Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the meantime , I want you all to try and build me a decent-sized castle , right ? ’ |
| 2 | Simultaneously mythic and painstakingly real ( ‘ the giant Exxon sign/That brings this fair city light ’ ) , his cityscape was inhabited by characters whose lives were condensed into their names , a few gestures or scraps of dialogue ( ‘ Hey , Eddie , can you lend me a few bucks … |
| 3 | Three , six , nine twelve , can you lend me a few fingers ? |
| 4 | I would be glad if Miss Marsden could spare me a few moments . ’ |
| 5 | When the maid woke her she sat up in bed and said , ‘ Ask Sir Stephen if he can spare me a few minutes . ’ |
| 6 | I would be most grateful if you could spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 7 | I 'm sure you can spare me a few moments of your time . ’ |
| 8 | Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private ? |
| 9 | Does anyone know of a signwriter who could paint me a decent menu board for my catering trailer ? |
| 10 | Because intensive livestock production renders the animals more susceptible to disease most stockmen have developed a degree of veterinary skill which can make them a decisive factor in the profitability of any livestock enterprise . |
| 11 | I said I would make them a hundred butterfly cakes , and they either they 'll eat them or they 'll sell them , and I 'll hav I 'll try and have them ready for when rings up at half past one and if they sell them and she brings me any I would n't mind knocking a few more up for tomorrow , but I 'm not gon na give them all |
| 12 | Because they put 3 passes together 4 years ago does not make them a footballing side and they are only making friends now cos they are an easy touch . |
| 13 | I asked her if she had any medication that would make me a better surfer . |
| 14 | Feeling guilty does not make me a better person . |
| 15 | A child , I feel , will make me a better person and draw the attention of others to my good character . |
| 16 | ‘ It wo n't make me a better player , ’ added Strachan , ‘ but it 's always nice to get a pat on the back . ’ |
| 17 | She 'll make me a good wife , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 18 | Mother would make me a packed lunch ; Dad deliver me to the bus station at St Andrew Square , Edinburgh . |
| 19 | Food and drink would be brought to me every day from all the villages , six hundred people would be my servants , three hundred men would make me a new suit , and six teachers would teach me their language . |
| 20 | But the fact that I 've never been to England before does n't make me a complete bumpkin . |
| 21 | back and they were disgusted so they 've taken them down and gon na make me a complete new set . |
| 22 | Just do n't make me a geriatric case , Doc . ’ |
| 23 | Now , why do n't you make me a nice cup of hot coffee , and we can sit down like two civilised adults and I 'll explain everything ? ’ |
| 24 | I thought he would make me a delightful Uncle Richard . |
| 25 | Being restricted here does not make me a special case , though . |
| 26 | As a lowly , poorly paid teacher and a member of Mensa , I wonder if RUNNING could put me in touch with sponsors and promoters who might make me a few million pounds over the next couple of years , even though I 'm not Canadian . |
| 27 | It will make me a stronger man . ’ |
| 28 | I do n't think it will make me a vegetarian but it might make me think about it . |
| 29 | Among the delphinium , the snapdragon , the hollyhock and the sweet-pea , on a blanket , by a basket , she will grant me a nostalgic caress — always followed , on Odilo 's part , by hours of snivelling entreaty . |
| 30 | You have hurt me a lot in the past three days , Bob , and I think you will hurt me a great deal more in the days to come . |