Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [art] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I think Chelsea offers me the greater chance of winning something than if I 'd stayed at Carrow Road . |
| 4 | Feeling guilty does not make me a better person . |
| 5 | A child , I feel , will make me a better person and draw the attention of others to my good character . |
| 6 | I asked her if she had any medication that would make me a better surfer . |
| 7 | ‘ It wo n't make me a better player , ’ added Strachan , ‘ but it 's always nice to get a pat on the back . ’ |
| 8 | It will make me a stronger man . ’ |
| 9 | The group has given me a better insight into the similarities and differences between S Grade physics and biology . |
| 10 | Make me a better job prospect . ’ |
| 11 | It may be that their experience of GIST has given them a better idea of the amount of work and energy involved in trying to change things ( Kelly et al . , |
| 12 | Are you , are telling are you telling me that you 'd vote for somebody in rags on the television who promised you a better future ? |
| 13 | ‘ He gave me twelve months to find him a bigger place , ’ recalled Thomas . |
| 14 | But he has been very loving this summer and much cast down by the failure of the Italian cause and I will not grudge him a livelier time of it in Rome . |
| 15 | You can make a ceiling seem much higher by painting it a lighter colour than the walls and keeping the floor a light tone as well . |
| 16 | Pilot projects have already taken place in two other parts of England , but magistrates in Oxfordshire are confident alterations make theirs a fairer scheme . |
| 17 | If he can convince the 19m north-easterners that he and his recently formed New Aspiration Party will give them a better deal , and he manages to form an electoral pact with the honest and popular governor of Bangkok , he could be on the way to becoming Thailand 's next prime minister . |
| 18 | Samaritans hope his views will give them a better insight into the problems faced by people who feel trapped inside their own bodies . |
| 19 | Searching through a variety of sources will give them a wider perspective on their study area , and may also give them contradictory evidence . |
| 20 | And they do n't automatically give them a higher grade after a , . |
| 21 | They hope the order will give them a brighter future . |
| 22 | However , they do know that winning Group F might give them an easier game in the second round ( against the runners-up in Belgium 's group ) than they would earn by finishing second , when they would face the second-placed side in Argentina 's group . |
| 23 | However , they do know that winning Group F might give them an easier game in the second round ( against the runners-up in Belgium 's group ) than they would earn by finishing second , when they would face the second-placed side in Argentina 's group . |
| 24 | It would help me and er it would give me a greater understanding . |
| 25 | Reject them , and we in the Conservative party will bring you a better scheme ’ ? |
| 26 | Could I give you a better pledge ? ’ |
| 27 | Knowing how the camera portrays you will give you a better idea of how others see you . |
| 28 | I can give you a better idea after the autopsy , from examination of the stomach contents . |
| 29 | " Come with me , poor brothers , " Gabriel said to them , " and I will give you a better life . " |
| 30 | At around 50 threads per centimetre ( 127 per in ) , it takes a powerful magnifying glass to distinguish the equal warp and weft ; but look if you can , and it will give you a better appreciation of the quality of ripstop nylon . |