Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they worked in their home town , the audience would queue round the block to see them perform twice nightly . |
| 2 | Still , it was great to see them go back into the wild when they were old enough . ’ |
| 3 | She was gratified to see them jump apart , eyes popping . |
| 4 | Now what sort of pay formula would you like to see them come up with ? |
| 5 | The buggers want to see me go under . |
| 6 | She wanted to see me grow up , it was as simple as that , but it 's those simple things that are sometimes the hardest to accept . ’ |
| 7 | Some pensioner constituents who come to see me ask why they are penalised and punished . |
| 8 | People have me in a little pocket of their minds in that role [ Ben Braddock ] and they do n't want to see me get out of it . |
| 9 | I only wish Tata had lived to see me take up my place at Bedford College . |
| 10 | " She wants to see you succeed as much as I do . " |
| 11 | I have a burning desire to see you spread out on my bed , every inch of you revealed for my delectation … ’ |
| 12 | To see you go so pale and still ? |
| 13 | I 'll send one of my men with you , to see you do n't run off . ’ |
| 14 | he 's just saying that in a group if we look at the historical background of the language , it helps to see you know how What the strong points are of the linguistic and what we need to be bolstered on . |
| 15 | Similarly , checks are made to see you have enough in the current account to meet expenditure . |
| 16 | I want to hear them discuss how they will bring an end to all forms of intensive animal farming , ban bloodsports , end testing on animals , stop animals being used in circuses , ban imports of fur products and end this disgraceful trade . |
| 17 | While I have great sympathy for the doctors of twenty years or more ago who did not realise the addictive effect of such tablets when they began to prescribe them , I do not feel equal sympathy for those doctors ( fortunately their number is growing less ) who still hand out similar prescriptions to their patients and then fail to monitor their progress or to help them give up the medication as soon as possible . |
| 18 | Company managers have been asked to provide support for smoking employees who may find the new policy difficult to follow , and if required , staff will be offered counselling to help them give up . |
| 19 | To help them grow up strong . |
| 20 | When recession struck the oil-pumping south-west in the 1980s , thrifts in Texas and elsewhere pleaded for a relaxation of capital standards to help them grow out of trouble . |
| 21 | The first part of the video shows each family member approaching various advice services , including the CAB , to help them sort out their money problems . |
| 22 | Simon House and the annex take in people from the street and try to help them sort out their lives . |
| 23 | It is inevitably a part of the normal grieving process that people search for the dead person in a multitude of ways , but it is very necessary for friends of the bereaved to help them choose carefully . |
| 24 | The centre 's goal has been to enhance the quality of life of people who have cancer , and to possibly allay progression of the disease ; to give people some feeling of control over their lives and their healthcare , and to help them cope better with having cancer . |
| 25 | Your midwife and doctor , though , see many pregnant women , so they need to use all their skills to help them build up a picture of your individual , unique pregnancy . |
| 26 | I 'm driving them down , and I 'm going to stay a few days to help them settle in , I 'll be staying at a pub — ’ |
| 27 | Lizards and geckos are equipped with sharp claws and gripping toe pads to help them cling on after making a crash landing on a tree . |
| 28 | When the backs of the person 's legs are against the toilet bowl or bed , arrange their clothing and push on the front of their hips to help them sit down . |
| 29 | With the phenomenal explosion of information science in recent years , the vast increase in publishing costs and the reduction in government grants to educational establishments , librarians seem to spend a great deal of their time these days poring over computer print-outs on library utilization , in order to help them decide where to recommend cutbacks in library service ( e. g. shorter opening hours or reduced service from enquiry desks ) . |
| 30 | A pony will often find a ‘ fifth leg ’ when a big horse will fall flat on his nose , and although you do n't see any small ponies at the top in eventing , many riders like a bit of pony blood in their eventers ‘ to help them think more quickly ’ . |