Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I saw you , ’ she said , ‘ I was so pissed off Do you know what they said ? ’ |
| 2 | Although she felt a little guilty about letting him do it Sally found she quite liked the feel of his fingers stroking her flesh and teasing her nipples but when he tried to put his hand up her skirt beneath her scratchy petticoats she tried to stop him . |
| 3 | She was er I mean was a pop s ex pop singer , I 'd only just stopped singing a few weeks before I started to work with Sybil and she could not have been more gracious and generous in helping me get through it . |
| 4 | I would be far more interested in hearing you talk some more about New York . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Castleford made an inquiry for him but I was n't interested in letting him go . ’ |
| 6 | Then , the PR and marketing boys were largely instrumental in helping it find its seat again . |
| 7 | However , the statute does not confer protection on one who was not at fault so far as the origin of the fire is concerned but who was negligent in letting it spread . |
| 8 | Hating the enemy as he did — it was , after all , their aim to deprive his father of the throne — Cumberland was incensed at seeing them get away . |
| 9 | do n't get a lot of water with it being , er , are a bit hard for see they 've all got paths down here . |
| 10 | the people at the farm they were supposed to seen you know , for her ? |
| 11 | Those who read highbrow papers found their papers no more useful for helping them decide how to vote or for revealing politicians ' personalities , and only a little more useful for explaining political issues . |
| 12 | I think to myself , they must be sick and tired of hearing him moan ! |
| 13 | Vote-guidance seekers , and those who lacked strong preferences , found personal conversations useful in helping them decide how to vote . |
| 14 | Overall , although readers were well aware that their papers were relatively biased compared to television and although they rated television as much more useful for providing information about issues , they did not rate television much more useful in helping them decide how to vote . |
| 15 | All information available is necessarily historical but as the past is mainly a reliable guide for the future it is useful in helping you decide whether you should or should n't give credit . |
| 16 | Otherwise their wonderful staff seemed the same as ever , headed by Mrs Julie Hughes who runs the place so well ; Miss Barbara Hopkins , who has been there since Forest Mere opened , and is invaluable in seeing you have every comfort in your bedroom . |
| 17 | That prick he 's good at making us laugh . |
| 18 | There were a thousand uses for Herrick 's implants , but most would be used as they had on Haavikko — to make a man vulnerable by making him believe he had done something when he had n't . |
| 19 | Although departments could dispel needless anxiety by encouraging co-operation amongst students , they strengthen women 's sense of themselves as inadequate by making them work individually and competitively . |
| 20 | She and her sister both have ponies already and were experienced enough for me to be happy about letting her take the ponies on . |
| 21 | With × 7 or higher magnification it is possible to see the stars mixed in with it , and × 20 reveals the Trapezium — the celebrated multiple star Theta Orionis , which lies just on our side of the Nebula and is responsible for making it shine . |
| 22 | I beg that those who are responsible for making it work will now take full advantage of the opportunities . |
| 23 | As he explains ( 1987 , pp. 19–20 ) the essential objective was to ‘ find out what was happening in my department and who was responsible for making it happen , who had set the targets , what the targets were and whether they were being monitored . |
| 24 | The loss of his parents was very important in helping you understand the character of Piggy . |
| 25 | We fear that disaster because part of us is hell-bent on making it happen ! |
| 26 | Are you capable of letting it go and walking away ? |
| 27 | ‘ I was quite worried about making it hold up on the screen for two-and-a-half hours and it gave me pause . |
| 28 | I 'm really excited about seeing them live at Wembley . ’ |
| 29 | Later that afternoon , there was an inspection of the course , and while sideslipping down behind Mueller I was amazed to seen him remove his skis and begin walking down the course , an activity known as ‘ bootpacking ’ . |
| 30 | Bernie was wonderful at making us think all that through . |