Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He picked up the piece of ornamental driftwood from the mantelpiece and tried to stand it upside down , while he considered this , and his wife 's sobs slowly diminished . |
| 2 | In the early spring we received refugees of Jewish birth from Europe at the City Temple , and tried to find them homes . |
| 3 | These notions are not inconsistent with attaching significance to the provisions of international treaties to which the United Kingdom is a party and seeking to give them effect where possible . |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose you think that your father and I have scrimped and saved to give you children a good education so that you can waste your time and money at the pictures , ’ said Mrs Mallory , pressing down fiercely on a handkerchief . |
| 5 | When he looked up and turned to greet me Gyggle 's real profile showed the beard off to even greater effect and teased me with its diversity . |
| 6 | He widened his eyes , and began to give us directions . |
| 7 | Without answering , she got out the frying pan and began to do him bacon and eggs . |
| 8 | She dragged over a stepladder , climbed it , and began to hand him books . |
| 9 | TOTTS is largely aimed at the under fives and aims to teach them road safety through play . |
| 10 | He grew used to her absence , thought of nothing but his book , and decided to call it Principles of the Real . |
| 11 | well some do today , er especially if they 're on commission , perhaps they bother and try to sell you things you never really want |
| 12 | As Melody put it to Seb when they were discussing the matter for the umpteenth time at the farm , ‘ You go up there and try to tell 'em Anna should n't be marrying Nahum Plunkett and they 'll tear you to pieces and feed you to the dogs . ’ |
| 13 | In either advertising or public relations you will work for many clients with a multitude of problems and try to offer them solutions . |
| 14 | So the Alexander Technique not only helps posture and coordination , it also balances emotions and helps to bring us peace of mind . |
| 15 | She went over and helped him up and offered to buy him breakfast which , after a lot of persuasion , he accepted . |
| 16 | For the DUP to embrace this accord and attempt to make it work would be for it to abandon its opposition to anything which presages a united Ireland . |
| 17 | Isambard 's men were mad to establish their zeal now , and the woodland rides were not yet too steep and overgrown to give them passage . |
| 18 | Children actually like to acquire skills , and they learn them faster when they are young , so it is tempting to offer them the chance , and rewarding to watch them blossom . |
| 19 | Mary Tudor rode to London in order to claim the throne and with the intention of reinstating the Roman Catholic Church , but the fact that she was married to Philip of Spain and wished to make him King of England , was also not acceptable and led to hostility in London . |
| 20 | These are activities which we would be unable to perform without a detailed knowledge of their personal circumstances , and trying to persuade them auditing is even necessary or that anything has changed since Uncle Albert 's day , is nigh on impossible and certainly not an adequate reason for an additional fee . |
| 21 | She 's simply being as welcoming and hospitable as I 've always heard the Taiwanese are , and trying to help me feel at home and among friends because she knows what it 's like to be a newcomer in a foreign city herself . ’ |
| 22 | But with the danger of a Soviet advance now over , Lloyd George no longer needed Labour 's help and refused to allow them passports . |
| 23 | A doctor at Wycombe General , Bucks , told Tom to return the next day and refused to lend him crutches . |
| 24 | You then have to call an agency in order to obtain emergency relief , and they not only provide you with a temporary chef , but promise to send you details of all their head chefs currently seeking employment . |