Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I hate to see them do that , but it is better than the children being trampled underfoot in the rush . |
| 2 | You could 've let us use some of that eight , over eight million pounds that we have stuffed away , set aside to actually promote our social housing programme . |
| 3 | ‘ And there are people now outside Newcastle who want to see us get that record and also be successful . |
| 4 | Paul loves seeing him like this . |
| 5 | He 's been head teacher here for seven years and has seen it get some of the best exam results in the country . |
| 6 | The frequency of such bids has made it seem that stockmarket valuations are arbitrary , that bidders are stealing money from somebody else rather than creating wealth , and that American and British managers spend too much time shuffling assets and too little investing ( that is , building factories ) for the future . |
| 7 | I felt this book cries for action ; it has helped me understand that to give an honest testimony of my feelings , I had to impose on myself not to betray my dignity as a woman and as a member of a community . |
| 8 | ‘ It has helped me see more than ever that I compete for my country and always will . ’ |
| 9 | Glasgow 's business core , set in a quality urban environment — which GDA works to improve still further — has helped us attract several major inward investments and expansions . |
| 10 | Many people feel that they would like to look after their children 's party themselves and this book is designed to help them do that . |
| 11 | They are being engaged in activities which have a direct relevance to work they are already involved in , and which they can see are designed to help them do this work more effectively . |
| 12 | This guide is designed to help you make some of those fundamental decisions about your life . |
| 13 | The list you have just looked at is designed to help you identify any deficiency you may have . |
| 14 | I want to help you do that . |
| 15 | This is where the theory starts to help us get more mileage from our old friends the minor pentatonic scales . |
| 16 | God wants to help you do that , but you must play your part . |
| 17 | I just want to let you know that chief among my criticisms of this report , it is is that it is a total insult to all of you , who give of your time freely to a unique cause to which we all belong . |
| 18 | Say do you sleep all day or something ? ’ |
| 19 | I just wanted to know did you know any more . |
| 20 | ’ The daughter cut in , she 'd seen me like this before . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd seen him like that so many times before , but at least after a couple of days he 'd say , ‘ Vicky , I got to clean up . ’ |
| 22 | She had seen him like this before , the night they 'd met , when he 'd been determined to have his own way ; she 'd seen him like this again , when he 'd announced she was not going to return to Milan … |
| 23 | I came searching for you at the shop and one of your neighbours told me she 'd seen you come this way . ‘ |
| 24 | What seems to be of more use to people are specific things they can do to help them achieve these states . |
| 25 | He refuses to let me have another go which I think is outrageous and tell him so . |
| 26 | Refusing to let him see any trace of fear in her eyes , she squared up to him , pride stiffening her spine . |
| 27 | She had been neglected and he ached because of it , but it would n't do to let her know that . |
| 28 | He says nah leave it , he says any case he says this thing you get he says now you 've got my voice he says do I get some of it ? |
| 29 | Okay , erm Can you give Do you know any anything which is radioactive ? |
| 30 | Erm how did when when the first world war came do you remember that ? |