Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The first flowering plant I saw was a familiar one — the purple mountain saxifrage , Saxafraga oppositifolia to give it the scientific name . |
| 32 | Now that you are completing the preliminary studies and will shortly be embarking on the more complicated part of the syllabus , I feel that , at this stage , it would be of benefit to give you the following lessons in an endeavour to press home to you the importance and value of your continued perseverance . |
| 33 | Turn off the water , drain down and bale out the cistern to give it a good clean . |
| 34 | And what happens to them , again , through the Occupational Health Centre , th they arra arrange for an optician to give them a full , full eye test and then we get a report back on that situation . |
| 35 | I asked Make-Up to give him a few mosquito bites but he refused point-blank . |
| 36 | It 's both refreshingly basic and gloriously polished , Kim Fowley doing the Mr Sheen production work to give it a massive sound . |
| 37 | It 's both refreshingly basic and gloriously polished , Kim Fowley doing the Mr Sheen production work to give it a massive sound . |
| 38 | Because they are required by law to give you the best investment advice , and unless they find out your personal details they ca n't do that . |
| 39 | Runners are more conservative , instead of their heads they look to their shoes to give them the competitive edge . |
| 40 | Holland has Gullit and Van Basten , England have Barnes and Lineker , Argentina will rely almost exclusively on Maradona to give them a cutting edge . |
| 41 | Each brush has a snazzy gold handle with a rubber neck grip to give you a firm hold as you style . |
| 42 | I 'll get him I 'll get er Jane to give me a few dates and we 'll suit choose a suitable date and we 'll try all of the aspects everything about A L O work about the training , some of these we 've almost got solutions to ourselves we ought to be careful erm , if we can er draw up a proper agenda and discuss with him all of those issues |
| 43 | This is my 23-month-old granddaughter giving her fond father a real smacker to wish him a happy birthday — they say there 's nothing quite like a baby 's love ! |
| 44 | ‘ You could have special pots made — delicate pots for the nobility , hand-painted with a lake scene to give them an extra value — and on the larger pots you could paint ‘ The Fish ’ — no , ‘ The Char ’ , Buttermere , the Hidden Heart of the Famous Lakelands ' . |
| 45 | One compound based on methylene chloride also incorporates ammonium hydroxide to give it a characteristic smell . |
| 46 | These raised the nap on the cloth , which could then be cropped with shears to give it a smoother finish . |
| 47 | Hot Pressed paper pass through a set of heated rollers after sheet formation to give them a smooth , plate finish . |
| 48 | She went for an hour and a half to give him a hot cooked dinner , which she had prepared in the morning , and to wash up afterwards . |
| 49 | Not that he ever mentions it , or that I 've ever asked him , but he 's the type to consider it a sacred duty to have everything in order for every emergency . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ Usefulness ’ was a key component of the physical scientists ' evaluation of their discipline ; and ‘ usefulness ’ referred to the capacity of the degree to get them a well-paid job . |
| 51 | A group of families living beside one of the region 's busiest commuter routes are facing a five-mile detour to get home , because they 've been marooned by roadworks.They say it 's making their lives a misery , and want engineers to make them a special short cut to improve things . |
| 52 | You remember I gave Ollie to tell you the new terms of … |
| 53 | It is prone to shrinking and should be pre-shrunk during the manufacture to make it a good buy . |
| 54 | ‘ I am sure both the new DPA and the free zone will contribute greatly to the growth of the economy , and the strength of Dubai to make it a major industrial and shipping base and the most attractive business environment between the Far East and Europe . ’ |
| 55 | I 've got to take a second to tell you the whole so-called Iran scandal , I think hard to think of as a scandal . |
| 56 | When he came to Arsenal , James told Chapman in no uncertain terms that he did n't like his plan to make him a scheming inside-forward . |
| 57 | Projects include : expanding the Museum to make it a live wartime HQ with ‘ operational briefings ’ being given to visitors ; Bomb aimer 's simulator ; air gunner 's simulator ; intelligence room ; crash recovery room ; building a memorial garden which will be dedicated to Canada ; refurbishing and fitting-out the Great North Road 's most famous landmark , the Grand Old Duke of York 's ‘ Temple ’ , as a memorial chapel to those who died serving in 6 Group . |
| 58 | Mother Francis would n't have the money to buy me a new frock . ’ |
| 59 | Carrie was very pleased to see the change in her father now that he had settled into his new job , but she still fretted over her parents , and she had not forgotten her vow that one day she would have enough money to buy them a decent house to live in . |
| 60 | ‘ Her business to find me a pretty and agreeable companion , that 's what she said . ’ |