Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] [prep] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She would have liked them to go to his regimental museum and I still feel that would be one of the best homes for them . |
| 2 | Meechai told reporters that so-called " sex tourists " were no longer welcome in Thailand , and warned them to remain in their own countries " and exploit their own women and children " . |
| 3 | " And he wants me to go with him this time — as his driver . " |
| 4 | Sister told me to wait outside her open duty-room door and watch all that was going on . |
| 5 | ‘ Would you expect me to remain after what that woman said of me ? ’ |
| 6 | In England older men could get contract work for hedging and ditching , maintaining public spaces , or minor building repairs , which allowed them to work at their own pace . |
| 7 | ‘ I went home and got on with my work expecting them to come for me any day or night . ’ |
| 8 | I think perhaps we 'll ask them to come to our next meeting , or the meeting after that . |
| 9 | ‘ This will be an opportunity for them to come into their own but without having to do anything that might upset their families . ’ |
| 10 | Enraged by the wine bar 's policy of forbidding them to stand with their male colleagues to drink at the bar , Hall and her cohorts decided to stage a protest . |
| 11 | But Henry II took into his own hands the county of Cornwall and all the Earl 's estates in England , Wales and Normandy and kept them to provide for his youngest son John , allowing only a small portion to go to Reginald 's daughters . |
| 12 | I made a great nuisance of myself and , in the end , they resorted to the traditional method of dealing with trouble-makers : they asked me to stand for my own ward at the next local government elections . |
| 13 | ‘ In other words , you do n't want me to behave in my usual bull-headed manner . ’ |
| 14 | It also requires them to guard against their own tendencies towards myopia . |
| 15 | Through these activities the newly acquired language is transferred to the pupils ' own world and enables them to talk about their own experiences . |
| 16 | There she would lick them and give them her scent and then allow them to feed alongside her own kittens . |
| 17 | It is hoped that these state-ments of principle will over time influence national courts by persuading them to look beyond their own , or indeed any one , legal system , particularly where the dispute is international and thus does not readily respond to national laws designed primarily for domestic transactions . |
| 18 | If you want to get them to look at something new , you 've got to make them see . ’ |
| 19 | If someone were ill with starvation , it would be cruel and thoughtless to advise them to look after their spiritual life and not worry about where their next meal was coming from . |
| 20 | This prompted me to look through my own collection , where I discovered a copy dated August 1931 , priced 2/ |
| 21 | Heading up high means that it is difficult for anyone to pass since you can always bear away down on to them , forcing them to sail in your dirty wind . |
| 22 | Go and look for some of your friends , the Stewpot fan club , and ask them to play for your precious team . |
| 23 | Many cases were delegated to them to hear on their own . |
| 24 | Can I assist here ? the motion that has been mooted and the amendment has been proposed the amendment has been accepted the question now is whether what the the motion has been made and uh it is a matter for you to go to your suggested that certain members be allowed to speak at the end of the day it is a matter for you to decide uh control of the who is allowed to speak on that particular motion as amended of course |
| 25 | Now for this last time , I beg you to attend to your poor Herbert . |
| 26 | Listed here are just a selection of the major events taking place for you to enjoy on your Warm Hearted Weekend in the Big Heart of England . |
| 27 | What 's more , I 'd love you to lecture to my confounded wife in that fashion and tell her that her rotten complacent way of life is over . |
| 28 | ( b ) Take up references This applies to a purchase of leasehold property where the landlord 's licence to the transaction is required , and reminds you to obtain from your buyer-client names and addresses of persons who from their personal knowledge of your client can give assurance that he or she is likely to prove a satisfactory tenant . |
| 29 | Or , at most , they allow you to plug in your own cassette tape-recorder , but that 's a very slow and not very erm professional way of looking after for example your customer records . |
| 30 | That would be a good one for you to try on your own . |