Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is justly ironic that the Government , which refused to control the industry and protect the environment , has also refused to help them conduct a price-fixing operation . |
| 2 | ‘ I mean , they get these ideas and these bees in their bonnets and try and make everyone think the same way , and they change all the rules and upset everything , and Freud got it wrong in one way and Marx got it wrong in another . ’ |
| 3 | Let me answer the second question first . |
| 4 | It certainly makes me regard the next car commercial with a new pair of eyes . |
| 5 | They know about science from television and from their school teacher , and any other source of information to them is really beneficial to let them make a sensible decision . |
| 6 | By using drama as a part of the learning process , English teachers will be providing experiences for pupils which will help them make an informed choice when considering drama as a subject option , whether for GCSE or as part of a non-examined course in combined or expressive arts . |
| 7 | Our aim is to help them make the right purchase by giving them all the information they need . |
| 8 | But before I do this , let me make a philosophical point . |
| 9 | Before I regret the temporary arrival of my better nature , you 'd better let me make a few calls and see what I can do to get you home today . ’ |
| 10 | Erm let me make a few announcements erm firstly Longmans the publishers are producing a large and they hope definitive dictionary of the English language and in aid of this they have asked various universities to produce examples , recorded examples of academic monologue and we 've agreed to cooperate and that is what this little piece of electronic wizardry is in aid of in case you were wondering . |
| 11 | Having endorsed this as a learning technique , let me make a few recommendations and observations of my own and list my personal ‘ top ten ’ . |
| 12 | President Bush defended his administration 's cautious response , saying he had seen no facts since Tuesday which ‘ would have made me make a different decision ’ . |
| 13 | If your senior executives have the information to help them answer the following questions they will be well equipped to make the right decisions . |
| 14 | He 's certainly made me laugh a few times ! |
| 15 | The way the police deal with them is brutal violence — making them swallow a complete glue bag , torturing them , burning out their eyes , cutting out their tongues and their ears . |
| 16 | ‘ Let me introduce an honest man , Brother Athelstan . |
| 17 | ‘ Chris , great to see you , and let me introduce the lovely Lindy . |
| 18 | Hopefully they will go there as champions but I would love to see them win the Irish Cup , ’ said Flanagan . |
| 19 | Kettering persuaded him to come South and he helped them win the Southern League ( Eastern ) Championship in 1927–28 and 1928–29 . |
| 20 | Let me describe a possible scenario . |
| 21 | Let me enjoy the sweet Suspence of Woe , |
| 22 | I would agree that a hypnotist could not , for example , make me attack an innocent person . |
| 23 | This is a fax I want you to send to Ian in Aiden Mouth and it reads as follows good afternoon Ian , at long last I 've been able to get down to this memo of yours , dated the thirtieth alt can you please let me know the actual deliveries ' figures in the first part of this memo . |
| 24 | While you are finding that , could I make a general request of the counsels . |
| 25 | Could I make a constructive suggestion in this context of board salaries or remunerations or compensation packages or bonuses I 'm saying that in a slightly tongue in cheek way because I believe that the majority of shareholders do n't understand the differences between these concepts , as you gentlemen evidently do . |
| 26 | ‘ All that I have done today has gone amiss ’ , he says ( II , 17 ) ; ‘ Since we passed through the Argonath my choices have gone amiss ’ ( II , 28 ) ; ‘ And now may I make a right choice , and change the evil fate of this unhappy day ! ’ |
| 27 | May I make a relevant point please ? |
| 28 | So shall I make a fresh cup of tea ? |
| 29 | Can I make a special request ? |
| 30 | ‘ In no case did I make a formal approach to the top management of any of the firms to get approval or support for the research . |