Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | In practice , there might be situations of doubt ; a man might claim that there was nothing to alert him to the girl 's age ( e.g. a 15-year-old girl , who looks much older , soliciting in a street with other prostitutes ) . |
2 | I was anxious to settle the terms of the contract with M. Chaillot and , because I wanted to avoid being cornered by him in Passy , I suggested to Jean-Claude that he make an appointment for me to see him at the radio , mid-morning , on a date when I had a luncheon appointment . |
3 | FERDINAND … . my imagination will carry me To see her in the shameful act of sin … . |
4 | And Dr Carrington had particularly asked me to disconnect him from the ventilator . |
5 | Now the thing that worries me is that the N R A and our linkage with them is I do n't think it 's early days for them and they have n't got the the power and the erm law behind them to enforce it as the way which I think most of us would like to think of have a erm erm an organization tha that can in fact start bringing the law in that if people fail to do what they say erm so that aspect I think I now Chris also mentioned this erm tilting in West Sussex and again that mentioned in the structure plan , because I six mill a year but in ten years that 's two and a half inches . |
6 | On the day Sir Hubert arrived in Rangoon he sent for me to thank me for the way in which this delicate matter had been handled . |
7 | In December 1757 he tried to excuse himself ‘ as my abode is at such distance from the place where the Royal Society hold their weekly meetings as to render it not only inconvenient , but unsafe for me to attend them in the winter season. , A month later Ellis countered with , ‘ I scarce think it possible that Mr. Miller should have no one friend in the Society to send him word and , indeed , I had told Rivington to tell Miller I would be glad to discuss the matter at Fulham , and Miller ignored it . ’ |
8 | What 's probably happening is that you are trying to tell them you are annoyed but also saying you still want them to like you at the same time . |
9 | Crilly tells me to meet him at the Hope and Vixen in half an hour . |
10 | He tells me to meet him at the magistrates ' court the following morning , tells me to keep away from the scumbags . |
11 | ‘ It told me to meet him by the Princess Alice in Forest Gate , ’ he recalls . |
12 | A similar reason was given for refusing the remedy to a convicted prisoner who brought an action against the Home Secretary and the prison governor requiring them to provide him with the necessary medical treatment in accordance with the Prison Rules . |
13 | Sometimes he would have to wait for an hour or more before he could find someone to carry him to the Collector 's side . |
14 | We employ an elderly book-keeper who is due to retire soon and I am concerned about getting someone to replace her as the books that she is keeping appear quite complicated . |
15 | Mrs Smith needs someone to help her with the practical side of caring , to arrange respite breaks , coordinate the nursing input and ensure that the hospital and local authority services work together with her . |
16 | ‘ Not only will everyone be rushing back to the city today , after the weekend vacation , but I understand Ross has been on the phone , getting the air-conditioning fixed and also seeing about someone to help you with the kids . |
17 | ‘ I 'm glad to hear that you 've found someone to help you with the children at last , ’ he said , sitting down on the sofa beside her . |
18 | ‘ You 've just hired someone to help you with the children , and I 've already laid on a cleaning lady . ’ |
19 | Who were extremely keen to locate in this county , everything was right for them , Mr Allenby 's borough had the site , my clients had the site should I say , and erm but we lost it to Humberside because it was not possible for either Harrogate or ourselves to look them in the eye and say yes we can guarantee planning consent . |
20 | I kept waiting in dread for someone to tap you on the shoulder and say , ‘ By the way , you know Damian is chairman of Flint Investments International ! ’ ’ |
21 | Later , changing into his dinner jacket in the executive cloakroom , Matthew wished he had thought to ask someone to accompany him to the chairman 's party . |
22 | He pulled a face and said less colloquially : ‘ I mean , he 'll be asking someone to accompany him to the police station . ’ |
23 | All we we 've agreed that we 're going to need someone to control it at the next fair . |
24 | If Tom wanted her she would go to Tom , just to be with someone , to have someone to hold her in the night . |
25 | What he needed was someone to get him by the scruff of the neck , tell him a few home truths and offer emotional stability . |
26 | In Montana , he visited a number of old age homes for someone to supply him with the right voice , but to no avail . |
27 | LISTENING TO TONY FOSTER TALK about his territory — General chemicals — you could find yourself wondering how he and old Ludwig Mond would get on , were someone to introduce them across the gap of more than a century . |
28 | In return she showed them the Daimler and invited forty of them to visit her on the Dockers ' yacht , Shemara , where pink champagne was served amid costly fitments which were often detailed in the newspapers . |
29 | As a lover , he had bored her , but she liked the idea of his having to steel himself to visit her in the filthy venue she had chosen for their affair . |
30 | ‘ I 'll send somebody to fetch 'em in the mornin' . |