Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Work on ventilating long-term resentments or hurts by asking , ‘ In what area would you like to see me change and why ? ’ |
| 2 | I was on two bags a day when I went to see me GP and I was on between a quarter and half a gram when I got to the hospital . |
| 3 | The Parisians would scarcely spare a second thought for an Englishman and be only too pleased to see me twitch and shake at the end of a rope . |
| 4 | I was told to promise them wheat as well . |
| 5 | But it took 5 months to find them accomodation after she was told to … |
| 6 | Among the appellants assisted by Hunt was George Wiltshire , " for to find him labour or to relieve him " . |
| 7 | Agrippa introduced them , ushering them to seats , clicking his fingers for the servant to serve them wine and sweetmeats . |
| 8 | In case relatives not present wish to view the body , great care should be taken not to cause them distress or offence . |
| 9 | I arranged for Tony Asmar to send over Walid , one of our best Muslim assets , to track him day and night . |
| 10 | From the age of seven I had always wanted to be a missionary and I well remember my mother returning from a missionary meeting in the village to hear me say that was what I hoped one day to be . |
| 11 | THERE was a time when it was easier to get a stockbroker to buy you lunch than to get him to give a sell recommendation for a share . |
| 12 | His eyes twinkled at her as he added , ‘ Would you allow me to buy you supper before I take you home ? ’ |
| 13 | At speeds of ninety miles a Police car chased a stolen white fiesta … through narrow country lanes … cars coming in the oppositie direction swerve to avoid it car as it weaves in and out of the traffic … at times the Police try to overtake it … without success … forty miles after they spotted the stolen car … the road clears and the Police overtake and stop them … three schoolboys are arrested … one of them … a passenger … is fourteen … in the past eight months he 's been arrested twenty eight times … the day before he 'd been placed under another supervision order by Milton Keynes Magistrates where he 'd faced charges of robbery and burglary and joy riding … it was from the children 's home he 'd been sent that his two friends picked him up . |
| 14 | The people I have talked to , who were skinheads during this period , show such a pride and passion for their style , that it is to do them justice that these pages are written . |
| 15 | There is not enough space in this chapter to do them justice and standing orders vary from one committee to another . |
| 16 | The fans were right to give me stick but they 've been good to me and it 's great to come off to a reception like that . ’ |
| 17 | The monsters tried to give me food but I did n't care about eating . |
| 18 | He could apparently still afford to give me lamb and rice , but the mood among his friends around the table was despairing . |
| 19 | A series of brief telephone calls put me in touch with the keeper of the Chalice Well at Glastonbury who was able to give me chapter and verse on the well cover . |
| 20 | But of course , people may feel very affectionate towards their parents but be unable to give them money , or indeed , be able to give them money but feel that this is not the proper thing to do . |
| 21 | I prefer to give them depth and richness . ’ |
| 22 | I prefer to give them depth and richness . ’ |
| 23 | are not susceptible of any … precise definition as would be necessary to give them utility as practical tests , but amount to the features of different specific situations which , on a detailed examination of all the circumstances , the law recognises pragmatically as giving rise to a duty of care of a given scope . |
| 24 | It was a tune to give them heart and remind them that they were not alone in their suffering . |
| 25 | This government is doing nothing to give them hope and their pride back . |
| 26 | ‘ We are encouraging industrialists to come here and we should be able to give them tea and biscuits , ’ says veteran councillor John Kitson . |
| 27 | These notions are not inconsistent with attaching significance to the provisions of international treaties to which the United Kingdom is a party and seeking to give them effect where possible . |
| 28 | There is no doubt that the FMC which , by 1980 , represented over 80 per cent of Cuban women , has done much to improve opportunities for women and , above all , to give them dignity and respect in society . |
| 29 | I 'm sure you do n't want to hear about Mark 's cousin getting done for selling crack mixed with concrete , or the Forest Of Dean whizzkid who tried to get the band 's mate to give them heroin so they 'd all become addicted so he could make a profit out of them , or Zac sticking his finger up a chicken 's arse , do you ? |
| 30 | Pious it may sound , but I do actually believe that there is a sense in which a group of students do collectively know much of what they need to know about learning : the problem of the PGCE year is to give them confidence that they know ; and the experience that knowing they can successfully act on their knowledge . |