Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If people want to go swimming in early evening or early morning we would advise them to go to a swimming pool , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 2 | Teesside Crown Court was told Ninham had offered to give the boys money for fireworks and encouraged them to go for a walk with him and his dog . |
| 3 | And they 'll actually sit down and work that out for people and encourage them to go for a job and give them all the forms they need to claim Family Credit or whatever . |
| 4 | You do n't honestly expect me to agree to a statement like that , do you ? ’ he snapped violently . |
| 5 | ‘ The trouble is that I know that all the time he 's only trying to ingratiate himself in order to get me to agree to a merger . |
| 6 | The US Congress at the end of March 1988 allocated humanitarian aid to the contras which enabled them to continue as a force , but Nicaragua from May 1988 unilaterally extended the Sapoá ceasefire on a monthly basis throughout 1988 and for most of 1989 [ see pp. 36421-22 ; 36681 ; see also below ] . |
| 7 | While this may mean working only one day less per week , that one day may provide a vital breathing space for women like Alice Perkins , working in demanding , pressurised jobs , and it may just allow them to remain on a career path that will take them into positions of power . |
| 8 | They invited them to sit at a table and were joined by an unusually tall , thin man who was extraordinarily blonde for his age which was thirty to thirtyfive . |
| 9 | I thought I 'd write to a few comedians to see if I could get them to sit for a portrait , to get a few shots together for my portfolio , and then , suddenly , this snowball seemed to start rolling … |
| 10 | He took their cloaks and told them to sit on a bench which he pushed towards the heat of the fire . |
| 11 | Cut a slice off the bottom of each pear to enable them to sit in a dish without falling over , and place in an ovenproof dish well spaced out . |
| 12 | ‘ She means me to go without a character . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , perhaps you might allow me to go for a walk from time to time , instead of waiting around in the servants ’ hall . |
| 14 | ‘ They want me to go on a course , the company runs it , so 's I can demonstrate the new machine . |
| 15 | When did you ever know me to go on a diet ? |
| 16 | No I 've made , it 's made an awful lot of difference to me the New Town I mean we 've got and the Council are very , very good to us , I mean we ca n't say they 're not , they 've had a , I 've had the gas central heating put in , I 've had a shower put in since I 've been here and I mean they do they look after us well , the only thing I 'm upset about that I 've put off the ambulance to go to Leah Manning on a Wednesday because they want me to go on a Tuesday and I can not go on a Tuesday because I have my friend come down which does all odd jobs for me you know , on a Tuesday dear and I just can not so I had to see Mr is it ? |
| 17 | I finally stopped going to school when Charlie did , and Eva arranged for me to go to a college where I could finish my A levels . |
| 18 | You want me to go in a garage and ask for , have you got a flick on band ! |
| 19 | And he 's sent me to sit with a boy ! |
| 20 | I did n't enjoy hurting friends , but each blow did in some way help me to cope with a temper . |
| 21 | Leaving me to cope with a situation that is way beyond me ! ’ |
| 22 | By this time , however , the ‘ Manhattan Project ’ had produced and tested an atomic bomb , and the new President Truman agreed House the fearful weapon against the Japanese in the hope that it would cause them to agree to a ceasefire . |
| 23 | With someone who 's not I 'd try and get them to wait for a couple of days and then if they would n't I 'd go through the and get them it today . |
| 24 | Mr Justice Drake instructed them to try for a majority 10-2 . |
| 25 | Wickham revived the Black Friar meeting , suggesting Maureen knew what Barron wanted to talk to her father about and asking why it had been important to them to meet in a pub instead of one of the two Fleet Street offices at their disposal . |
| 26 | The college says the exercise will build up the young people 's confidence and help them to work as a team . |
| 27 | ‘ He brings considerable outside experience and proven ability in defining practical business strategies and putting them to work in a market environment , ’ Mr Hugh Smith said . |
| 28 | I no longer vociferously challenge those who insult ; instead , I may casually invite them to come for a coffee and see/meet some students . |
| 29 | Heat the frankfurters by leaving them to stand in a pan of water that has just boiled for about 5 minutes . |
| 30 | My father wished me to try for a history scholarship and I occasionally read as hard as it was possible to do without any interest in history beyond the attempt to memorize facts … . |