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 | ‘ He wanted me to pass on a message to the police . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 ’ . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | This would enable them to set up a business on a more settled and permanent trading basis . |
| 10 | The idea is to get them to trust the staff and their peer group and get them to open up a bit . |
| 11 | Traffic was heavy and this was no day for me to pick up a ticket . |
| 12 | They asked me to set up a buffet for a press launch , then they said it was for me ! ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | When you 've finished with the reptiles , I want you to round up a group of humans . |
| 15 | When you come to answer an exam question , remember that it is probably asking you to carry out a number of different tasks . |
| 16 | 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 ? ’ |
| 17 | An individual friend may not persuade you to jump off a cliff , but peer-group pressure can make Gadarene swine of us all . |
| 18 | This option enables you to set up a Charge Code for use with LIFESPAN . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | A little background knowledge will make you more confident and help you to draw up a list of really relevant questions . |
| 21 | I will wish you to draw up a deed of gift in Mr Beckenham 's favour when once probate is granted , if you please . ’ |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 ! |
| 28 | That 's generally ample time for you to close down a database without panic , and to switch off the computer in an orderly fashion . |
| 29 | From there it is a comparatively small step for you to take on a role in a piece of forum theatre , and then on to working in role with the whole class . |
| 30 | The single currency mortgage allows you to take out a loan in Sterling , which the lender converts into another currency . |