Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will oblige them to make long drives across the desert to Egypt or Tunisia when they want to leave the country . |
| 2 | That barrier , a common external tariff , was integral to the Treaty of Rome , which wanted to go beyond a free trade area to a customs union , which the Six believed was a far more effective way of developing the potential of their internal market , the logic of which would ultimately oblige them to adopt common policies and harmonise their regulations . |
| 3 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
| 4 | Experience has taught me to avoid those parts of a city with modern architecture . |
| 5 | In other words , the payment of high dividends depresses the security 's price which means that investors require a higher income rate of return to induce them to hold those securities paying high dividends . |
| 6 | He believed that the Great Powers would be ‘ in a position to exert the pressure on their clients necessary to induce them to accept such arrangements ’ . |
| 7 | Well it 's not a yes yes for the garden because I would n't have room for it but it 's certainly a yes yes in my shelter delt because the birds love the berries and it really encourages them to use that shelter delt but it is n't as , as easy to grow , it 's , one tends to think of the nature plant as a tough plant but I 've been trying to establish about thirty of these in the shelter delt and I 've found they object to any form of total weedkiller round the root , so all the , the weedkillers that you would use for the first couple of years maybe to , to keep the , the weeds from growing round the stems , they tend to get chlorotic and die . |
| 8 | ‘ Profit-centre ’ managers in their turn submit to the iron law of quarterly or annual return-on-investment ( ROI ) calculation , which hardly encourages them to become far-sighted captains of industry . |
| 9 | Do you want me to stop that mum ? |
| 10 | Do you want me to open that tin of fruit ? |
| 11 | erm when do you want , where do you want me to put this list then ? |
| 12 | My boss did n't really want me to take three weeks all at once . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Do you want me to take another look ? ’ |
| 14 | Well do you want me to take some straw in ? |
| 15 | Do you want me to sew this back on for you babe ? |
| 16 | Do you want me to play some games or something ? |
| 17 | Do you want me to get some water ? ’ |
| 18 | She was angry when I left her , and so she does n't want me to marry another woman . |
| 19 | No ! he would shout , and make it clear that we would not discuss it … he used an expletive that I have not used , indicating that he did not want me to raise that subject with him . ’ |
| 20 | Well , it 's the way you , do n't want me to have any money ! |
| 21 | " Do you want me to send some men to Ireland — they could watch the ports , make some inquiries ? " |
| 22 | We have pressed them to make provisional payments where necessary , to ensure that students do not suffer hardship . |
| 23 | They seemed happy about my victory in Germany and most of them expected me to win more races last year . ’ |
| 24 | One of the deficiencies of our arrangements is that no provision is made for young barristers obtaining a salaried position in chambers , allowing them to do minor work under supervision . |
| 25 | I tried smaller hooks and baits ; lighter leads ; finer lines ; a lighter , or no bite indicator ; and opening the bale-arm of the reel and allowing them to take several yards of line before striking . |
| 26 | It aims to protect women by allowing them to SEE potential partners from the safety of their own telephone . |
| 27 | Small producers have provided larger companies with an important cushion against fluctuations in demand by allowing them to use outside suppliers as shock absorbers . |
| 28 | The shanny and marine stickleback have five pigments in their eyes , allowing them to discern more hues than we can . |
| 29 | This chamber should be a nice treat for the adventurers , allowing them to gain some resources they will need for the harder and more dangerous encounters to come . |
| 30 | As a result , this can be a very successful strategy for some swallows , allowing them to produce extra off-spring at very little cost to themselves . |