bag or fly back to London with them myself . |
| 16 | The industry is split over whether to set itself a 20% or 35% ceiling on the percentage of assets that junk bonds can account for . |
| 17 | I thought about mum and wondered whether to leave her a note . |
| 18 | A four-letter word was among his offerings and the official had no alternative but to give him a warning for verbal abuse . |
| 19 | She had no alternative but to tell him a series of absolute whoppers , as her younger brother , Rob , would have said . |
| 20 | BR has already begun the installation of aircraft-type ‘ black box ’ data recorders on new Network SouthEast trains , and is examining whether to make them a standard fitting in all trains . |
| 21 | I am sorry to disturb you , but Detective Chief Superintendent Milton has asked me to tell you , Mr Fishbane , that he would be grateful if you would be so kind as to spare him a little of your time . |
| 22 | As though to tighten it a hand came to rest on hers . |
| 23 | Perhaps you would now be so kind as to fetch me a copy of the Financial Times ? |
| 24 | ‘ Oh yes , and would you be so kind as to fetch me The Economist from the table over there ? ’ |
| 25 | I 've always made a point of borrowing money from women early in the relationship so as to give them a hold over me . |
| 26 | On the other hand , many fringe bodies are located on the fringe exactly in order to distance them from the core of government so as to give them a degree of independence from public control . |
| 27 | And I wonder , ’ she went on as Melissa murmured a polite and hypocritical response , ‘ if you 'd be so kind as to give me a lift to the school this morning ? |
| 28 | ‘ I suborned Aubrey Rivington into so far forgetting his professional integrity as to give me an illicit copy of that photograph . |
| 29 | ‘ THE shareholders must be hoping the bank has n't gone as far as to give him a company credit card ’ — Labour leader John Smith , on ex-Chancellor Norman Lamont 's new employer , Rothschilds Bank . |
| 30 | His left hand , bent with arthritis , curved over a stick on which he leant so heavily as to give him the appearance of physical deformity . |