Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Women have taught me a tremendous amount about emotions . |
| 2 | ‘ He has taught me a great deal about the business , ’ Alice proffered , ‘ and I know he is totally loyal to the Maison de Verveine . |
| 3 | That is what will keep us head and shoulders above any of our competitors even if they do wave a BS5750 certificate around as though it guarantees them a divine right to business success . |
| 4 | Already the young men in Harare have been coming to Arthur , knowing his record in Mount Darwin and sensing a kindred spirit ; and he offers them a better way than stone-throwing and kidnapping tactics . |
| 5 | It means the League champions have gone 11 games unbeaten , a run that offers them a final placing that would erase much of the disappointment of a frustrating season that includes two defeats by Coventry . |
| 6 | In the meantime , I want you all to try and build me a decent-sized castle , right ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't mind seeing them a long way off , ’ said the worried lady nome . |
| 8 | Book me a single room at my usual hotel , will you ? |
| 9 | The French struggled for nearly sixty minutes against a generous but raw Romania , ran riot against a Fijian side well below par and short of the menacing inspiration that made them a fearsome proposal in 1987 , while the game against Canada exposed the shortcomings that England later exploited with relish . |
| 10 | But so far neither has shown the tremendous flair with top-spin attacking that made them a major force in the world championships in Dortmund only seven months ago . |
| 11 | Made them a sure part of your plan |
| 12 | In one act at the exhibition hangar gave NAM ‘ back ’ its workshop , enabling the restoration of Anson C.19 VL348 to come on apace ; it allowed several of their exhibits the luxury of a controlled environment ; gave the Museum an ‘ all weather ’ visitor capability and made them a suitable location for the RAF Museum to loan them their Airspeed Oxford and North American Harvard — see the August issue . |
| 13 | The offer made them a special case but by the same token was condemned by other groups such as the ancillary workers , who protested that they were offered only 4 per cent . |
| 14 | Their ‘ Vicinity to the Dockyards ’ made them a vital source of timber for the Royal Navy ; therefore it was ‘ a National Object to keep and to improve ’ them . |
| 15 | However the development , mainly in the voluntary sector , of segregated dementia day centres offers the hope that the needs of the large intermediate group of sufferers and their carers can be looked after in small , local , enthusiastic units , taking pressure away from the " ordinary day centres and day hospitals and allowing them a better mix a Policy Part IV of the Social Work ( Scotland ) Act sets out the provisions for local authority residential care . |
| 16 | Does anyone know of a signwriter who could paint me a decent menu board for my catering trailer ? |
| 17 | Because intensive livestock production renders the animals more susceptible to disease most stockmen have developed a degree of veterinary skill which can make them a decisive factor in the profitability of any livestock enterprise . |
| 18 | I said I would make them a hundred butterfly cakes , and they either they 'll eat them or they 'll sell them , and I 'll hav I 'll try and have them ready for when rings up at half past one and if they sell them and she brings me any I would n't mind knocking a few more up for tomorrow , but I 'm not gon na give them all |
| 19 | Because they put 3 passes together 4 years ago does not make them a footballing side and they are only making friends now cos they are an easy touch . |
| 20 | Feeling guilty does not make me a better person . |
| 21 | A child , I feel , will make me a better person and draw the attention of others to my good character . |
| 22 | I asked her if she had any medication that would make me a better surfer . |
| 23 | ‘ It wo n't make me a better player , ’ added Strachan , ‘ but it 's always nice to get a pat on the back . ’ |
| 24 | She 'll make me a good wife , do n't you think ? ’ |
| 25 | Mother would make me a packed lunch ; Dad deliver me to the bus station at St Andrew Square , Edinburgh . |
| 26 | Food and drink would be brought to me every day from all the villages , six hundred people would be my servants , three hundred men would make me a new suit , and six teachers would teach me their language . |
| 27 | But the fact that I 've never been to England before does n't make me a complete bumpkin . |
| 28 | Just do n't make me a geriatric case , Doc . ’ |
| 29 | Now , why do n't you make me a nice cup of hot coffee , and we can sit down like two civilised adults and I 'll explain everything ? ’ |
| 30 | Being restricted here does not make me a special case , though . |