Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] [adv prt] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Expect them to be hammered and they hold the eventual World Cup winners to a point : expect them to see off a side which had not won in the Championship for three years and they submit weakly .
2 The Law Commission committee says that this principle is not good enough ; sellers should be under a legal duty to reveal everything they know and ought to know about their property — which would oblige them to carry out a survey before offering it for sale .
3 In execution of that policy it was proposed that a circular would be issued to all local authorities asking them to carry out a review of the curriculum in their areas in consultation with their schools and to report the results within about twelve months .
4 Now you 've made it impossible for me to carry out an interview despite the fact I 've been extremely patient "
5 ‘ He wanted me to pass on a message to the police .
6 Gary wants me to find out a bit more about it cos he wants a new one , another , well he wants a new one , cos we done a deal , get my bed , if we get the bedroom done
7 Jahangir 's irritation was with the refereeing which , he reckoned , had hindered him throughout the tournament and yesterday he said it ‘ made it hard for me to catch up a couple of points ’ .
8 Mrs Putt might want a stall cleared out and fresh straw put in for some company she 's expecting , or she 'll want me to hitch up a carriage so she can go visiting .
9 I took on additional work in the Council , bullying them to set up a committee to draft out statutory requirements for caravan sites — which later became the basis for a Private Member 's Bill — and still had time to dig the vegetable garden and walk miles with the children , just for the pleasure of it .
10 This would enable them to set up a business on a more settled and permanent trading basis .
11 The idea is to get them to trust the staff and their peer group and get them to open up a bit .
12 Traffic was heavy and this was no day for me to pick up a ticket .
13 They asked me to set up a buffet for a press launch , then they said it was for me ! ’
14 The volume of consumption should be adjusted by altering taxes and social insurance contributions , raising them to dampen down a boom and cutting them at the beginning of a depression .
15 When you 've finished with the reptiles , I want you to round up a group of humans .
16 When you come to answer an exam question , remember that it is probably asking you to carry out a number of different tasks .
17 When our children say , as they all do , ‘ but my friends are all doing this ’ , parents invariably say , smartly , ‘ and if they told you to jump off a cliff , would you ? ’
18 An individual friend may not persuade you to jump off a cliff , but peer-group pressure can make Gadarene swine of us all .
19 In fact , support may consist of saying ‘ I leave you to work out an answer to that problem ’ .
20 Now in number one I 'd just like you to write down an answer in your own way to this question .
21 This option enables you to set up a Charge Code for use with LIFESPAN .
22 It comes in a long roll of 20m , and has a neat perforator which enables you to tear off a strip to the correct length .
23 A little background knowledge will make you more confident and help you to draw up a list of really relevant questions .
24 I will wish you to draw up a deed of gift in Mr Beckenham 's favour when once probate is granted , if you please . ’
25 Ombudsmen only deal with complaints after all other channels have been exhausted , and will ask you to fill in a form detailing the complaint and what action you have taken .
26 This holds the pressed plant material in place allowing you to build up a design without dislodging any of the flowers you have already arranged .
27 When you call , Butlin 's will make a provisional booking and ask you to send in a booking form , available in a Butlin 's Holiday World Breakaways brochure or send you a copy .
28 Instead , ClarisWorks has a toolbar running down the side of the screen , containing special icons which allow you to call up a worksheet or a graphic .
29 The function keys allow you to call up a variety of viewpoints but , despite this , it was sometimes hard to tell what was going on .
30 You were so successful at it that in the end you could vanish without leaving a soul behind sufficiently concerned about you to kick up a fuss — only a solicitor worried about the legal hang-ups , and especially the money !
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