Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [noun prp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do n't we just give Napoleon the keys to Berlin and have done with it ? |
| 2 | You could easily believe Beryl the Narrowboat is a rotting hulk … it 's certainly the impression she gives moored by the Canalside in Aylesbury . |
| 3 | Well I think Can I just clarify Mrs the position as far as the Council is concerned ? |
| 4 | ‘ I did not offer Dustin the role as insurance for American release , ’ insisted Germi . |
| 5 | But it was such an inspired run the selectors could still give Matthew the nod for the English Schools . |
| 6 | The Italian thinks that if he can ever sing Puccini the climax of his life has been reached ; but even so , with all the omissions that can be charged against Italy — such that as a musical country she ceased to exist after the seventeenth century and has certainly reached deliquescence with Messrs Malpiero , Pratella and Co — she even now does produce from time to time singers who are not merely singers but great artists , as Battistini who , at over 60 , is an example for those who can take it of the extent to which a voice can be preserved in all its beauty when it is used as a musical instrument and not as a fog siren or a pair of nutcrackers . ’ |
| 7 | Any one of them could still deny Opel the title but it wo n't happen — not if Ulster engineering skills prove to be the deciding factor . |
| 8 | Doing the same calculations today would probably give America the world 's biggest trade surplus . |
| 9 | At the finish of the contest we can just about call Jacob the victor . |
| 10 | I do n't want Thomas the Tank book |
| 11 | I pointed out that Abu Tariq was an older man who deserved respect and that his desire for a quiet life did n't give Mazzin the right to abuse him . |
| 12 | no I mean I I do really feel sorry Neil because people wa it it it makes me cross because people wo n't give Neil the benefit of the doubt . |
| 13 | Consumed with guilt , she looked questioningly at Bridget , wondering whether she should n't tell Geoffrey the truth . |
| 14 | He scanned the street as he looked up , but true to form , he did n't pay Armstrong the compliment of a second glance . |
| 15 | Only one thing emerges clearly , and it does n't concern Arsenio the man . |
| 16 | You can at least show Lucy the office , Silas . |
| 17 | It is likely that such a move would then secure Athey the place on the unrestricted List Two that he wants . |
| 18 | Although whether her mother-in-law would actually give Ross the letter she 'd left for him , she had no idea . |