Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , we 're getting them to go for a hundred , which sounds a lot , but the ground 's quite variable so , you know , some of it is really good planting land and some of it is n't , so , you know , it 'll be up to the teams to go for as many as they can . |
| 2 | Andy , my anaesthesiologist , gave me a smile and a pre-med jab and left me to float in a warm sea-green calm which was interrupted by the slap of rubber swing-doors and a breathless , ‘ Hi , my name 's Nudleman . |
| 3 | Fleischmann then showed a proposal that he and Pons had submitted to the Department of Energy ( DOE ) in Washington requesting financial support for them to carry through a definitive series of experiments over a period of three years . |
| 4 | And in the fourth year I tend to do them an evaluation sheet , where I write down lots of questions about the project they have just done , and maybe get them to sit for a double lesson and write about the things they experienced and found out … |
| 5 | He adds sadly : ‘ It 's impossible for me to go on a quiet date as I get recognised everywhere and asked for autographs . ’ |
| 6 | The Prince wants me to go to a bloody ball . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ They want me to go to a mental hospital , Mum . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It was a psychological tonic which helped me to cope with a silent Parliament . |
| 9 | Well , I phoned them up , and I 'd been badgering them , and they told me to wait for a further communication . |
| 10 | I asked them to work for a loose confederation of equal republics , largely self-governing , but with certain specified powers on a federal basis . |
| 11 | It 's also good for them to come to a new school and know at least one face there . |
| 12 | The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu , K. O. P. M. Karunanidhi , was given the responsibility of talking to the various Tamil groups to persuade them to come to a peaceful settlement after the withdrawal of the IPKF . |
| 13 | Had Aldous Huxley introduced a sub-plot into Brave New World , where the remains of a dead man were cannibalised to save the lives of 50 strangers , only for them to succumb to a lethal virus hidden in his tissues , his readers would have been impressed by the fertility of his futuristic imagination . |
| 14 | Cooking procedures : most of the meals do not need cooking , just add hot water and leave them to stand for a few minutes . |
| 15 | The heading ‘ Letterman productions , Hollywood , London , paris ’ , with a movie camera logo , seems to me to come from a comic book , but it obviously reminds Mr Shah of his brief association with Ava Gardner , Clark Gable and John Ford . |
| 16 | ( 1981 ) also shows how positive measures to meet the needs of visually handicapped pupils can help them to flourish in a happy community atmosphere . |
| 17 | I suspect that were I to appear of a sudden in royal regalia , crown , sceptre and all , it would be a different story ! ’ |
| 18 | Karadjordje 's response was to declare : ‘ It is easy for the Sovereign Law of yours to rule in a warm room , behind a table , but let us see tomorrow , when the Turks strike , who will meet them and beat them . |
| 19 | The agreement , by which Merck will pay the Institute $1 million , is intended to provide an incentive for the conservation of Costa Rica 's remaining forest lands , by allowing them to serve as a sustainable productive resource of materials other than timber . |
| 20 | ‘ Labelling theory ’ claims ( and is supported by research studies such as those just mentioned ) that catching and punishing offenders ‘ labels ’ and stigmatizes them as criminals , and that this process can in various ways make it more difficult for them to conform to a law-abiding life in future . |
| 21 | Just before they reach the flowering stage — earlier if you need the land for another crop — chop them down , allow them to wilt for a few hours then plough or dig them in . |
| 22 | It seems to me that your work does reside right in those discourses but , as an aesthetic , it seems to me to talk about a spiritual vacuum with consumerism and the commodity . |
| 23 | All these strategies have the potential to involve all pupils in mathematical challenge , enabling them to engage in a broader curriculum . |
| 24 | It may be easier for them to talk to a fellow inmate . ’ |
| 25 | Once on the Council , I set out to persuade them to apply for a compulsory purchase order on the site , which could have been done before , of course , if anyone had been single-minded enough about it . |
| 26 | Prior to enrolment at the start of their first year , the University will send to all EC students forms to enable them to apply for a mandatory award . |
| 27 | The act of producing the video helps to impart courage , self-confidence and a sense of interdependence to the group and encourage them to focus on a clear articulation of their situation . |
| 28 | The Cavaliers occupied Burghley House , but they were heavily outnumbered , and Cromwell forced them to surrender after a bitter siege . |
| 29 | To oblige them to belong to a national group was as likely to imprison them in an identity from which they wanted to escape as to liberate them . |
| 30 | It is n't like you to fuss about a missing chop . ’ |