Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pers pn] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was so respected by his natural enemies , the Moors , that when he was exiled by his Christian overlords , they were more than willing to give him shelter and employment . |
| 2 | I wondered if confrontations like this gave him strength and relief ; anything that would help . |
| 3 | ‘ But this gives me confidence and shows I can do well on grass . ’ |
| 4 | Another popular misconception is to assume that the types of funding and service offered by different lenders are virtually identical — all you have to do is discover who is willing to lend you money and then compare interest rates . |
| 5 | That caused me stress and drained me physically and mentally . |
| 6 | He informed a grovelling Tandri that we were expected to reach Aru alive , and that if anything unfortunate befell us Tandri and his crew would find their lives very uncomfortable . |
| 7 | these met us Dad and Mike met us in the pub after . |
| 8 | And she was mistaken if she thought she was getting her paws on this patch , I 'd worked bloody hard to make it mine and that 's how it was going to stay . |
| 9 | The fans were right to give me stick but they 've been good to me and it 's great to come off to a reception like that . ’ |
| 10 | They all bade me farewell and that was that . |
| 11 | I think sometimes it would be better to call it cobra because it does seem to have a very er er deadly sting as far as Lincolnshire 's concerned at the moment . |
| 12 | We want , we want that seal it style as opposed to the right , we do indeed , yes a closing , a closing staple . |
| 13 | A series of brief telephone calls put me in touch with the keeper of the Chalice Well at Glastonbury who was able to give me chapter and verse on the well cover . |
| 14 | But of course , people may feel very affectionate towards their parents but be unable to give them money , or indeed , be able to give them money but feel that this is not the proper thing to do . |
| 15 | ‘ We are encouraging industrialists to come here and we should be able to give them tea and biscuits , ’ says veteran councillor John Kitson . |
| 16 | Your doctor will be able to give you advice and encourage you to have a smear test if appropriate . |
| 17 | They will also be able to give information about local voluntary agencies which may be able to offer you advice or support , and also about local services for people with special difficulties such as problems with alcohol , drugs or gambling . |
| 18 | They will also be able to give information about local voluntary agencies which may be able to offer you advice or support , and also about local services for people with special difficulties such as problem with alcohol , drugs or gambling . |
| 19 | The Parisians would scarcely spare a second thought for an Englishman and be only too pleased to see me twitch and shake at the end of a rope . |
| 20 | To help you make the best use of our services , we have a network of Customer Care Units who will be pleased to give you advice or help , and also handle any complaints you may have . |
| 21 | It is a colour of tiredness and cold — a neutral colour , that gives us light and hope but which blocks out the sun . |
| 22 | She wet her lips with her tongue to indicate deep thought ‘ … and always having a man madly in love with me — because that gives you confidence when you 're mixing with people — and I like outsmarting men who try to outsmart me . ’ |
| 23 | That gave me meat and drink . |
| 24 | are not susceptible of any … precise definition as would be necessary to give them utility as practical tests , but amount to the features of different specific situations which , on a detailed examination of all the circumstances , the law recognises pragmatically as giving rise to a duty of care of a given scope . |
| 25 | That makes them victim and hero at the same time , which makes them irresistible — they command both protection and admiration . |
| 26 | I edged behind my master , ready to give him support and wondering if Ricard had locked the door behind him . |
| 27 | The Rank Organisation 's policy defines exceptional cases as those where ‘ the recruit 's seniority , special skills , experience or qualifications make it particularly desirable to offer him employment and it appears improbable that he will accept unless a contribution is made towards his relocation expenses ’ . |