Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thank you very much for bringing me the transistor — and I 'm sorry , Dr Vaughan . |
| 2 | The fecund Mr Anderson is , among other things , famous for bringing us the film classic If . |
| 3 | Bill Rear has captured the passing years on this line perfectly and his publishers are to be congratulated for allowing him the space in which to present his work . |
| 4 | ‘ I am not bitter about that , only grateful to Arbroath for allowing me the opportunity to put what I have learned over the years into practice , ’ said McGrain , who was awarded the MBE in 1983 for his services to the game . |
| 5 | Firstly can I say thank you to Asda and Long Eaton who I work for for allowing me the day off so I can come into Radio Nottingham . |
| 6 | The real problem is that if solicitors prepare the written brief , there is much less of a case for denying them the right of audience to argue that brief before the court . |
| 7 | After examining her the chief pondered her problem outside the door of the ward . |
| 8 | CELTIC boss Liam Brady has offered Derry boy Nigel Melly a one year extension to his contract — just weeks after showing him the door . |
| 9 | You must tell them on the phone after telling them the price and what it 's all about you say , Right when I come round tomorr er whenever to er strike up the deal with you I want the contract signed I need a thirty five percent of the first year 's payment as a deposit cheque . |
| 10 | Bu but basically we are , we are now going for land reform and if the , if th th the momentum from this is coming from the spontaneous actions of the peasants themselves , and if it 's not coming then we 've got ta give them the guidance to move in that direction . |
| 11 | Anyway , this somebody must of given her the idea , I think it was our local doctor oh you 'll be alright you know , you have to have to have them in forty eight hours you see so |
| 12 | What kind of citizens charter is introduced on the back of denying you the right to even challenge the people who are providing the services , or could restrict the right of your family to be together , or the right for you to travel to the country where you 've been living ? |
| 13 | on that to sort of show you the power of the system we were just using to erm The obvious thing to do is to label every area of the diagram , and do n't forget they do sometimes say , Seven were not interested in |
| 14 | I promise you I have every intention of releasing you the moment the eighteen months are up . ’ |
| 15 | I 'll work out some way of sending you the money for the return postage . |
| 16 | The idea of marching them the length of the British Isles , to Plymouth , as a propaganda exercise , was not pursued . |
| 17 | Well you , you could do the sort of token gesture of giving them the land like they did in the past , at least that 's showing what some sort of communism |
| 18 | At the same time , I have noticed that women academics can be ruthless bullies of girl students , with the possibly laudable motive of giving them the equivalent of a good shake . |
| 19 | THE organiser of a big karate competition in Whitby says he has no intention of giving it the chop after casualties kept the town 's hospital at full stretch . |
| 20 | And after a meeting of the club 's directors yesterday , Rovers vice-chairman Geoff Dunford revealed : ‘ We are very pleased with the job Malcolm is doing and we are considering giving him the job until the end of the season . ’ |
| 21 | Instead of showing me the door , he roared with laughter : ‘ So what if I clothe gangsters on the screen ? |
| 22 | The nurse , a sprightly , middle-aged woman , full of nervous good humour , was set for half an hour 's good jawing before she would think of showing them the girl , but John cut her short . |
| 23 | Give you millions of examples , but they 're just examples , they 're not sort of showing you the shape of it . |
| 24 | It 's the polite way of showing you the door . |
| 25 | The annual conference competition to win the George Wood Cup this year took the format of target shooting ( with tennis balls ) and the Welsh dexterity of earned him the honour of collecting the cup at the conference Installation Ceremony . |
| 26 | As she lost the thread entirely , all thought of telling him the work she had done so far went out of her head . |
| 27 | ( Falling over is God 's way of telling you the bar 's about to shut in my book . ) |
| 28 | Glen-Gery in the US and the pulp side should turn around this year but David Taylor at UBS Phillips & Drew thinks that by paying interest instead of receiving it the group will make a much-the-same £10m this time , and may cut dividends to 4p . |
| 29 | Annabelle 's father , George , and her mother , Martha , have done me the honour of offering me the opportunity to make a speech on this wonderful occasion and propose a toast to Annabelle and Steven . |
| 30 | We become inwardly angry because our partner fails to live up to our expectations , instead of offering them the opportunity to discuss things with tolerance and understanding . |