Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [noun sg] and " 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 | Agrippa introduced them , ushering them to seats , clicking his fingers for the servant to serve them wine and sweetmeats . |
| 5 | I arranged for Tony Asmar to send over Walid , one of our best Muslim assets , to track him day and night . |
| 6 | There is not enough space in this chapter to do them justice and standing orders vary from one committee to another . |
| 7 | He could apparently still afford to give me lamb and rice , but the mood among his friends around the table was despairing . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I prefer to give them depth and richness . ’ |
| 10 | I prefer to give them depth and richness . ’ |
| 11 | It was a tune to give them heart and remind them that they were not alone in their suffering . |
| 12 | This government is doing nothing to give them hope and their pride back . |
| 13 | ‘ We are encouraging industrialists to come here and we should be able to give them tea and biscuits , ’ says veteran councillor John Kitson . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I like women , Katherine , I like to give them pleasure and to take it . |
| 16 | The first thing to do is to give them food and shelter , medicine , and chance to take a bath , some clothing . |
| 17 | It really , we need to encourage the trade that Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union and if it , one of the former speakers said , we need to give them aid and ascent for people who can , erm , show them what to do . |
| 18 | She stood there like a dark messiah with some unseen flock before her , and Pete could n't help but begin to assemble shapes out of the grainy darkness and to give them solidity and movement . |
| 19 | Brian Deane supports Leeds hahahahahahahahahahahahaha BRIAN DEANE , BRIAN DEANE , BRIAN DEANE Brian Deane WANTED to leave you lot and JOIN LEEDS hahahahahahahaah Never mind … youve still got … erm , … |
| 20 | ‘ I am Signora Romagnoli , ’ Wilson said calmly , ‘ and I am your landlady who you called in the middle of the night to give you food and there it is . ’ |
| 21 | In a friendly atmosphere look around at leisure and allow our experienced designers to give you advice and original ideas . |
| 22 | Your doctor will be able to give you advice and encourage you to have a smear test if appropriate . |
| 23 | Mr Miller finished writing down the details and said ruefully , ‘ I was going to give you coffee and then a tour round the rest of my animals , but there 's no time left . ’ |
| 24 | Without answering , she got out the frying pan and began to do him bacon and eggs . |
| 25 | He chewed his way through a large and over-greasy midday meal , drank more beer than he ought to have done , took some laudanum with his brandy and water to give him sleep and felt his brain ripped open by a nightmare which wolfed down his mind in the open bleeding mouths of women . |
| 26 | I had wanted to give him hope and reassure him that he was loved , but the reality was quite overwhelming and a bit scary . |
| 27 | He was so respected by his natural enemies , the Moors , that when he was exiled by his Christian overlords , they were more than willing to give him shelter and employment . |
| 28 | Society in general is kinder too in its attitude to the widower , and is prepared to draw closer to him to give him help and support as he does his grief-work . |
| 29 | But the way he did it was with the same connections he defied , and to get into serious racing in his early days , he got a bank to give him credit and a sponsor to give him some backing : though he had n't , of his own , a sou in the world . |
| 30 | I edged behind my master , ready to give him support and wondering if Ricard had locked the door behind him . |