Example sentences of "[adj] to [pers pn] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Damn it , she wailed silently , if he could do this to her with a mere glance , what might he have achieved last night if she had n't found the strength to conclude that little episode when she did ? |
| 2 | I feel obliged to tell this to you as a warning , and in the hope that you will be able to understand and not judge me when attacks strike . |
| 3 | But I would have thought you 'd expect him to be faithful to you for a day or two at least . ’ |
| 4 | There was a short silence then the dogs ' barking grew into a raucous row ; shouts and the shrill of hunting horns carried clear to us as a fat buck , together with two hinds , galloped from the trees and across the meadow in a flurry of snow . |
| 5 | Theda decided , so relieved that she barely took in the poor quality of his attire , thinking only that the delay must have been made more acceptable to him by a lengthy sojourn in the tap-room . |
| 6 | As I look out of my window — the scene is as interesting to me as a Canaletto — I see the clouds suddenly begin to rise o at high speed , like a milkshake being drawn up a straw , the top layers , the fluffy stuff , going last . |
| 7 | And that 's worth six to you for a start ! |
| 8 | The key elements in responding well to a brief from a prospective client is to read it thoroughly , think it through , consider what he actually wants , make a proposal which is sound and creative within his expected budget , present these to him in a clear , unconfused way which you have rehearsed , and finally to give him your proposals in a well written form . |
| 9 | The past becomes present to him with a total immediacy and a complete conviction which he says intellectual memory could never achieve . |
| 10 | He really said it all to me in a comment some years ago : ‘ The ICM must become the accepted mirror of the credit scene , and we must be wary of some things which can break the reflection . ’ |
| 11 | Good note-making methods are invaluable to you as a student because : |
| 12 | There is a tendency for members of each stratum to develop their own ‘ subculture ’ , that is certain norms , attitudes and values which are distinctive to them as a social group . |
| 13 | Thus , a story which for one reason had been meaningful to her as a young child provided guidance for her at adolescence for quite a different reason . |
| 14 | When my right hon. Friend is dealing with trade with Libya , will he bear it in mind that the United Kingdom is happy and willing to trade anywhere in the world , because that is important to us as a trading nation , but we must never sacrifice our values and standards , particularly those concerning our attitude towards international terrorism ? |
| 15 | Is your work ( whether paid or unpaid ) just a way of paying the rent , or is it important to you as a person ? |
| 16 | ‘ You said he was as important to you as a desk or a wardrobe ! ’ |
| 17 | DENNING L.J. : In this case a wife claims sums due to her under a maintenance agreement . |
| 18 | In Guinness plc v Saunders and Another [ 1990 ] AC 663 , a director claimed a payment was due to him as a result of an agreement between him and a committee of the board , but not authorised by the board of directors . |
| 19 | What is called ‘ any benefit , or even any legal possibility of benefit , ’ in Mr. Smith 's notes to Cumber v. Wane , is not ( as I conceive ) that sort of benefit which a creditor may derive from getting payment of part of the money due to him from a debtor who might otherwise keep him at arm 's length , or possibly become insolvent , but is some independent benefit , actual or contingent , of a kind which might in law be a good and valuable consideration for any other sort of agreement not under seal . |
| 20 | It was of course self-evident to him as a rationalist that dreams are a product of the imagination , rather than any mystical intervention . |
| 21 | The first questions that you brought up was , if possible I would be very grateful to you for a brief description of the two raids to Gdynia Pole ninth of October in Colesfield tenth of October nineteen forty three . |
| 22 | You get used to them after a while . |
| 23 | ‘ It was important to respect the independence of older team members who had been used to me as a competitor and find the right balance between coaching and friendship . ’ |
| 24 | The smaller birds got used to her after a while . |
| 25 | I suppose you get used to it after a while , sleeping in the day . |
| 26 | ‘ You 'll get used to it after a while , ’ he said . |
| 27 | ‘ I gave that to him with a sleán ! ’ |
| 28 | Yet Soviet diplomats had to consider that should their collective security fail to gain acceptance neutrality would be preferable to them to a series of regional alliances in which the Western powers play even a marginal role . |
| 29 | ‘ Then perhaps you could make a small room available to me for a few hours ? |
| 30 | Voluntary Severance that staff will have individual voluntary Severance options made available to them for a limited period . |