Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Making a test piece will not only give you the correct tension but will also show up how often you need to cross the cables . |
| 2 | A chronological table can only give us the bare outlines of a life : one asks three questions . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , I think you had better tell me the whole story . |
| 4 | ‘ I think you 'd better tell me the whole story , Charles . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I think I 'd better tell you the whole story right from the beginning . ’ |
| 6 | The canny scribe had just persuaded the RAF to effectively give him the ultimate freebie , one which will remain the envy of flying hacks everywhere for many decades to come . |
| 7 | ‘ I was afraid you might not think him the right friend for me , ’ said Mrs Ames . |
| 8 | This birth was so quick and easy , Wilson could not think it the same process as Oreste 's . |
| 9 | Though it would be a great personal sadness to have to do it , it would nevertheless give her the greatest satisfaction to see Kirsty settled in a warm and loving family . |
| 10 | Basically , the methods we used , although tried and tested by other organisations did not bring us the 4,000 members we hoped to see by the end of 1992 . |
| 11 | It is argued here , that economics can not show us the correct policy choice ( as some economists would appear to claim ) ; yet it may help us to avoid a wrong , or overly costly , policy choice . |
| 12 | Microsoft may have decided not to bundle SQL Server directly in order maintain good relations with other database suppliers , ‘ but why not do it the other way around ? ’ asks Schuster . |
| 13 | Microsoft may have decided not to bundle SQL Server directly in order maintain good relations with other database suppliers , ‘ but why not do it the other way around ? ’ asks Schuster . |
| 14 | In looking back at my records I notice that I did not send you the enclosed form which I have now completed . |
| 15 | Admittedly the referee was a foolish fellow who kept re-penalising Swansea for failing to retreat 10 yards when he did not give them the remotest chance to do so . |
| 16 | He explained that children came to Cedars when their own school could not give them the individual help with basic skills which they needed . |
| 17 | If he can do what he 's done with Everton 's rejects , why not give him the whole lot ? |
| 18 | I have a Roland U220 which would give me the sounds I want although I know it would not give me the great note-sequence loops which McLaughlin uses so beautifully . |
| 19 | You came here once before asking questions and perhaps I did not give you the best answers . ’ |
| 20 | However , this does not give you the automatic right to go overdrawn . |
| 21 | I can not give you the exact quantities you should use , for it will vary from one water to another according to the carp population . |
| 22 | Is the hon. Gentleman saying that he would not give it the limited powers of disposal available in clause 4(4) ( b ) ? |
| 23 | Because the first one was quite small I did not give it the full ‘ advance ’ treatment that I usually do . |
| 24 | It is a reminder that Chaucer and Langland do not give us the total picture . |
| 25 | But despite the undeniable tendency in financial markets towards a more laissez-faire environment , the term deregulation does not give us the full flavour of events . |
| 26 | However , although we can keep this association in mind , it does not give us the whole picture . |
| 27 | I 'm c look let me just give him the two options . |
| 28 | Er … forgot who this is … so let's just give him the popular name ‘ Local ’ , when in fact he probably is n't . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'll just give you the overall concept of the thing , and it 's up to you how to interpret as you see fit . ’ |
| 30 | Why not join them the next time your barometer begins to fall rapidly ? |