Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [to-vb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following his conviction Rashid told journalists that the guilty verdict " was a gift for the Americans " and that " the court had to find me guilty to balance the decision against extraditing me " . |
| 2 | To find someone able to do the work look in the LRO ads We recently purchased a 1983 Land Rover County 110 2.25 petrol . |
| 3 | It would presumably not be worth splitting the task into two for small batches because the communication costs between programmer and operator , with the frequent interaction needed given the small batch size , would outweigh the savings made in wage costs from hiring someone semi-skilled to do the machining . |
| 4 | Is someone reluctant to sell the land to you so you can go ahead ? ’ |
| 5 | I did my best to shepherd the animal out of the room but he did n't seem to know the meaning of obedience and I chased him in vain . |
| 6 | I had done my best to study the language in Fontanellato . |
| 7 | Then , as now , I shall do my best to ensure the protection of Scotland 's best interests by maintaining its place as a full , equal partner in this United Kingdom Parliament . |
| 8 | For a number of years I have done my best to present the ordination of women in the Anglican Communion to Orthodoxy and to Rome in terms of development rather than revolution . |
| 9 | ‘ My predecessors have set very high standards and I will do my best to maintain the dignity of the office , carrying out my duties with appropriate taste and decorum but perhaps with a little fun , too , ’ he said . |
| 10 | ‘ And so often it is better for someone other to make the choosing . ’ |
| 11 | She had stopped giving me murderous looks and seemed quite bright-eyed as we got ourselves ready to leave the ship . |
| 12 | This is a tedious process and to short-circuit the boredom you will often find someone eager to move the motion : " That the minutes of the previous meeting be taken as read . " |
| 13 | Phoebe was surprised ; she had somehow thought that after Rachel 's sterling conduct of the night before , she would now take charge , go on looking after them all , manage everything for them and leave her free to walk the road that she had to walk . |
| 14 | They 've set up nest boxes so its easier to check the population regularly . |
| 15 | She walked to the door , trying her hardest to ignore the man who fell into step beside her . |
| 16 | I speak from the heart here , as it so happens that my sister is to be married this month and my mother is trying her hardest to organise the wedding that we ( never mind my sister and fiancé , these things are family affairs ) , want . |
| 17 | She got back to her flat to find the phone ringing . |
| 18 | A greater commitment to this music will ensure its continuing to enrich the worship of the people of God . |
| 19 | We talked to a gatherer who had misjudged the tides and found himself unable to leave the cave for thirty-two days . |
| 20 | Mr Major proved himself reluctant to wield the knife , sparing Mr William Waldegrave , who was put in charge of the Citizen 's Charter , and Mr Lilley . |
| 21 | Mr Oliver says its important to keep the rink for the community , the skaters and the ice-hockey team , which is profitable . |
| 22 | Even Mr Sugden made himself available to meet the visitor , ready to assume that here was the returning warrior , eager to see areas of the country which only he could recommend . |
| 23 | Such a policy would undermine the skill differentials which essential to maintain the incentive for individuals to train . |
| 24 | The residents rejected Dr McDonald 's evidence and proposed calling in another independent researcher of their own to survey the factory , saying further investigation of the cancer risk posed by the factory was ‘ essential ’ . |
| 25 | Girls with unsatisfactory parenting may crave a baby of their own to provide the affection lacking in their own upbringing ; but then themselves repeat the problems which they are trying to get away from ( Kiernan 1980b ) . |
| 26 | The Securitate had a department devoted to analysing the rumours in circulation and putting out its own to promote the regime 's purposes , which often could not be publicly stated . |
| 27 | Similarly , with the state lacking means of its own to regulate the conduct of business by its subjects overseas it was convenient to delegate this function to the great trading companies , which also assumed responsibility for general colonial administration . |
| 28 | This is preferable in cash-flow terms to Newco 's receiving group income from Target and having to pay ACT with no mainstream corporation tax of its own to absorb the ACT . |
| 29 | Sometimes a mother might have some income or savings of her own to support the family . |
| 30 | Having , as she thought , settled their relationship satisfactorily , Ianthe was then conscious that he was looking at her in a way that did not seem quite what she thought of as brotherly , though she had never had any brothers of her own to make the comparison with . |