Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pron] [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could have arrested the manager of the field , but I thought it might be better to wait to see which way the cat jumped . |
| 2 | You would probably need to pitch your voice a certain amount , but without shouting , and slow down . |
| 3 | When he finally turned into Brunel Road and stopped to catch his breath the others were nowhere to be seen . |
| 4 | We all ran like hell and when we stopped to catch our breath the police said keep on running , there 's another one . ’ |
| 5 | She also needs to know what stage the host birds have reached in their own nesting cycle because the timing of her laying can be crucial . |
| 6 | IF the BBC wants to secure its future the first thing it should do is cut down on the huge fees it pays to presenters . |
| 7 | If so , he will often need to know what action the local authority has taken before the matter came to court and whether this complied with the requirements of the Act . |
| 8 | Once the decision has been made to accept an invitation from the media you will need to know what form the programme is to take . |
| 9 | Those daily walks with her helped to calm my mind a little , but I could not bear the thought of writing poems again , not without Dana . |
| 10 | ‘ Everybody wants to give their child the very best . |
| 11 | Lewis 's manager Frank Maloney denied he had been outmanoeuvred by Tucker 's manager , controversial promoter Don King , who wants to give his man the advantage of a fight in America . |
| 12 | When Ken wants to give his girlfriend a kiss he first calls in a construction team to clear the way . |
| 13 | The Lancashire KFA ( whose members are frequent visitors to our own Days and Rallies ) have invited Beryl Beddows to give their teachers a Medau session in October — a very nice complement ! |
| 14 | So you could say for exactly a hundred years we 've had a basic law designed to give us rights every time we go shopping . |
| 15 | It may have been designed to give you lot a rest but some of us readers needed a break too . |
| 16 | ‘ After the press conference tomorrow , I want to cast our net a bit wider . ’ |
| 17 | Spillers marketing director John Sharrock says : ‘ People want to give their pets the kind of food they like themselves , which explains the development of more exotic pet food varieties and vegetarian meals . ’ |
| 18 | The residents believe the L-plates flock to Henley because it 's a driving test centre , and instructors want to give their pupils a taste of what 's to come . |
| 19 | Want to give your tank the appearance of greater depth ? |
| 20 | Select from today 's menu and enjoy the exercises which are specially designed to stretch your body a little further each day , giving it increased suppleness and strength . |
| 21 | Yeah , anybody else want to stretch their legs a second ? |
| 22 | I think that feeling has got to be dispelled and it 's for these points that the , for these reasons the government needs to turn its attention a little bit more er to the issues that I that I have raised and I would refer in conclusion Madam de deputy speaker , the minister to the Bank of England 's er memorandum submitted to the treasury and civil service er select committee in its report published on eighth of December last year when at page a hundred and eighty five they draw attention to the European directives that the minister himself referred to . |
| 23 | When Martin Scorsese filmed The Rat Jacket , Cameron Nielson Sr tried to get his son the job of writing the score , but the deal fell through . |
| 24 | Every parent wants to offer their children a positive vision of the future . |
| 25 | The town has been carefully designed to offer its visitors every amenity . |
| 26 | Well I will just come in here because I think Mr wants to get his figures a bit more accurate . |
| 27 | As he rose to take his leave the Magistrate thought again of the stupidity of the zemindars who had refused to reinforce the embankments ; near him , in the lumber of possessions , was an oil painting of a stag at bay : that was just how he felt himself . |
| 28 | For example , in order for Ukraine to get hold of Scythian gold , the republic not only has to declare its citizens the direct descendents of the Scythians , but also to prove that the remarkable Scythian objects at present held in the Hermitage were made by natives and not by itinerant ancient Greek craftsmen . |
| 29 | And then I think I want to ask you people the question , ‘ What is it that you do which is potentially interesting to the world ? ’ okay ? |
| 30 | He phoned to tell his bosses the bad news . |